Client Success Stories
Pictured are Heather McLaren from Playwrights Horizon in New York, AudienceView CEO Kevin Kimsa, Carol Thomas and Casey York of Playwrights Horizon and Joe Guglielmo with Emerson College in...
View ArticleA Balance Between Needs and Vision
Maureen Andersen and Paul Hittman, both with AudeinceView, begin the second day of the conferenceREPORTING FROM SAN DIEGO — When Kevin Kimsa sat down with his staff to plan out the 2013 user conference...
View ArticleTicketing Bill Advances
A proposed law in Tennessee would make several deceptive scalper practices illegal. On March 12, a proposed ticketing bill in Tennessee called the Fairness in Ticketing Act passed through a state house...
View ArticlePerth Pulls Through
As Perth Arena has shifted from the opening phase into full operation, the venue has staged more than 50 major events in the past five months for 400,000 patrons.“This success is a testament to the...
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Talking Points
SUE GOODINGVP OF PUBLIC RELATIONSSTATE FAIR OF TEXAS, DALLAS HOMETOWN: I grew up in Dallas, probably 10 miles from the fair. UNIVERSITY: North Texas State University, now known as University of North...
View ArticleThe Envelope, Please
At January’s INTIX conference in Orlando, five ticketing professionals were surprised and humbled to be honored with top awards from the ticketing association. They said their jobs have changed...
View ArticlePeeling back the Glass
REPORTING FROM LAS VEGAS — While there were few new groundbreaking technologies rolled out at this year’s Digital Signage Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center Feb. 26-28, there also wasn't any...
View ArticleAussies Plan for Gangbuster 2013
Ed Sheeran performs at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, which will be torn down in 2016. Comparisons paint a very optimistic picture for the concert business in Australia and New Zealand, where the...
View ArticleBirth of Darling Harbour Live
A rendering of International Convention Centre Sydney, to be completed in 2016. Darling Harbour in Sydney is already one of the most popular destinations in Australia and, as of 2016, it will become a...
View ArticleShanghai Hustle
Fans excitedly wait for a show to begin at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai. It’s a different business model for concerts in China. The old model calls for one show per week, with the entire audience...
View ArticleAll-purpose in Asia
Singapore Sports Hub. When it is completed in April 2014, the $1 billion-plus Singapore Sports Hub is expected to take the multipurpose venue concept to the next level. The entertainment facility...
View ArticleAsia and China Provide World Stages
The success of Qatar National Convention Centre, Doha, which opened 18 months ago and just hosted the high-profile COP 18, the United Nation’s world climate change conclave, in November, and of...
View ArticleManagement
TD Garden in Boston, operated by Delaware North Companies Boston, has promoted Jason Beckett to serve as vice president of operations. Beckett is no stranger to TD Garden — he’s worked there for 20...
View ArticleLive to Eat, Work to Eat
Chef Lim's signature Nasi Lemak. Buffet stations hang from the ceiling, dotting the room with floating food stations, and a number of chefs hold residence at their own ‘Showmanship Station,’ preparing...
View ArticleEnter the Quack Cave
Inside of Oregon's social media command center — The Quack Cave, at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene. By now, almost every collegiate athletic department has a presence on social media. But the...
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Q&A > John Meglen > President/Co-CEO > Concerts West & AEG Live
John Meglen with Celine Dion. John Meglen’s pursuit is a unique one. His job, in essence, is to help the world’s most talented performers reach their highest artistic potential and exceed their peak...
View ArticleLETTER FROM Jena Hoffman
The International Ticketing Association’s 34th Annual Conference & Exhibition, Magical Service Sparks Real Results! was held in Florida this past January. There were over 1,000 conference...
View ArticlePurple Pricing
A pair of professors at Northwestern University in Chicago are changing the way collegiate sports look at dynamic pricing. Economics PhDs Jeffrey Ely and Sandeep Baliga are the brains behind Purple...
View ArticleOn The Menu
Ryan Stone has worked around the world at Michelin-starred restaurants — often in high-end eateries where food costs didn’t matter and special ingredients were even flown in by helicopter. Now at BC...
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Toyota Field Funds Philanthropy
This rendering shows an aerial view of San Antonio's soccer-specific stadium, Toyota Field. (Photo by Pro Sports Developments, a division of Luna Architecture and Design) Instead of lining his pockets...
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