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FC Barcelona, Van Wagner Partnership a Gamechanger
Concept art for the new FC Barcelona stadium (Photo credit: FC Barcelona) Jeff Knapple, president and CEO of Van Wagner Sports and Entertainment, and Chris Allphin, senior vice president, team and...
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Jorge Melendez Appointed AEG Live CFO
Jorge Melendez has been brought into AEG Live, a wholly owned division of AEG, as chief financial officer, bringing with him an extensive career on the financial side of the music industry. Melendez...
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Falcons’ Pricing Model is Fan-centric
New pricing model introduced by the AMB Sports & Entertainment, owners of the Atlanta Falcons and operators of the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium, opening in 2017. The challenge from team owner Arthur...
View ArticleReducing the Pain in Operations
Roy Judelson, Archaio, answers questions after his presentation on taking building maintenance to the clouds from Jerome Carter, Fox Theatre, Atlanta, and Wayne Rosser, Georgia World Congress Center....
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Ringling to be Frozen
Storyboard from the newest edition of Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey. Goodbye elephants, hello ice. When the 146-year-old Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus takes the floor of...
View ArticleStubHub Grabs Huge Visibility in Philly
The StubHub patch on NBA Philadelphia 76ers jerseys debuts in the 2017 season. In a league that isn't known for surprise moves, the announcement last week that the National Basketball Association will...
View ArticleHot Tickets for May 24, 2016
Rob Zombie performs at the SMG-managed Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, MI on May 24, 2016. Photo by Rick Kimball Lionel Richie brought his All The Hits Tour to the Axis at Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas,...
View ArticleCongratulations 2016 VT Women of Influence!
Venues Today will feature their accomplishments in the July issue and present awards at our reception during IAVM VenueConnect in Minneapolis, Minn. on Sunday, July 24, 2016 from...
View ArticleSMG Has Not Been Sold
The Monday announcement that Ares Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: ARCC) and American Capital, Ltd. (NASDAQ: ACAS) have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Ares Capital will acquire...
View ArticlePhoto Sharing Helps Brand Venues
Alex Montoya, formerly with the San Diego Padres, keynotes the IAVM Chapter 7 meeting. (VT Photo) REPORTING FROM COSTA MESA, CALIF. — Photo ops backstage are a growing trend in this world of social...
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Mettes Succeeds Bowers in Phoenix
Mark Mettes Mark Mettes has been named president and CEO of Herberger Theater Center, Phoenix. He succeeds Dick Bowers, who is retiring after 15 years with the organization. Mettes has been with the...
View Article‘World’s Largest’ Music Arena coming to Las Vegas
Las Vegas Plans were unveiled today to build a new, first-of-its-kind 400,000-sq.-ft. music venue in Las Vegas funded by some of the biggest names in live music. Investors include Madison Square...
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Wright State Preps For First Presidential Debate
Dr. Robert J. Sweeney presents Wright State University's approach to the first presidential debate of 2016. (Photo credit VT Staff) REPORTING FROM CINCINNATI — Executive Vice President for Planning and...
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Living the Dream
It all started with the music. 80s music especially and Billy Idol in particular. When Kelli Ireland, director of Marketing and Sales at the Canalta Centre in Medicine Hat, Alberta, was young, she and...
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The Memory Maker
It’s not often that a new graduate from culinary school is offered a job as an executive chef at a hotel. Even so, Matt Chapman, currently working as executive chef and food and beverage director of...
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Ticketmaster as an Entertainment Company
Ticketmaster processed more than 530 million tickets in 2015. It has data on 100 million buyers in North America alone and boasts 3,000 clients worldwide, 1,500 in North America. Ticketmaster...
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The Queen of Events
Laura Alexander, director of Sales & Marketing for the Owensboro (Ky.) Convention Center, began her career in one of the most basic sales positions you can have. During summer breaks from...
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Master of Analysis
Numbers don’t lie, and they play a big part in Mike Warkentin’s management method, which the venue manager of Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, said has been described as “perplexing but in a good...
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Solving a Problem 40 Years Ago
Ticketmaster, a company dreamt up by three college-age computer programmers who needed to make a living, has been disrupting — and dominating — ticketing for 40 years. Turning points are the norm, not...
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The Live Nation and Ticketmaster Mashup
A new culture has merged with the old at Ticketmaster as Live Nation hires techies and blends them with the ticketing giant’s experienced staff. Talk to any of them and you quickly learn they are...
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