Category: News

Changing of the guard at Legends

Article posted by Coliseum, April 24^th, 2024

Legends has named Dan Levy as its new CEO while Shervin Mirhashemi will move into a new full-time role as vice chairman. Sportico said the latest moves come as Legends, the sports venue operations and experiences company, is in the process of its planned merger with venue management company ASM... » Read more

Porto stadium upgrades get €65m boost

Article posted by Coliseum, April 24^th, 2024

Madrid-based investment company Ithaka has invested €65 million in Portugal’s Porto Football Club, which will splash the cash on improvements to its Estádio do Dragão. Essential Business said Ithaka has investment experience in sports and sports infrastructure projects in Europe. FC Porto... » Read more

Charismatic Kai Tak Sports Park Winter prelude

Article posted by Coliseum, April 24^th, 2024

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, the leading venue management company ASM Global and the Kai Tak Sports Park Limited (KTSPL) – which is a subsidiary of the New World Development – as part of a multiyear strategy have announced a late Winter testing period for the... » Read more

Chelsea bend over backwards for Stoll veterans

Article posted by Coliseum, April 24^th, 2024

BlueCo, the parent company of the Premier League team Chelsea Football Club, has completed the acquisition of the Sir Oswald Stoll Mansions site, adjacent to the club’s residence – the Stamford Bridge in Fulham, London (UK). ‘CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB’ stated that BlueCo’s acquisition of... » Read more

Co-op Live opening on ice over power issues

Article posted by Coliseum, April 23^rd, 2024

The United Kingdom’s (UK’s) largest and newest arena – the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester – has postponed its opening night with just 24 hours notice after work failed to finish on time. The opening day has been pushed back by one week following a preview show that saw a number of... » Read more

Buro Happold dots-i’s-crosses-t’s venue plans

Article posted by Coliseum, April 23^rd, 2024

Rob May knows all about the structure of a building and he dots the i’s and crosses the t’s whenever it comes to dealing with the build of venues. With a Structural Engineering background, he says it is an “absolutely amazing experience to help devise strategies to build venues to... » Read more

Signal Iduna Park – tradition meets technology

Article posted by Coliseum, April 23^rd, 2024

The American network equipment company Extreme Networks has been selected to deploy next-generation wireless and analytics solutions for the Bundesliga team Borussia Dortmund, one of the largest football clubs in Germany. ‘Extreme networks’ stated that the new Wi-Fi 6E-ready network, which will... » Read more