News: Entertainment
Stadiums Queensland venues hosted record 4.9 million patrons through 2022/23 financial year
The newly released Stadiums Queensland annual report for the 2022/23 financial year has reported a record year across the agency’s nine venues hosted 178 major events -...
Oct 5, 2023
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World Bowling League aims to transform tenpin bowling into global juggernaut
Tenpin bowling is set to be reimagined as an engaging commercial entity with League Sports Co aiming to transform the popular pastime of ten-pin bowling into a global...
Oct 5, 2023
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Wellington’s Hannah Playhouse marks 50th anniversary
Wellington’s Hannah Playhouse will be marking its 50th anniversary this month with an array of events and activities. Since taking over the management of the venue in October...
Oct 5, 2023
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Visit Dubai and Real Madrid partnership offers fans range of activations and experiences
Visit Dubai and Real Madrid partnership offers fans range of activations and experiences Visit Dubai and Real Madrid Club de Fútbol have entered into a landmark partnership...
Oct 5, 2023
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Secret Sounds announce their inaugural SXSW Sydney Showcase
Secret Sounds have today announced their inaugural SXSW Sydney Showcase, taking over The Barrie on Thursday 19th October and featuring an impressive lineup of international and...
Oct 4, 2023
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National survey reveals Australians want more live music venues
A survey conducted for Cedar Mill Group reveals almost half of Australians believe they are under-serviced when it comes to live music venues in their local area. The data,...
Oct 3, 2023
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Audoo metering technology helps OneMusic accurately collect royalties for artists
With a mission to pay public performance royalties to musicians more accurately, licencing agency OneMusic is investing in the widespread rollout across Australian and New...
Oct 2, 2023
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Warner Bros. Movie World transforms for Gold Coast’s best Halloween event
Warner Bros. Movie World is transforming to scare even the bravest of guests at its after-dark event – ‘Fright Nights’ - which is returning to the park on selected nights this...
Oct 2, 2023
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Cairns’ Munro Martin Parklands to have synthetic turf installed for improved access
Cairns Regional Council has advised that Munro Martin Parklands is temporarily closed this month for improvement and maintenance works. Council will be installing synthetic turf...
Oct 2, 2023
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MotoGP experiences 20% growth in global audiences
As MotoGP™ enters into its pivotal part of the season across Asia and Oceania, the broadcast audience and attendance figures for the first 12 Grands Prix of 2023 reveal a...
Oct 2, 2023
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20,000 seat K-Arena Yokohama opens for first performance
Described as the world’s largest dedicated music arena, the 20,000-capacity K Arena Yokohama opened in the Japanese city on Friday with a performance from local band Yuzu....
Oct 1, 2023
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Melbourne’s largest Ganesh Festival celebrating 8th year
The largest Ganesh festival in Melbourne - The Ganesh Chaturthi Utsav - is celebrating its 8th year with a vibrant and culturally enriching annual celebration having taken place...
Oct 1, 2023
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Two dead after attending Sydney music festival
Two men are dead and 10 other people have been taken to hospital after attending Sydney music festivals held amid the weekend’s high temperatures. NSW Health confirmed the two...
Sep 30, 2023
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Unilumin impresses at 19th Asian Games with LED displays and Integrated Metasight Solutions
Unilumin Group, the global LED enterprise, has provided a total area of more than 4200 metre² of LED displays and integrated metasight (integration of light and display)...
Sep 29, 2023
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Wellington’s Conference and Exhibition Centre Tākina secures immersive Marvel exhibition
‘Marvel: Earth's Mightiest Exhibition’ offers a new immersive exhibition that will debut at Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre in December 2023 and is...
Sep 28, 2023
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EVANZ opens registration for 2023 conference and invites final award entries
The Entertainment Venues Association New Zealand (EVANZ) has opened registrations for its Annual Conference in Dunedin. Being held from Tuesday 28th to Thursday 30th November...
Sep 27, 2023
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NSW Government reverses controversial screen industry funding cuts
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) and Screen Producers Australia (SPA) have today welcomed the NSW Government’s decision to reverse the cutting of $60 million in...
Sep 26, 2023
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Optus Stadium reappoints KOJO as in-house sports production team
KOJO - market leader in fan first sport experiences - has been awarded a new multi-year contract with Optus Stadium as its in-house production suite services team. Reappointed...
Sep 26, 2023
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Vicscreen presents inaugural international games market in Melbourne
Melbourne International Games Week commences next week, with 5th October marking the official opening of ‘Play Now Melbourne’ – the inaugural international games market which is...
Sep 26, 2023
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Northern Territory Major Events Company places sixth in global events top 100
The Northern Territory Major Events Company (NTMEC) has placed sixth in the prestigious Eventex Awards Top 100 Event Organisers and Agencies for 2023. The accolade comes after...
Sep 25, 2023
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ASM Global announced as managers of Dubai’s Connect Conference Centre
Venue management company ASM Global has been named the operator of Dubai’s Connect Conference Centre, becoming the second facility in the company’s Dubai portfolio after the...
Sep 25, 2023
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Victorian multicultural communities to benefit from festivals and events funding
The Victorian Government is supporting the state’s multicultural communities to celebrate, share and preserve their culture with a new round of festivals and events grants....
Sep 24, 2023
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Funding program revamped to support Northern Territory events
In support of the Northern Territory’s events industry, the Territory Government’s Event Funding Program (EFP) has been revamped to make applying for event support easier and...
Sep 24, 2023
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Northern Territory Screen Summit underway in Darwin
Darwin is hosting the NT Screen Summit this weekend - an event bringing together over 100 screen professionals for two days of development, creativity and innovation. Presented...
Sep 22, 2023
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