Author: Don Muret

San Diego State Bringing In Legends, JMI

San Diego State Bringing In Legends, JMI

Posted by | May 16, 2019 | , ,

San Diego State University plans to build a stadium near the site of its current football home, SCCSU Stadium. (Getty Images) They’ll sell naming rights and premium seating, serve as owner’s rep for stadium project San Diego State University has hired the team of Legends and JMI Sports to sell naming rights and premium seats and to serve as owner’s representative for the school’s new football stadium project, sources said. Derek Grice, San Diego State’s executive associate athletic director for the Mission Valley development, could not confirm the information. An announcement could be made today on the firms selected, Grice said. Legends and JMI have strong connections in the market. CSL International, which is part of Legends, has already conducted market research for the proposed 35,000-seat facility. JMI initially consulted on the project. In addition, Erik Judson, JMI’s chief executive officer, spent 10 years with the San Diego Padres and… Continue Reading San Diego State Bringing In Legends, JMI

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Suites Sales Hot for Globe Life Field

Suites Sales Hot for Globe Life Field

Posted by | May 16, 2019 | , ,

The Rangers’ preview center includes two mock suites and a high-tech model but no virtual reality. (Courtesy Texas Rangers) Texas Rangers say they have sales, commitments for more than 60% of inventory The Texas Rangers have sales and commitments for more than 60% of the suite inventory at new Globe Life Field, according to Joe Januszewski, the team’s executive vice president and chief revenue and marketing officer. For the 2,200 club seats and four-top tables, the number is greater than 50%, Januszewski said. The new ballpark, designed by HKS and built by Manhattan Construction, opens in April 2020 in Arlington. It sits next to Globe Life Park, the Rangers’ current facility, and the Texas Live! entertainment district. Globe Life Field will feature about 75 suites, priced at $125,000 on the low end to $500,000 annually for the Founders Suites. Contracts run from three to 12 years depending on the suite… Continue Reading Suites Sales Hot for Globe Life Field

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ANC’s Chief: We’re Part of the Show

ANC’s Chief: We’re Part of the Show

Posted by | May 16, 2019 | , ,

GoVision, which provides mobile videoboards for events such as the NCAA Final Four, is now part of ANC. (Courtesy Learfield IMG College) Linardos: “It’s not just the stadium videoboard we’re providing but the whole game-day experience.” George Linardos is CEO of ANC and Learfield Venue Solutions, a position he’s held since September 2017. Over his career, Linardos worked for Nokia and Time Warner, where he founded Sports Illustrated Play, a youth sports technology platform. For two years, he ran Red Hour Films, a motion picture production studio in a partnership with actor Ben Stiller. Linardos visited with VenuesNow about portable videoboard supplier GoVision becoming part of the ANC brand and trends he sees in the sports and entertainment industry. Your business is growing outside of sports. ANC signed a deal with Live Nation to supply new video screens at its 50 amphitheaters. Is that an example of where your company… Continue Reading ANC’s Chief: We’re Part of the Show

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‘If Not Privatize, at Least Professionalize’

Posted by | May 9, 2019 | , ,

How Denzil Skinner’s example helped government-run venues evolve Denzil Skinner’s influence was felt across the facility management industry. As co-founder of FMG, among the first companies to privately operate public assembly facilities, Skinner helped steer others toward that business model, including Frank Russo. Skinner died last month of cancer at age 91. Russo, now an executive vice president with Spectra, ran the Hartford (Conn.) Civic Center, now XL Center, for nine years. The city-owned arena opened in 1975 as the home of the old Hartford Whalers hockey team. For Russo, originally trained as a city manager, what started out as a temporary assignment turned into a full-time job. “I found out how difficult it is in many cases for a city to run a business function of government,” he said. “When I saw that Denzil was privatizing buildings, it got me looking into ways that we could, if not privatize,… Continue Reading ‘If Not Privatize, at Least Professionalize’

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