Shaw Communications Enters Naming Rights Deal
The newly-named Shaw Centre is located in the heart of the nation's capital. (Photo courtesy of Shaw Centre) Shaw Communications Inc. has entered into a 10-year naming rights deal with the Ottawa...
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Global Spectrum Creates Position
Global Spectrum has promoted Jacquelyn Holowaty to the newly-created position of vice president, Ticketing, in an effort to fully integrate the company's OneComcast-Spectacor strategy. Holowaty will...
View ArticleBig E Sets Attendance Record
The Big E in West Springfield, Mass. enjoys another record-breaking attendance year. (Photo Courtesy of Big E) The rising attendance of the Eastern States Exposition (The Big E) in West Springfield,...
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Breaking Up the Bowl
The new Sacramento Entertainment & Sports Center will have unusual viewing and gathering options, like this upper bowl "bridge view." The fan of the future may be picking a “neighborhood” rather...
View ArticleVote for 2014 Hall of Headlines by Nov. 10th!
Participate! Venues Today is seeking your 2014 Hall of Headlines votes. Our annual awards celebrate headline-making people and events that changed our thinking in 2014 in the areas of News, Bookings,...
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Canadian National Exhibition Sets Records
North American Midway Entertainment provided 65 rides for CNE’s midway. When the board of directors of the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) in Toronto met in late October, GM David Bednar had two...
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State Fair of Texas Goes Bigger
New approaches bring record sales to the State Fair of Texas. New leadership and a more aggressive social media campaign were among factors that helped the State Fair of Texas in Dallas shatter...
View ArticleHot Tickets for November 5, 2014
Pop Princess Britney Spears performs at The Axis at Planet Hollywood, Aug. 16. (Britney Spears/Facebook) Britney Spears returned to The Axis at Planet Hollywood for the second half of her Britney:...
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Life Is Beautiful Grows Deeper Roots
Festivalgoers take in the experience at Life is Beautiful. (Photo by Powers Imagery) The Life is Beautiful Festival kind of sums up Las Vegas: it has a bit of something for everyone and everything it...
View ArticleMLB Enhances Data Collection
MLB Advanced Media-produced Statcast videos to introduce new tracking technology for several games throughout the season and the World Series. Here, data is shown during a game between the Cincinnati...
View ArticleNew L.A. Team, Realignment Coming For MLS
Los Angeles Football Club President and Owner Tom Penn, Executive Chairman and Owner Peter Guber, MLS Commissioner Don Garber, and LAFC Managing Partner and Owner Henry Nguyen, announce the new...
View ArticleSMG Partners with Artexis
Artexis-SMG is a 50-50 partnership between Artexis, a Belgium-based convention center management and event production company, and SMG. (Note: VT-created image) Although SMG-Europe already has a strong...
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Wash Your Hands: The Ebola Outbreak and Venue Operation
IAVM created a webinar, among other resources, to address the recent Ebola situation. High fevers, headaches, muscle pain, unexplained bleeding, and death: These are all symptoms those with Ebola may...
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UT Promotes from Within
Thomas Ramirez has been promoted to assistant director of Operations at Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. Ramirez has been working for the Frank Erwin Center at The University of Texas, Austin,...
View ArticleMSG Is Making Bold Moves
FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK: Something seismic may be happening in New York, which may bring quakes to L.A. As with most earthquakes, though, the timing is a mystery. On Oct. 27, Madison Square Garden Co....
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An Authentic Detroit Experience
The fact that Detroiters take a lot of pride in their city and are loyal to the local fare was the impetus behind the creation of Ford Field’s elite Huntington Club foodservice program. With this...
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Land, Sea and Soccer
It’s a dining concept most often found in sit-down restaurants in the form of steak and seafood, but PPL Park (Chester, Pa.), home of major league soccer’s Philadelphia Union, put it on a bun and into...
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Building Communities
IAVM Legacy Project participants celebrate providing local children with bicycles in Portland, Ore. (Photo by Orange Photography/IAVM) Content is king has been long accepted as the core value when...
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Talking Points
JOHN EVANS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT GOLD MEDAL PRODUCTS HOMETOWN: Cincinnati, Ohio. UNIVERSITY: Ashland (Ohio) University, majoring in radio and television. FIRST INDUSTRY JOB: I started out at Gold Medal...
View ArticleFrom the Editor
VT RISE was everything we hoped it would be. Networking was extraordinary, especially during the good old-fashioned speed networking session where everyone bellied up to the table and conversed with a...
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