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Random music news for Thursday, March 25, 2021

Oooo. A big UFO report is coming from the US government! We’re depending on you, Tom DeLonge, to help us

Yep. This works. (Via Alyssa) Moving to music news for June 17, 2020… Coronavirus update 1: Two big music festivals

Looking to keep the kids occupied during the lockdown? Try Zigazoo. You’re welcome. And now, music news for June 4,

The supply of new TV program is so bad that Channel 4 in the UK has greenlit a new show

Other than Michael Jackson, which pop star likes to sleep in a hyperbaric chamber? This guy. On to other music

If you live in the Toronto area, is your bank suddenly on lockdown with a security guard at the front

On this day in 1896, National Geographic published its first picture of a woman with bare breasts. Scandalous. Moving to

It’s the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s landing. We need to go back. Time for music news for July 20,

How long do you think it’ll be before we see the first back to school flyers and commercials? I give

Happy 77th birthday, Paul McCartney! (Check out the reference to him in this story.) Now on to music news for

My spring speaking tour resumes tonight with a gig in Buffalo. If you want to see if I’ll be in

Gamifying the Movie Theatre Experience – Aaron Silverberg in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 031 May 9, 2021
People yearn for live experiences that they can share with others. Though fan and crowd-based events such as sports and concerts may be the source of most of our FOMO, movie theatres are even more appealing. Although the film may be the main attraction, movie theatre owners are constantly looking for new ways to maximize […]
Mark Silver
Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
Mark Silver
King of the Deal – Phil King in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 029 April 26, 2021
Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
Mark Silver