Attendances
Washington Commanders partner with SeatGeek
The National Football League's Washington Commanders have partnered with New York-based ticketing platform SeatGeek in a multiyear deal announced in the hopes of creating “an elevated and fan-first game d…
Q&A | Bucks president Peter Feigin on the team’s 25-year stadium naming deal with Fiserv
Fintech firm based in Wisconsin, but the ‘backbone’ of financial transactions around world
Fiserv will streamline payment provision in arena and use it as a ‘test lab’ for new ways to transact
Rumou
Ascot digs into customer data to help double hospitality revenues
Ascot digs into customer data to help double hospitality revenues in five years, adopting a data-driven approach to fine dining.
Rights-holders welcome Ticketmaster’s closure of secondary sites
Ticketmaster’s decision to close its secondary ticketing platforms Seatwave and GetMeIn looks like a response to hardening of the political and legislative stance on secondary ticketing sites in Britain and Ireland. Ben Cronin examines what it means for rights-holders.
‘People’s Club’ philosophy guides Everton’s fan engagement strategy
Everton director of marketing, Richard Kenyon, explains how innovative pricing and engagement with young fans have helped the Premier League club shore up ailing attendances.
‘Footfall is our friend’ | Fiserv Forum allows Bucks to transition to ‘real estate and content company’
The Milwaukee Buck's brand new Fiserv Forum opens on 26 August. Ben Cronin speaks to executives from the team about how the new arena and an adjoining entertainment district are designed to cater for a year-round calendar of sport, entertainment and festivals and how the inclusion of 100 residential properties will see the team transition to being a real estate company.
USTA completes US Open renovation on time and on budget
Danny Zausner, managing director of the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, tells SportBusiness why the Flushing Meadows campus was redesigned and how the new Louis Armstrong Stadium will be monetized.
Newcastle Falcons follow analytical approach to revive flagging attendances
A deep-dive into how rugby union’s Newcastle Falcons used a new CRM and corresponding data-driven approach to marketing communications as a means of reinvigorating its attendances.
A place in the sun | UFC’s Vegas tenancy
Greg Pitcher looks at the implications of a deal that will make the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas the official home of UFC.