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Canada’s Sunrise Records buys all of HMV UK

Some twenty-four hours after we heard that Sunrise Records’ CEO Doug Putnam put in an offer to buy the remains

HMV is in big trouble. The Canadian version is gone. HMV Hong Kong is dead. Stores have disappeared in a

Today’s music news comes to you from an airport lounge in Tapei where it was March 31, 2018, before it

When HMV went out of business last year, a big hole was left in the Canadian music market. Without a

I don’t usually do New Years Resolutions but I do tend to reflect a great amount this time of year.

When HMV announced that it was kaput, Doug Putnam, the owner of the nine-location-strong Sunrise Records, stepped in to take

Playoffs! Baseball! Yay! And now, the music news for April 12. HMV will be done completely by Saturday night. Can

Back in 2014, Sunrise Records had shrunk to just five locations. Perhaps sensing the end, the chain put it up

Remember this: no matter how much you hate your job, at least you’re not Sean Spicer. And now, some music

At a dinner with Sunrise Records CEO Doug Putnam–the guy who wants to fill the massive retail gap left by

According to FYI Music News, Sunrise Records–a chain that abandoned its iconic Yonge Street location in Toronto last year–is back

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