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Random Music News for Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Sixty years ago today, the first-ever Boeing 707 took flight. It was the true beginning of the jet age. And now,

It’s still summer. Tomorrow, though… Here’s some music news for September 21. This weekend’s Global Citizen Festival in New York

On this day in 1965, the Beatles played Shea Stadium in New York. This was pretty much the birth of

If you’ve been watching the rebooted Twin Peaks, you’ll know that a number of cool/odd bands have shown up to

It was 45 years ago today this picture was taken. Its impact changed the course of the Viet Nam War.

Happy birthday to English bull terrier #1. Schmooze (who is probably lazing on the couch as I write this), turns

Sixty years ago today, US Customs seized copies of the Allen Ginsberg poem “Howl” on obscenity grounds. Man, if they

On this day in 1970, NASA announced that after a few more flights, there would be no more trips to

Nothing can get you ready to watch another episode of a show like a great theme song. Let’s stick to

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