News: Entertainment
Latitude Financial and Moshtix partner for ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ ticketing option
Latitude Financial and Moshtix have announced a new partnership making LatitudePay the exclusive ‘buy now pay later’ (BNPL) provider for thousands of live music and...
Feb 22, 2021
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Live Performance Australia calls for targeted JobSaver action to prevent further collapse of the arts and entertainment industry
With snap lockdowns, border closures and audience restrictions having critically impacted the recovery of the arts and entertainment industry, Live Performance Australia (LPA)...
Feb 22, 2021
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Cinema owner to run against Federal Arts Minister at next election
Emma Addario, owner of the Roseville Cinema on Sydney's North Shore, has announced that she is to run against Federal Arts Minister Paul Fletcher, the incumbent member for...
Feb 20, 2021
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Show goes on at Christchurch's Court Theatre
Christchurch's Court Theatre returned to catering for full houses as of Thursday, moving back to operating under New Zealand's COVID-19 Alert Level 1. The move followed last...
Feb 19, 2021
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Prime Minister Ardern eases Auckland’s COVID-19 lockdown but events still cancelled
Auckland has emerged from the three-day Level 3 Coronavirus lockdown imposed as of 11.59pm last Sunday after three cases of the UK variant of COVID-19 were found in the...
Feb 19, 2021
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City of Melbourne reverses decision to cancel Moomba festival
Melbourne's annual Moomba festival will now proceed with a revised program, after the reversal of an announcement made yesterday that it would be cancelled. The City of...
Feb 18, 2021
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Tasmanian builder awarded Derwent Entertainment Centre redevelopment contract
Tasmanian based builder, VOS Construction and Joinery Pty Ltd, has been awarded the contract to undertake the major redevelopment of the Tasmanian Government owned Derwent...
Feb 18, 2021
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COVID-19 Safety Plan approved for 2021 Bluesfest
Bluesfest has announced they have been given the opportunity to present their multi award-winning festival in Byron Bay over Easter (from 1st to 5th April) in 2021 at a level...
Feb 18, 2021
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Adelaide Festival announces new ‘pop-up’ entertainment hub
Adelaide Festival has announced its new hub - The Summerhouse - which will be home to fifteen headlining contemporary music acts, opera on the big screen, Breakfast with Papers...
Feb 17, 2021
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Musicians call for JobKeeper extension
Thousands of musicians have signed an open letter pleading the Australian Government to extend JobKeeper beyond the planned cessation of the subsidy in March. The letter,...
Feb 16, 2021
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Samsung and Eden Park partner to install New Zealand’s largest digital screen
Global technology giant Samsung and Auckland’s Eden Park have combined forces to install New Zealand’s largest digital screen, significantly improving the stadium’s visual...
Feb 16, 2021
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TEG reports successful deployment of $11.1 million funds raised from FIRE FIGHT AUSTRALIA concert
TEG has reported that the $11.1 million funds raised from the FIRE FIGHT AUSTRALIA concert held one year ago today have been successfully deployed to support hundreds of aid...
Feb 16, 2021
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Work begins on upgrades at Sutherland Entertainment Centre
Construction is underway on a series of upgrades at the Sutherland Entertainment Centre, with work on the long-planned refurbishment now being undertaken by builder ADCO...
Feb 15, 2021
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Survey finds workers considering leaving the Victorian music industry
A new study examining the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on the Victorian music sector found that 58% of respondents are considering leaving the industry. Commissioned by...
Feb 15, 2021
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Perth Festival opens today celebrating a rich diversity of community
Perth Festival 2021 opens today showcasing an array of Western Australian artistic excellence celebrating local stories with universal appeal. Perth Festival organisers have...
Feb 15, 2021
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New funding schemes support Queensland touring arts
Two new funds will be investing in touring performing and visual arts projects throughout Queensland. Following extensive consultation with Arts organisations, the new Touring...
Feb 14, 2021
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ASM Global's Harvey Lister looks to ‘full revival’ of live events in 2022
Harvey Lister, APAC Chairman and Chief Executive of ASM Global (Asia Pacific) has shared his thoughts on the revival of the Australian and international live performance...
Feb 13, 2021
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Wellington's Sky Stadium hosts largest crowd for a concert anywhere in the world for nearly a year
Over 32,000 fans, the largest crowd for a concert anywhere in the world for nearly a year, attended Wellington's Sky Stadium last night to see New Zealand act SIX60. The fifth...
Feb 13, 2021
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Dubai theme park operator urges shareholders to back takeover offer
Dubai-based DXB Entertainments, operator of Dubai Parks and Resorts, is urging shareholders to accept an offer from its majority shareholder, state-controlled Meraas Holding, to...
Feb 12, 2021
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Reopening of Melbourne’s ACMI reveals the world of screen culture
Australia’s national museum of screen culture, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) at Melbourne’s Federation Square has reopened to visitor a following a $40...
Feb 11, 2021
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Darwin Entertainment Centre stages 89 performances since July reopening
With venues in the Northern Territory being among the first Australian spaces to reopen after the Coronavirus lockdown, Coryn Huddy, acting General Manager at the Darwin...
Feb 11, 2021
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Birdman Rally and Moomba Parade will not feature in revised Moomba festival plans
Aiming to ensure that the 2021 Moomba festival can proceed within COVID-19 restrictions for major events, the City of Melbourne has today advised its revised plans for the...
Feb 10, 2021
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Melbourne Festival Hall’s change of ownership marks the end of an era
The recent change of ownership of Melbourne’s Festival Hall marks the end of the Wren family’s 60-year involvement with the venue. Opened in 1915, the former West Melbourne...
Feb 10, 2021
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Redevelopment nears completion at Palmerston North’s Central Energy Trust Arena
Work on a major upgrade of facilities at Palmerston North’s Central Energy Trust Arena is on target for completion by the end of March. The $17 million redevelopment, which...
Feb 10, 2021
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