News: Entertainment
Singapore Tourism Board partners with Disney to drive new activations
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and The Walt Disney Company have announced a three-year collaboration that aims to attract visitors to Singapore through a range of...
Apr 19, 2017
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TEG Analytics discovers Australia’s ‘entertainment gene’
Leading ticketing, live entertainment and data analytics company, TEG, has today announced the findings of Australia’s largest data science project and the discovery of the...
Apr 19, 2017
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Exhibitors sign billion dollar contracts at DEAL 2017
The organisers of this year’s Dubai Entertainment and Amusement Leisure (DEAL) Expo have revealed that exhibitors at the event signed contracts worth over US$1.66 billion. With...
Apr 15, 2017
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Open-air dinosaur museum launches in western Queensland
A permanent open-air dinosaur exhibit has been built over boulders and a gorge in outback Queensland. Dinosaur Canyon is the latest addition to the Australian Age of Dinosaurs...
Apr 14, 2017
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Best Union’s OmniTicket ticketing solution wins top international ticketing award
Global electronic ticketing and access control systems business Best Union is celebrating having won the ‘Smart & Connected Award’ with its OmniTicket’s Package Ticketing...
Apr 12, 2017
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Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards reward creativity and innovation
Creativity, innovation and determination have been rewarded in the annual Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards. The winners for the 2016 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards are...
Apr 12, 2017
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Wet weather further dampens Ardent Leisure performance
The Ardent Leisure Group has revealed a fall of 34.3% in revenue at its Gold Coast theme parks during the last quarter, despite good visitation numbers during the first three...
Apr 11, 2017
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Doltone House takes on management of Sydney’s Australian Technology Park
Leading venue and catering operator, Doltone House has officially launched its newest venue, the Australian Technology Park in Eveleigh, Sydney. Appointed to manage the venue by...
Apr 11, 2017
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Dubai's 21st Global Village welcomed 5.6 million guests
Dubai's annual Global Village attraction closed the gates on its 21st season on 8th April having recorded a record breaking attendance of 5.6 million guests over its 159 days of...
Apr 11, 2017
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Venue Management Association looks to biggest ever Congress
The 2017 Asia Pacific Venue Industry Congress is returning to Sydney from 21st to 23rd May, with host the Venue Management Assocuation (VMA) expecting delegate registrations to...
Apr 10, 2017
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Ringers Western named presenting partner for Australian Outback Spectacular
The Australian Outback Spectacular has announced a new partnership with Australian clothing company, Ringers Western coming on board as the presenting partner of the popular...
Apr 10, 2017
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Hong Kong Sevens continues as the pinnacle of the Sevens World Series
The 42nd edition of the Hong Kong Sevens tournament, with a cumulative attendance of almost 120,000 over its three days, has once again proved to be the largest event in the...
Apr 10, 2017
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North Byron Parklands fights to hold future festivals in face of safety concerns
North Byron Parklands, the location for the Splendour In The Grass and Falls Festival, is fighting to secure its future as a live performance venue in the face of NSW Police...
Apr 8, 2017
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Adele Tour makes Australasian concert history
British superstar Adele’s LIVE 2017 Tour has made Australasian concert history, playing to more than 700,000 fans across Australia and New Zealand and smashing peak attendance...
Apr 7, 2017
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Village Roadshow changes see Clark Kirby appointed Theme Parks division Chief Executive
Village Roadshow has announced changes to the management of its Theme Parks division with Clark Kirby - son of Village Roadshow co-Chief Executive Robert Kirby - taking on the...
Apr 7, 2017
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Takapuna's Bruce Mason Theatre to host permanent digital arts showcase
A free, interactive digital art experience is set to make its permanent home at the Bruce Mason Theatre on Auckland’s North Shore with the relocation of Auckland Live’s digital...
Apr 5, 2017
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Sydney Royal Easter Show prepares to deliver 1.5 million ride experiences
Australia's largest annual event, the Sydney Royal Easter Show is set to commence tomorrow (Thursday 6th April), delivering a celebration of Australian culture, from rural...
Apr 5, 2017
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NSW Government commits more funds for Walsh Bay arts precinct transformation
The transformation of Sydney’s Walsh Bay into a world-class cultural arts precinct has received a major boost with an additional allocation of $68 million in NSW Government...
Apr 4, 2017
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Ticketmaster unveils new technology to enhance fans' ticket buying experience
Ticketmaster Australasia has unveiled new technology that aims to enhance the ticketbuying experience for live sport and entertainment fans. Initially launched across AFL events...
Apr 3, 2017
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Promoter Andrew McManus spared jail time in suitcase drug money case
Concert promoter Andrew McManus has avoided a prison sentence in spite of having admitted lying to Police about a suitcase containing $700,000 cash linked to an international...
Mar 31, 2017
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Live Nation announces official airline partnership with Virgin Australia
Live Nation Australasia has announced a partnership with Virgin Australia that sees the carrier named the entertainment giant’s official airline. The link sees Virgin Australia...
Mar 30, 2017
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Ferrari World Abu Dhabi opens Turbo Track ‘mega rollercoaster’
Ferrari World Abu Dhabi has opened its highly-anticipated rollercoaster Turbo Track. A first for the indoor theme parks, Turbo Track launches guests from inside the park at 102...
Mar 30, 2017
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TEG Rewards launches Passive Metering with Wakoopa
Leading ticketing, live entertainment and data analytics company TEG has announced a ground-breaking technology partnership between TEG Rewards and Wakoopa, the world’s leading...
Mar 29, 2017
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Auckland's PumpHouse Theatre to celebrate 40th birthday
The PumpHouse Theatre is to mark its 40th anniversary as a thriving, key venue in Auckland’s arts and cultural scene in 2017. Since 1977 the theatre space has seen hundreds of...
Mar 28, 2017
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