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ANC’s Chief: We’re Part of the Show

ANC’s Chief: We’re Part of the Show

Posted by | May 16, 2019 | , ,

GoVision, which provides mobile videoboards for events such as the NCAA Final Four, is now part of ANC. (Courtesy Learfield IMG College) Linardos: “It’s not just the stadium videoboard we’re providing but the whole game-day experience.” George Linardos is CEO of ANC and Learfield Venue Solutions, a position he’s held since September 2017. Over his career, Linardos worked for Nokia and Time Warner, where he founded Sports Illustrated Play, a youth sports technology platform. For two years, he ran Red Hour Films, a motion picture production studio in a partnership with actor Ben Stiller. Linardos visited with VenuesNow about portable videoboard supplier GoVision becoming part of the ANC brand and trends he sees in the sports and entertainment industry. Your business is growing outside of sports. ANC signed a deal with Live Nation to supply new video screens at its 50 amphitheaters. Is that an example of where your company… Continue Reading ANC’s Chief: We’re Part of the Show

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‘If Not Privatize, at Least Professionalize’

Posted by | May 9, 2019 | , ,

How Denzil Skinner’s example helped government-run venues evolve Denzil Skinner’s influence was felt across the facility management industry. As co-founder of FMG, among the first companies to privately operate public assembly facilities, Skinner helped steer others toward that business model, including Frank Russo. Skinner died last month of cancer at age 91. Russo, now an executive vice president with Spectra, ran the Hartford (Conn.) Civic Center, now XL Center, for nine years. The city-owned arena opened in 1975 as the home of the old Hartford Whalers hockey team. For Russo, originally trained as a city manager, what started out as a temporary assignment turned into a full-time job. “I found out how difficult it is in many cases for a city to run a business function of government,” he said. “When I saw that Denzil was privatizing buildings, it got me looking into ways that we could, if not privatize,… Continue Reading ‘If Not Privatize, at Least Professionalize’

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Roof Retrofit Grows Into a Top Priority

Roof Retrofit Grows Into a Top Priority

Posted by | May 3, 2019 |

The Carolina Panthers have studied a roof retrofit at Bank of America Stadium. (Getty Images) More teams considering additions to shelter fans, help amplify home crowd David Tepper, owner of the NFL’s Carolina Panthers, recently mentioned to local reporters the concept of building a roof at Bank of America Stadium to make the venue more attractive for concerts and potentially the NCAA Final Four. His remarks may appear to be wishful thinking to some, but the Panthers have studied the roof issue dating to before Tepper bought the team in 2018, when Jerry Richardson was owner, said multiple sources who have consulted with the club over the past five years. They’re not alone. At least one other NFL team is studying a roof retrofit, plus multiple MLS teams, the Indian Wells tennis complex and municipally owned stadiums competing to host 2026 FIFA World Cup games.  In baseball, two MLB teams… Continue Reading Roof Retrofit Grows Into a Top Priority

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Arenas Are Facing New Roof Issues, Too

Arenas Are Facing New Roof Issues, Too

Posted by | May 3, 2019 |

The weight of ANC’s kinetic scoreboard planned for Wells Fargo Center requires upgrades along the roofline. (Courtesy Wells Fargo Center) The roof retrofit issue isn’t restricted to stadiums. Big league arenas are strengthening their existing roof structures to meet the demands of high-tech videoboards and extravagant touring productions.  “Arenas built over the past 15 years are really struggling to keep up with where concerts are going these days,” said Bart Miller, a principal with Walter P Moore, a structural engineering firm for sports and entertainment venues.  A decade ago, arena rooflines were designed with 120,000-pound rigging capacity. Now, many concert tours carry 200,000 pounds of equipment, and any rigging system under that number is not adequate for what’s going on in the entertainment industry, Miller said. “The loading is getting heavier and more widespread, distributed over a much larger area than it used to be,” he said. “Some loads are… Continue Reading Arenas Are Facing New Roof Issues, Too

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