Author: James Zoltak

Qcue COO on Dynamic Pricing, Aid for Industry

Qcue COO on Dynamic Pricing, Aid for Industry

Posted by | Sep 17, 2020 | , , ,

Qcue’s Derek Palmer gives an update on how the operation has expanded and offers insights into the state of affairs in ticketing and beyond.

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Cajundome Needs Pipe and Drape for Shelter Duty

Cajundome Needs Pipe and Drape for Shelter Duty

Posted by | Sep 3, 2020 | , ,

Cajundome Director Pam DeVille put out a call this week for used pipe and drape that the venue can buy to build 10-by-10-foot pods to be used as sleeping quarters for up to 1,320 emergency workers in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura.

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Scoring a WNBA Assist

Scoring a WNBA Assist

Posted by | Aug 28, 2020 |

FOR THE W: Feld Entertainment facilities are serving as the bubble setup for 2020 WNBA games. (Courtesy Feld Entertainment) IMG Academy’s winning bid puts courts in Feld Entertainment’s Florida rehearsal hall Feld Entertainment is playing a key role in the return of professional sports amid the coronavirus pandemic by hosting the WNBA’s return to the court, in conjunction with IMG Academy, at its Feld Entertainment Studios in Palmetto, Fla. A force in touring family entertainment with properties such as Disney on Ice, Marvel Universe Live!, Sesame Street Live!, Jurassic World Live Tour and Feld Motor Sports properties like Monster Jam and AMA Supercross, Feld has been hosting WNBA games since the league’s 12 teams resumed their regular season July 25, in a bubble setting without fans. The playoffs will follow. Players, along with team and league personnel, began arriving in nearby Bradenton, home to IMG Academy, a boarding school and sports… Continue Reading Scoring a WNBA Assist

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Little Trouble in the Bubble

Little Trouble in the Bubble

Posted by | Aug 27, 2020 | ,

READY FOR ACTION: The Vancouver Canucks and St. Louis Blues stand for the Canadian anthem at Rogers Place on Aug. 12. (Getty Images) Edmonton’s Rogers Place conquering challenges as an NHL hub city It has been smooth skating at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, a hub city along with Toronto where the NHL resumed play after the novel coronavirus shut down sports in March. But Stuart Ballantyne, the venue’s general manager, said Mother Nature sent one last slap shot at the building amid final preparations for Western Conference games. Just two days after the NHL arrived July 14, and two weeks before a modified postseason schedule began Aug. 1, a summer storm blew into the area and caused substantial flood damage in the building, said Ballantyne, Oilers Entertainment Group senior vice president of operations. The company operates Rogers Place and owns its NHL tenant, the Edmonton Oilers. “We had a… Continue Reading Little Trouble in the Bubble

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Technology: Queues and A’s

Technology: Queues and A’s

Posted by | Aug 27, 2020 |

WALK AND ROLL: Evolv Technology’s Evolv Express helps cut lines at security gates. (Courtesy Evolv Technology) Companies selling solutions that can keep venue patrons out of lines New and existing technologies are being brought to bear in the effort to reopen venues amid the coronavirus pandemic, with some that have been around for years finding new salience or being modified to help address COVID-era health and safety imperatives. Examples include Waltham, Mass.-based Evolv Technology, which for the last seven years has employed touchless sensors and an algorithm to detect threats faster and with less guest friction than what’s afforded by magnetometers, pat-downs and bag searches. In July, in response to clients’ needs since the pandemic struck, the company announced that thermal imaging capability had been added to its Evolv Express artificial intelligence-based platform. The company’s roots date back to 9/11 and the death of a close friend of Anil Chitkara,… Continue Reading Technology: Queues and A’s

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