Author: Don Muret

UBS acquires naming rights for Islanders’ arena

UBS acquires naming rights for Islanders’ arena

Posted by | Jul 22, 2020 | , , ,

The New York Islanders’ new arena is part of a redevelopment of historic Belmont Park. (Courtesy New York Islanders) Swiss investment bank signs 20-year deal valued at more than $300M Oak View Group has signed UBS, among the world’s biggest investment banks, for naming rights to the New York Islanders arena at Belmont Park. The deal for UBS Arena is valued at more than $300 million over the course of the 20-year term, according to industry sources. OVG, the arena developer and the Islanders’ sales agency, is a partner in the arena project with the NHL team; Sterling Project Development, owned by the Wilpon family, owner of the New York Mets; and Value Retail Management, whose founder and chairman is Islanders co-founder Scott Malkin. (OVG also owns VenuesNow and Pollstar.) The $1.5 billion arena, designed by Populous and built by AECOM Hunt, extends to a mixed-use project next door that… Continue Reading UBS acquires naming rights for Islanders’ arena

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Videoboards Key in Football Plans

Videoboards Key in Football Plans

Posted by | Jul 1, 2020 | , ,

ANC supplies portable videoboards for Bevo Boulevard, where University of Texas fans gather outside the stadium. (Courtesy ANC) ANC sees rise in interest for placement outside limited-capacity stadiums Videoboard software producer ANC has seen greater interest in its portable products as professional and college football teams develop tailgate zones outside of stadiums that could sit half-empty this fall. ANC, which is part of Learfield IMG College, is having those discussions with multiple clients as they solve the issue for how to generate revenue and create a quality game day experience, considering the pandemic. The “theater of everywhere” concept, a tagline coined by ANC CEO George Linardos, is nothing new for the vendor, which presents itself as an experience design and execution company. But the idea has taken on greater momentum in the COVID-19 era, he said. ANC, for example, supplies portable videoboards for Bevo Boulevard, the tailgate zone for University of Texas… Continue Reading Videoboards Key in Football Plans

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Concept Temporarily Turns Seats to Suites

Concept Temporarily Turns Seats to Suites

Posted by | Jul 1, 2020 | , ,

In Production demonstrates its Safe Suites at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. (Courtesy In Production) Safe Suite builds in social distancing, along with plexiglass, drink counter Seating vendor and entrepreneur Scott Suprina has developed the Safe Suite, a temporary solution for teams and venues as they work through the restrictions of smaller capacity without taking a big hit in ticket revenue. Suprina, whose former company Seating Solutions supplied portable seating for the Super Bowl and Final Four and created a temporary tennis venue for the Miami Open inside Hard Rock Stadium, has now turned his attention to resolving issues during the COVID-19 era.  (In Production, a competitor, acquired Seating Solutions in August. Suprina held on to his DreamSeat company, a luxury seating manufacturer across multiple industries, where his son Chandler serves as president. Scott now consults for In Production, where his other son, Dalton, is vice president… Continue Reading Concept Temporarily Turns Seats to Suites

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Drive-Ins: Texas arena with lone full-timer joins trend

Drive-Ins: Texas arena with lone full-timer joins trend

Posted by | Jun 27, 2020 |

HOT TEXAS NIGHTS: Music under the stars in HIdalgo, Texas. (Courtesy Payne Arena) Eric Trevino has essentially been a one-man operations crew for staging a successful series of drive-in-style concerts filling Payne Arena’s parking lot in Hidalgo, Texas. The first three concerts, Eli Young Band, Kevin Fowler and Intocable, held June 5-7, grossed a combined $118,385, said Trevino, general manager of the city-owned facility. As of mid-June, Trevino was the 7,000-seat arena’s only full-time employee still working. His 20-person staff was put on furlough after the pandemic closed the venue for an indefinite period. Trevino began doing research for how he could help bring live entertainment back to the property and, in the process, help the community get back to work. Hidalgo sits next to the border of Mexico, and the arena draws residents from both countries to its events, though the border has been closed to nonessential travel since… Continue Reading Drive-Ins: Texas arena with lone full-timer joins trend

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Drive-Ins: A ‘Loop Daddy’ Road Show for the COVID-19 Age

Drive-Ins: A ‘Loop Daddy’ Road Show for the COVID-19 Age

Posted by | Jun 27, 2020 |

BUCKLE UP: Hound’s Drive-In near Charlotte, N.C., filled up for the Marc Rebillet tour. (Courtesy HotBox) KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. — Murderous flamingos, a sexy take on stimulating the economy and taking live phone calls from the audience are all part of Marc Rebillet’s 2020 Drive-In Tour, pairing the electronic dance music artist with a vintage piece of Americana. The pandemic has shut down the live entertainment industry over the past four months. As acts, agents and promoters come up with temporary solutions, many have turned to the drive-in format to fill the venue role. It helps musicians stay active and generate revenue and gives music lovers cooped up indoors an opportunity to enjoy an outdoor concert from the protective confines of their cars. The trend has pop-up concerts taking place in parking lots at arenas and stadiums across the country, but a few artists are actually performing at drive-in theaters.… Continue Reading Drive-Ins: A ‘Loop Daddy’ Road Show for the COVID-19 Age

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