Author: Brad Weissberg

Kidz Bop Plots International Expansion

Kidz Bop Plots International Expansion

Posted by | Jan 9, 2020 | , , ,

Kidz Bop Live 2020 kicks off an 80-city international tour in June. (Courtesy Kidz Bop) Franchise continues formula of young teens performing hits with high-end stage production Family show staple Kidz Bop Live has announced its 2020 tour dates and ambitious plans to grow the brand internationally. The nearly two-decade-old franchise consists of albums of kids singing today’s top pop hits, music videos, talent searches, merchandise and a live touring show that’s been filling venues since 2014. The Kidz Bop Live 2020 Tour, the seventh version of the show, will debut June 16, at the Palace Theatre in Stamford, Conn., and take its kid-friendly, lyric-appropriate versions of contemporary songs to 80 cities across the U.S., Canada, the Dominican Republic and the U.K. The U.S leg of the tour ends at 20 Monroe Live in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Dec. 13. The Canadian version of the show will play nine shows,… Continue Reading Kidz Bop Plots International Expansion

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Robotic Pizza Maker Invades CES

Robotic Pizza Maker Invades CES

Posted by | Jan 8, 2020 | , , ,

Picnic CEO Clayton Wood at the robotic pizza maker concession stand that has been introduced for CES 2020 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. (Courtesy Centerplate) Centerplate brings Picnic’s creation to tech show with eye on convention center business Attendees of the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show are getting a slice of technology with their F&B this year as Centerplate introduces a robotic pizza maker to the convention floor. After a successful test in Seattle at T-Mobile Park, the world’s first artificial intelligence-powered food assembly system made its debut at the popular showcase for trendy technology at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Tuesday and will remain onsite throughout the four-day event, ending Friday. Centerplate has been providing hospitality at the convention center since Jan. 2017. They took over just days before the CES event that year. “CES is the largest retail show the convention center hosts, and we’re expecting over… Continue Reading Robotic Pizza Maker Invades CES

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Noble Names Dienstag Vice President

Noble Names Dienstag Vice President

Posted by | Jan 7, 2020 | , ,

Jon Dienstag. (Courtesy Noble) Former Red Sox exec moves to mobile ordering tech company Mobile ordering platform Noble has named Jon Dienstag vice president of strategy and development. Dienstag spent the last 15 years running strategy for the Boston Red Sox’s concessions and merchandise retail businesses, where he led initiatives to enhance and innovate the ballpark concession experience and introduced and integrated numerous food and beverage related sponsorships. Dienstag graduated from Harvard and began his career as a summer intern with the Red Sox in 2004. He went on to serve as special assistant to then president and CEO Larry Lucchino. Noble’s ordering technology is built so that fans can order, pay and choose their desired pickup or delivery locations without downloading an app.

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Ticketing Star Awards: David Simpson

Ticketing Star Awards: David Simpson

Posted by | Jan 5, 2020 | ,

David Simpson, director of ticket sales and service, Fox Theatre, Atlanta. (Photo courtesy Fox Theatre) The Grand Opener  Every day at the Fox Theatre is a different puzzle to solve for David Simpson. He learned that ticketing is all about solutions at his first job in the industry, as box office manager for the Harrisburg Senators, a minor league baseball team that plays at FNB Field in Pennsylvania.  It was a new venue called Metro Bank Park when Simpson got the job. His first crisis was days before the ballpark was to open, when he walked in and realized that the seats were not numbered 1-10 as the manifest called for. They were numbered 10-1, meaning people who paid for a better seat weren’t going to get it.  “We were out there with crowbars changing the numbers around,” said Ryan Miller, director of ticket operations for the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans, who… Continue Reading Ticketing Star Awards: David Simpson

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Ticketing Star Awards: Jacque Holowaty

Ticketing Star Awards: Jacque Holowaty

Posted by | Jan 5, 2020 | ,

Jacque Holowaty, vice president of client experience and ticketing, Spectra. (Photo courtesy Spectra) Born to innovate  Jacque Holowaty is not the type to color between the lines. A 15-year veteran of Spectra, she’s seen a lot of changes in ticketing over the years and she’s rolled with the punches and adjusted to the times.  The venue industry was in her blood; Holowaty’s aunt was the director of finance for Global Spectrum (which was rebranded as Spectra in 2015). Holowaty was in college at Colorado State University in Fort Collins when her aunt asked whether she wanted to make some money as a part-time box office ticket seller at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colo. “Who knew it would turn into a career?” she said.  For Holowaty, it’s not just a career, it’s a passion.  “I give the box office a voice to allow the creativity to come out,” she said.… Continue Reading Ticketing Star Awards: Jacque Holowaty

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