AEG Ogden to Manage Dubai Arena
Rendering of Dubai Arena. AEG Ogden, part of Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), has signed a 10-year contract to manage the 20,000-seat Dubai (United Arab Emirates) Arena, when it opens in 2018. AEG...
View ArticleCSM Buys LeadDog
CSM, a U.K.-based sport and entertainment marketing group, has acquired LeadDog Marketing Group, a U.S.-based integrated experiential marketing agency. The deal will increase CSM’s presence in the...
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Andersen Named New INTIX CEO
The 2016 INTIX board includes, top row: April Moon, Canadian Stage; Robert Friend, Patron Technology, Inc.; Carrie Farina, Caesars Entertainment; Laura Zehe, AudienceView; Deborah Ballentine; Kay...
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OVG Invests in SportTechie
Oak View Group (OVG) has announced the first of what may become many accelerator programs, this one as lead investor in SportTechie, a sport technology media company. For OVG, founded by Tim Lieweke...
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Northcott New GM of Citizens Business Bank Arena
Ryan Northcott Ryan Northcott has been named general manager at Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, Calif., for SMG. Most recently Ryan served as director of booking at the Oracle Arena, Oakland,...
View ArticleCongratulations 2016 Hall of Headlines Winners!
Thank you to our subscribers for voting. This year's Hall of Headlines winners will be featured in the December issue of Venues Today.NEWSAllen Johnson, Executive Director of Orlando Venues For...
View ArticleHot Tickets for November 15, 2016
PBR Finals, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas. Professional Bull Riders Finals made their debut Nov. 2-6 at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, after 17 years at the University of Nevada’s Thomas & Mack Center....
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Tulsa State Fair Draws 1.2 million
The 2016 Tulsa (Okla.) State Fair. (Photo by Cooper Design) More than 1.2 million visitors participated in “11 Days of Awesome” during the 2016 Tulsa (Okla.) State Fair, which showed modest gains in...
View ArticleAlabama Sports Tourism Gets a Boost
Construction underway for Owa, a theme park and destination resort next to an existing sports complex in Foley, Ala. There is some “big water” coming soon to Foley, Ala., when a 520-plus acre...
View ArticleLive Music Gone Global
Sam Hunt, Windish Agency; Maria May, CAA; A-Trak, DJ/Fool's Gold; Lee Anderson, AM Only; Houston Powell, C3 Presents; Adam Russakoff, Ultra Muisc Festival; Brett Williams, Monotone. REPORTING FROM...
View ArticleNew Las Vegas Football Stadium Funded
Rendering of the proposed Las Vegas Raiders Stadium. It looks like a good bet that Las Vegas will get a new $1.9-billion football stadium. On Tuesday, Nov. 15, Clark County commissioners voted 6-1 to...
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Philips Arena Getting $192.5 Million Makeover
The renovated Philips Arena, Atlanta, pictured here in an artist’s rendering, will feature 360-degree concourses that will allow visitors to walk all the way around the building. (Image courtesy of the...
View ArticleTurner Field Bought By Georgia State
Rendering of Georgia State Football at Turner Field, Atlanta The move is on to turn Turner Field — home to the Atlanta Braves baseball team for 20 seasons and a central site for the 1996 Olympic Games...
View ArticleTicketNetwork Buys ScoreBig
TicketNetwork gobbles up ScoreBig assets ScoreBig has a suitor. Secondary ticketer TicketNetwork has acquired many of the assets from the beleaguered ticket resale company, but none of its debt....
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Chabon Leaves ExpoCentre for AEG Live, Florida
Jeff Chabon Jeff Chabon has joined concert promoter AEG Live's Southeast office in West Palm Beach, Fla. He left his position as general manager of the SMG-managed Landon Arena, Topeka, Kan., better...
View ArticleNominate a Box Office Star!
We are looking for stellar box office professionals who made an impact in their organization or a game changer in the industry. If you know of someone, please submit your nomination! Send nominations...
View ArticleChinese Arena Football Kicks Off
Beijing Lions getting ready to play Chinese Arena Football at LE TV Sports Center, Beijing. The China Arena Football League (CAFL) kicked off its inaugural season in October with six teams in six major...
View ArticleStaples Center Is Schooled In Venues
AEG and Pepperdine partnership. AEG and Pepperdine University, Malibu, Calif., are partnering to provide undergraduate and graduate students with an educational experience to learn the business of...
View ArticleCirque Musica Starts 28 City Holiday Tour
Cirque Musica performs their Russian Bar routine. TCG Entertainment’s Cirque Musica family holiday stage show will start on Nov. 26 and run through Dec. 18 with dates in the U.S. and Canada. The show...
View ArticleHot Tickets for November 29, 2016
Meghan Doyle, director of marketing, and Jeff Nickler, general manager, BOK Center, Tulsa, Okla.; Dolly Parton; and Joe Giordano, director of bookin and; Eric Schleicher, marketing manager, BOK Center....
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