News: Entertainment
Disney advises of revival of theme park earnings
The Walt Disney Company has reported that its theme parks business nearly tripled its revenues in the last financial quarter posting a 99% increase in global takings for the...
Nov 14, 2021
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Victorian Government reveals event insurance scheme in move to revive live music
The Victorian Government has today announced moves to restart the state’s live music and festival scene, with an events insurance scheme for the next 12 months along with other...
Nov 13, 2021
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USA dominates winners list at IAAPA's 2021 Brass Ring Awards
The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA), has announced the winners of a prestigious Brass Ring Awards for 2021, to be celebrated at the upcoming...
Nov 12, 2021
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Southport Sharks reveal ambitious boutique stadium development plan
Southport Sharks Football Club has unveiled a venue masterplan which includes plans for a boutique stadium that it intends to become the heart of a major sport and entertainment...
Nov 12, 2021
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VibeLab Asia Pacific presents the inaugural edition of Global Cities After Dark Parramatta
VibeLab Asia Pacific presents the inaugural edition of Global Cities After Dark Parramatta - a capacity building and resilience-focused program of international keynotes,...
Nov 11, 2021
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Big Red Group acquires Experience Oz and hospitality booking platform Local Agent
Big Red Group has secured its position as the largest experience marketplace in Australia and New Zealand, with the acquisition of Experience Oz and Experience Oz Local Agent...
Nov 10, 2021
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Adelaide Council reverses rejection of South Australian Government’s Riverbank arena plans
The South Australian Government’s proposal to develop a new 15,000-capacity arena on the banks of the River Torrens in central Adelaide have been boosted after the Adelaide City...
Nov 10, 2021
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NBL's JackJumpers ready to take the court as legislation to create Stadiums Tasmania agency moves forward
Tasmania’s JackJumpers - the NBL’s latest franchise - are set make their debut in the competition’s Preseason Blitz on Sunday 14th November. The JackJumpers will be the first...
Nov 10, 2021
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Tourism New Zealand looks to promote conference capability at AIME 2022
Tourism New Zealand will be looking to promote its new conference infrastructure at the Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) when it returns from Monday 21st to...
Nov 10, 2021
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Sydney Mardi Gras announces return of popular events to the festival program in 2022
After two challenging years of limited contact, and with the theme UNITED WE SHINE, the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras festival program will see the return of its popular...
Nov 9, 2021
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OzAsia Festival attracts more than 180,000 attendees
Adelaide Festival Centre’s OzAsia Festival has returned to live performances attracting more than 180,000 attendances across more than 50 events held over 18 days. The program...
Nov 9, 2021
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Live performance set to return to the stage at Newcastle's Civic Theatre
Newcastle’s Civic Theatre is preparing of lockdown to welcome audiences back, with the 92-year-old venue to host its first live performance in three months as of tomorrow (10th...
Nov 9, 2021
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New Zealand government launches insurance scheme for major summer festivals
The New Zealand Government has today announced that it will offer major summer festivals financial certainty to proceed in face of COVID-19 threat with the launch of the Events...
Nov 9, 2021
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Partnership announced for Melbourne's Fed Square and Network 10
Contributing to its reactivation, Fed Square is partnering with Network 10 in a first of its kind community partnership for Fed Square. The partnership will strengthen Fed...
Nov 8, 2021
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ASM Global proposes expansion of Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre into entertainment precinct
International venue management company ASM Global (Asia Pacific) is reported to be advocating for the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre to be doubled in size with the...
Nov 8, 2021
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Federal Opposition gets behind events industry’s call for cancellation insurance scheme
Calls for the Federal Government to underwrite a national insurance scheme to cover operational losses from COVID-19-related cancelation or postponement of business events and...
Nov 8, 2021
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Melbourne’s Flinders Street Station transforms through multi-sensory art experience
Victorian artist Patricia Piccinini’s transformation of Flinders Street Station’s hidden top floor with her multi-sensory art experience – ‘A Miracle Constantly Repeated’ -...
Nov 7, 2021
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Esports to feature as medal sport at Asian Games Hangzhou
The organisers of 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 have announced that esports will be an official medal sport at the event. Announced the medal addition during a news conference...
Nov 7, 2021
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Georges River Council activates COVIDSafe community events for 2022
Colourful community events are returning for the Georges River community in 2022, bringing the area to life with a salute to local legends at the Australia Day Awards, roaring...
Nov 6, 2021
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Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens sees return of ‘The Wind in the Willows’ interactive family experience
Australian Shakespeare Company founder and Artist Director, Glenn Elston returns Kenneth Grahame’s immortal story ‘The Wind in the Willows’ to the stage at Melbourne’s Royal...
Nov 6, 2021
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Theatre Royal Sydney’s ticketing partnerships set to deliver industry-leading patron experience
Counting down to its reopening on 2nd December, Theatre Royal Sydney has advised that innovations being introduced at the refurbished venue will deliver a world class customer...
Nov 5, 2021
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New training program launched for Queensland emerging screen industry practitioners
Screen Queensland and the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) have launched the AFTRS Training Partnership, designed to provide strategic pathways for entry into...
Nov 4, 2021
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Art Gallery of Western Australia delivers Perth's largest rooftop venue
The Art Gallery of Western Australia’s rooftop is complete, with the 500-capacity multipurpose arts space and bar now Perth's biggest rooftop venue which includes entertainment...
Nov 4, 2021
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Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre seeks hospitality operator for new café
The Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre (The Joan) is seeking a professional food and beverage operator for an exciting new café that will enrich the experience of visitors...
Nov 4, 2021
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