Tag: Tim Leiweke


Oak View Group expand footprint to Canada

OVG expands into Canada

The Tim Leiweke-helmed Oak View Group (OVG) (US) launched a new Canadian division on June 8th – OVG Canada – and announced that Canada Basketball was on board as its first client. ‘THE GLOBE AND MAIL’ stated that Leiweke, the former President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of... » Read more


UBS Arena to come armed with clean-air tech

UBS Arena October 2020 air cleaning tech

With COVID-19 almost sounding the death knell on the world, ‘Safety First’ has become the catchline, and the safety quotient also has become paramount for the sports venue sector. In keeping with the safety spirit, UBS Arena in New York (US), the under-construction new home of the New York... » Read more


Nassau Coliseum to shut shop; ‘Isles’ marooned

Nassau Coliseum July 2020

The National Hockey League’s (NHL’s) New York Islanders have been left high and dry and will have to find a new digs for themselves for the 2020-21 seasons following an announcement that the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum would be shuttered indefinitely in New York, US. The National Hockey... » Read more


OVG-ASM in war of words over new arena in Manchester

Manchester Arena OVG-ASM update April 2020

Plans from Oak View Group (OVG) – an American global advisory, development and investment company for the sports and live entertainment industries – for a new “best in class” 23,500-capacity arena at Manchester in UK – was published on April 1st. This is the latest initiative in the... » Read more


OVG initiate construction work of Moody Center

University of Texas Moody Center - Nov 2019 update

Official groundbreaking and start of construction work on the futuristic Moody Center at Austin in US has been announced by the University of Texas in Austin, Oak View Group (OVG) and the Beverly Hills-based Live Nation Entertainment. The avant-garde venue will be financed privately and it will be... » Read more


Oak View plans first overseas arena in Milan

Milano Arena

Venue development, advisory and investment company the Oak View Group (OVG) is to construct and operate a new arena (Santa Giulia Arena) in Milan, Italy, according to media reports. OVG has partnered with Live Nation to build and run the arena, which will host sports and entertainment events. The... » Read more


Work starts at Seattle Center’s new arena

Seattle new arena

Construction of Seattle Center’s new arena began on December 5, with Mayor Jenny Durkan and Seattle City Council members along with community leaders, OVG-Seattles’s CEO Tim Leiweke and NHL Seattle joining the official groundbreaking ceremony, the NHL franchise announced on its official website... » Read more


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