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Random music news for Wednesday, March 4, 2020

The oldest podcaster in the world is 101. Give her a listen here. Meanwhile, I have this for music news

Despite it being American Thanksgiving week and Black Friday, there’s still music news to report. Here’s what’s happening on November

I try not to be a judgemental person. But then I heard someone pronounce Über as “Yoober” and all bets

There’s a growing outcry over what’s happening to people who offer music lessons online. Instructional videos are being blocked on

While streaming has cut down on the rate people pirate music–why bother when you can get 50 million songs for

Happy birthday, Elton John. He turns 72 today. As for music news on March 25, 2019. RIP the mysterious Scott

This was the date in 1993 of the truck bombing of the World Trade Centre in New York. Worse was

Tom Brady is 41 today. Retire, already. And in music news for August 3, 2018… Apple hit $1 TRILLION in

Don’t look for YouTube’s music service to launch at SXSW There’s a month’s worth of panel discussions, concerts, art exhibits

On this day in 1977, we discovered rings around Uranus. Stop giggling. Here’s music news for March 10, 2018. Here

Here’s a little secret that few people know: The major record labels have equity positions in Spotify. That’s right: the

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