AEG Presents AEG Studios
A scene from Bumbershoot music festival at Seattle Center. AEG Global Partnerships has formed a new division called AEG Studios that will create, produce and develop original content for the company as...
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SunTrust Park Hits it Out Of The Ballpark
The new home of the Braves, SunTrust Park, Atlanta. (Photo courtesy: Atlanta Braves) The first ever Opening Day at SunTrust Park is in the books. April 14, 2017, home run king Hank Aaron threw out the...
View ArticleNew Aberdeen Complex Goes to SMG Europe
Rendering of the Aberdeen (Scotland) Exhibition Conference Center. SMG recently was named the management company of the Aberdeen Exhibition Conference Center in Scotland and will also oversee...
View ArticleRodriguez Returning to Houston
Juan and Cari Rodriguez at the grand opening of Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, Calif. It’s a homecoming of sorts for Juan Rodriguez, who has accepted the position of executive vice president and general...
View ArticleTHREATS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY
A Department of Homeland Security advisory issued early this year provided dire warnings for live entertainment venues, in particular, suggesting that it’s not if, but when, terrorism attacks like...
View ArticleSECURITY TIP OF THE MONTH
Vehicle inspections are a critical and necessary element for the execution of any heavily-attended gathering or event. These inspections must be both thorough and efficient in order to ensure smooth...
View ArticleASK RUSS
Following up on last month’s column on severe weather preparedness, two operations staff at Fox Theatre, Atlanta, share what they do and what they’ve learned to prevent injury and protect guests. Amy...
View ArticleTEAM APPS CREATING DIVERSE PLATFORMS
In the most robust of team apps, the conversation goes two ways, giving both fans and teams something a little extra special they couldn’t otherwise attain. For the fans, a quality app pulls back the...
View ArticleSUPER BOWL PER CAPS TOP $95
It was a record-breaking Super Bowl for National Football League food and beverage in Houston, as Aramark, NRG Stadium’s concessionaire, reported a per capita of $95.41 for food and beverage. The...
View ArticleMANAGEMENT
Otto Benedict has been appointed SVP & GM of facilities at Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC). Previously, Benedict was director of operations for AEG’s StubHub Center, Carson, Calif., where he...
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GOOD VOODOO
When the House of Blues Anaheim closed its doors in Downtown Disney in May 2016, it wasn’t a swan song. The venue reopened in February in a new location just east of the Disneyland Resort — the Anaheim...
View ArticlePLOTS AND ATTACKS TARGETING MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS OVERSEAS
> Two coordinated attacks in Istanbul, Turkey, on Dec. 10, 2016, that resulted in at least 38 dead, mostly police officers, and more than 160 wounded. The first attack targeted a police bus, leaving...
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TALKING POINTS
LUIS VALDIVIA MULTICULTURAL MARKETING SPECIALIST, DEL MAR (CALIF.) FAIRGROUNDS CURRENT CITY: San Diego. HOMETOWN: Tijuana, Mexico. UNIVERSITY: University of Mexico City and Iberoamerican University,...
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VERIFIED FAN IS HERE
Has the war against scalper bots met its match? Ticketmaster likes to think so. With the official roll-out of the company’s Verified Fan initiative, the ticketing giant believes it has scored a huge...
View Article2017 MLB Tech Innovations
Renovated, customized sleeproom at Fenway Park, Boston.(Editor's note: This story previously appeared in SportTechie.com) The MLB season is off and running as the Atlanta Braves, in particular, open...
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Stadium Railings Showcase Design
Elegant glass railings highlight the Valhalla Club experience in U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis. What was once considered a requirement—railings—simply for fall protection has turned into an...
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SPINNING, SNIPING, SCALPING
Legislation like the BOTS Act of 2016 [Better Online Ticket Sales] in the U.S. will not solve the increasingly intrusive problem of robots gobbling up primary market seats on the internet, but it’s a...
View ArticleLETTER FROM MAUREEN ANDERSEN, President/CEO, International Ticketing Association
We all have an “elevator speech” for those moments when someone asks us “what do you do?” I am sure, that like me, you have probably honed and distilled the speech into something like “ticketing for...
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VOS EXCELLENCE IN OPERATIONS AWARD - TACOMA’S MATT BALK IN LOVE WITH LOGISTICS
The city is about to give the 34-year-old Tacoma (Wash.) Dome a $21-million facelift and Matt Balk, operations manager, is eager to take on the challenge. Having handled operations at various venues...
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VOS EXCELLENCE IN ENGINEERING AWARD - SZABAT BELIEVES IN LIFECYCLE STUDIES
Project management is a big part of the job for Jan Szabat, engineering services director, Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Alberta. Whether it’s flood mitigation or vertical transportation, his...
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