This Week's Insights: Micro-theatre designed for you... YouTube encourages our worst excesses... Public libraries drop movie-streaming services... Radio still rules among millennials. What's More Intimate Than An Experience Designed Just For You? People want experiences that speak directly to them. And they want them to be real and physical (read: happening in front of them … [Read more...]

This Week's Insights: Public radio and the healing of America's politics... Movies are going to radically change in the next ten years... Audio books and podcasts may be converging as a form... Millennials are for the first time paying more for games than TV... The rise of "fake" music festivals. Can Public Media Bridge A Deeply Divided America? Perhaps we've never been so … [Read more...]

This Week's Insights: The rise of tribute band festivals... Spotify is monetizing its customers'"emotion" database... The streaming era is about to get more expensive... Do smartphones help you enjoy concerts more?... YouTube's Ethics-free audience-driver. Fake Bands, Real Festivals: Many members of the most iconic bands are now dead or retired. Those who are still … [Read more...]

This Week's Insights: When too much audience gets in the way... Can large orchestras learn about audiences from little orchestras?... Twitter's dumbing-down effect... More small bookstores... The secret art of regular patrons. Popularity Is Good Right?... Maybe Not: If we think about a successful event being not just the performance or exhibition but the combination of the … [Read more...]