Students Help In CFP Cybersecurity
Norwich University students joined with Respond Software at the College Football Playoff National Championship at Levi's Stadium. (Courtesy Respond Software) The College Football Playoff National...
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Denson Moves To Red Tail Productions
David Denson. Red Tail Entertainment appointed veteran producer David Denson as vice president of Red Tail Productions. Denson will oversee all of Red Tail Production's live shows, including...
View ArticleGiants' Ballpark Is Now Oracle Park
A rendering shows the new name for the San Francisco Giants' ballpark, known as AT&T Park since 2006. (Courtesy San Francisco Giants) One of Major League Baseball’s crown jewels has a new name:...
View ArticlePurdue Hires Elevate For Stadium Study
Purdue University began looking at upgrades for Ross-Ade Stadium four years ago. (Courtesy Elevate Sports Ventures) Purdue University has hired Elevate Sports Ventures to conduct a comprehensive study...
View ArticleAn Intro To The Japanese Market
Sports Tech Tokyo has announced the latest additions to its roster of sports tech companies competing for a spot in its three-month accelerator program. Sports Tech Tokyo, a tech incubator setting up...
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Laatz Is IEG Global Managing Director
Peter Laatz. IEG named Peter Laatz global managing director. Laatz joins the sponsorship valuation and measurement solutions company after seven years with Nielsen Sports (formerly Repucom), where he...
View ArticleHOT TICKETS: JAN. 17, 2019
Justin Timberlake performs onstage at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. (Kevin Winter) Justin Timberlake is in da house! Resuming his Man of the Woods tour after a forced two-month break due to a bruised...
View ArticleVenuWorks Puts On A Show
The VenuWorks Theatricals production of "Noel: The Musical" played a 21-date tour running up to the holidays. (Courtesy VenuWorks Theatricals) Facility management veteran Steve Peters has immersed...
View ArticleLansing On Lookout For Naming Rights
The Lansing Center is situated in the Michigan city's Stadium District next to the Grand River downtown. (Courtesy Lansing Entertainment Public Facility Authority) The Lansing (Mich.) Center is...
View ArticleAramark Getting Broncos Food Deal
Aramark's new general concessions deal at Broncos Stadium at Mile High in Denver will include some nonexclusive catering at Sports Legends Mall, a tailgating area. (Getty Images) Aramark is taking over...
View ArticleSuper Bowl Live spreads out
This year’s Super Bowl Live, which begins Saturday in downtown Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park, brings fans to the doorstep of the Super Bowl campus. The event serves as the “first beacon as you...
View ArticleHOT TICKETS: JAN. 24, 2019
The marquee at the Beacon Theatre in New York City advertises one of the sold-out Pentatonix performances in December. (Getty Images) Pentatonix led the way in the smallest Hot Tickets category with a...
View ArticleArtsQuest, Eventbrite Partner
ArtsQuest has chosen Eventbrite to be its ticketing partner. ArtsQuest, the Bethlehem, Pa., nonprofit that puts on the Musikfest and other festivals, and San Francisco-based ticket giant Eventbrite...
View ArticleOPENING NUMBER
Rock legend and former Pink Floyd member Roger Waters completed his Us + Them tour early in December, capping a two-decade stretch of global touring. Here are some highlights from the box office...
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POLLSTAR LIVE! PREVIEW: TALKING INDUSTRY ISSUES WITH PANELISTS
Oak View Group co-founder Tim Leiweke, Garth Brooks, Ticketmaster CEO Jared Smith and Bridgestone Arena’s David Kells at the 2018 Pollstar Live! conference. (Waterproof Pictures) When Pollstar Live!...
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AFTER A YEAR OF WILD WEATHER, UNCERTAINTY IN FESTIVAL INSURANCE
Weather forced organizers to send the crowd home from the first day of the Panorama Festival, though the rest of the event went on as scheduled. (Getty Images) Even staunch climate change deniers had...
View ArticleTALKING POINTS: KEITH SHELDON
Sheldon oversees booking at Barclays Center and NYCB Live: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum and will help reopen Webster Hall this spring. (Courtesy BSE Global)College: Bucknell University, Lewisburg,...
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MANAGEMENT
Move of the MonthMeg Winchester joined Visit Spokane as president and CEO. Winchester was director at the Galveston (Texas) Island Convention and Visitors Bureau. “Tourism is a $1.3 billion-dollar...
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GREEN ROOM
Stand-up comedian and former “Tonight Show” host Jay Leno at an appearance at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland, Fla., on Jan. 5. From left: Jason Refermat, marketing direc- tor; Scott Sloman,...
View ArticleWILL CONVENTION CENTERS LOOK TO NAMING RIGHTS?
The Lansing Center is situated in the Michigan city’s Stadium District next to the Grand River downtown. (Courtesy LEPFA) The Lansing (Mich.) Center is searching for a corporate naming-rights sponsor,...
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