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SoFi Smacks Down WrestleMania Records; WWE, UFC Parent Announce Merger

The two days of WrestleMania are always the biggest weekend in pro wrestling. The 39th edition of WWE’s signature event generated plenty of noise (and plenty of revenue) but the headlines stretched out of the weekend and into Monday and out of the blogs and in to the business section. Bleary-eyed aficionados of the American art of exaggeration and savage beauty woke Monday to news WWE would merge with UFC parent company Endeavor group to form a new. as-yet-unnamed parent company valued at more than $21 billion, with more than $9 billion coming from WWE. WWE shareholders will hold 49 percent of shares in the new company. That fulfilled the promise that WWE founder Vince McMahon made when he returned to the company in January, less than six months after he was forced out in a cloud of scandal surrounding settlement payments made from company funds to women making allegations… Continue Reading SoFi Smacks Down WrestleMania Records; WWE, UFC Parent Announce Merger

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Seeing the Light: LED’s Latest Evolution

Montreal-based Saco Technology is making LED lighting systems part of stadium architecture itself, designed into exterior walls and roof structures.

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Year End 2020: Big Year for Big Buildings

SOFI SCORES: SoFi Stadium’s center-hung videoboard commands attention during Los Angeles Rams and Chargers games. (Getty Images) The crowds will come later, but these stadiums are making their mark  The two most expensive stadiums in the world opened in 2020 to muted applause, underscoring the pandemic’s devastating effect on the sports and entertainment industry. SoFi Stadium, at cost of $5 billion, and Allegiant Stadium, a $2 billion facility, represent the future of NFL stadium design with starkly different looks. What they both shared, though, was playing games in empty venues.  Fans were not allowed to attend Rams, Chargers and Raiders games. In Southern California, state and local requirements prevented both Los Angeles NFL squads from hosting fans. In Las Vegas, team owner Mark Davis made the decision to ensure fairness for all of Raider Nation. Overall, both buildings reflect their surroundings on the West Coast.  SoFi Stadium’s swoopy roof canopy… Continue Reading Year End 2020: Big Year for Big Buildings

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SoFi Stadium Preps for Second Wave of Sponsors

SoFi Stadium expects more sponsor deals to be signed as the teams settle in and find other spaces to package, the Rams’ Kevin Demoff and the Chargers’ A.G. Spanos said.

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Sources: Square Lands SoFi Stadium Account

The mobile payment platform has landed its biggest sports venue account to date, the new $5 billion SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.

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