As we say goodbye to not only a year but also a decade, now is a good time to take stock of where we are as a live entertainment industry. More specifically, December at the end of a decade seems a likely time to pause and examine where we are in this little corner of the live business: OVG Media & Conferences, home of Pollstar and VenuesNow, the only pair of trades dedicated solely to covering the pillars of live entertainment through the respective lenses of content (Pollstar) and the facilities that host that content (VenuesNow). From an industry perspective, we are wrapping up a decade of monumental change, both economically and culturally. In fact, culture and business are intertwined and have a symbiotic relationship here unlike in any other business. On the economy side, we entered this decade in the midst of what I called The Great Slump. Driven… Continue Reading Letter From the President