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The David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh has announced a partnership with CNTV, an event support team that specializes in the design, strategy and production of hybrid events. The deal follows the recent creation of The Confluence, an Event Studio at the downtown convention center that will allow event organizers to live stream, pre-record […]
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ASM Global has named Ron Bension to the position of president and chief executive officer. Bension will assume his new role immediately after a long tenure at Live Nation as president of House of Blues Entertainment. “We are thrilled to have Ron join the ASM Global team,” said Kosty Gilis, managing director at Onex and ASM […]
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With the conference basketball tournaments over and the NCAA tournaments ready to begin this weekend, it is also time for those conferences to begin the forward planning for future conference championships. And three conferences over the weekend extended their partnerships with local destinations. The Big Sky Conference will keep its men’s and women’s events at […]
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The Houston International Sports Film Festival has announced the judge lineup for the Sports Script Championship, presented by Event Horizon Films. • Lisa Furfine, who is the chief executive officer of the Furfine Network in Malibu. Previously, she was associate publisher of SportsTravel magazine in Los Angeles for 17 years and show manager for the […]
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The Myrtle Beach Sports Center will be renamed to the John T. Rhodes Myrtle Beach Sports Center after the destination’s city council approved a motion this week in memorium to the former mayor of Myrtle Beach, who died from COVID-19 in January. Rhodes served as mayor of Myrtle Beach from 2005 until 2017. During his […]
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The Colorado Springs community is mourning the sudden passing of Tom Osborne, the CEO of the Colorado Springs Sports Corporation who played a key role in some of the city’s largest sports events and was a leader in the Olympic and State Games movements at the local and national levels. He was 65. “He was […]
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Centerplate has announced the promotion of Meagan Murray to the role of general manager at T-Mobile Park, home of the Seattle Mariners. The position takes effect at the start of the upcoming season. Murray previously served as director of operations at the venue and has more than 15 years in the industry in fine dining, […]
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The United States Ski and Snowboard Association recently hosted the FIS Freestyle World Cup at Utah’s Deer Valley Resort, the first World Cup event on U.S. soil since COVID-19 began spreading throughout the country nearly a year ago. Along with a U.S. women’s sweep in dual moguls, there were no subsequent positive COVID tests. To be […]
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The Esports Entertainment Group has announced a multiyear sponsorship with Kraft Sports and Entertainment to be the official esports tournament provider sponsor of the New England Patriots and the New England Revolution. As part of the agreement, EEG will use Patriots and Revolution marks to promote its bi-annual esports tournaments on its Esports Gaming League […]
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Online booking provider HotelPlanner has reached a new partnership with Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, the parent company for the New Jersey Devils, Philadelphia 76ers and Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. “Travel bookings and accommodations are critical components of business and life on the road for our front office executives,” said Adam Cross, senior […]
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