Author: Don Muret

HBSE Commits $10 million to Address Racism

HBSE Commits $10 million to Address Racism

Posted by | Aug 17, 2020 | ,

The owner of the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils and operator of Prudential Center will put the money into the cities where its teams live, work and perform.

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GF Sports & Entertainment Picks Tilger

GF Sports & Entertainment Picks Tilger

Posted by | Aug 17, 2020 | ,

Sports executive Shawn Tilger has been named the first president of the newly renamed GF Sports & Entertainment, which owns two ATP tennis events and a National Lacrosse League team and is looking to acquire touring events.

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Ticketmaster’s New Tool for Reduced Seating

Ticketmaster’s New Tool for Reduced Seating

Posted by | Aug 6, 2020 | , , ,

Ticketmaster has developed a new social distance seating tool to help sports and entertainment venues navigate the process for selling tickets for events with reduced capacity during the pandemic.

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For arenas, all events on ‘hold’ during pandemic

For arenas, all events on ‘hold’ during pandemic

Posted by | Aug 6, 2020 | ,

Metallica christened Chase Center last September in San Francisco. This year, the pandemic has blown up the typical process for arenas booking sports and live entertainment. (Don Muret / Staff) Uncertainty over 2020-21 NBA and NHL seasons makes it tough to fill calendars The pandemic has thrown a wrench into the booking process for big league arenas as they reschedule special events and book new dates without knowing the specifics of the NBA and NHL calendars for 2020-21. Typically, those venues have pro basketball and hockey schedules in hand by now as they start to fill open dates with concerts and family shows. That’s not the case this year as the COVID-19 crisis rages on across North America. Five months into the pandemic, everything remains up in the air for booking sports and entertainment. The NBA, NHL and WNBA all resumed their 2019-20 seasons last week in a bubble format,… Continue Reading For arenas, all events on ‘hold’ during pandemic

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‘Made for Music, Built for Hockey’

‘Made for Music, Built for Hockey’

Posted by | Aug 6, 2020 | , ,

As UBS Arena prepares to join the New York City market, where the urban landscape brings challenges at large concert venues, the development team has put a focus on concerts from the artist experience.

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