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The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and the US Department of Justice have given the green light for the merger of venue management giant ... More

AEG Facilities and SMG have revealed plans to merge, creating a standalone global facility management and venue services company which will operate under the name ... More

Gateshead Council is moving forward with plans to expand the iconic Gateshead Quays, a leisure and entertainment-focused development in Tyne and Wear, England. The £200m ... More

Canadian rapper, producer, actor and entrepreneur Drake is turning his attention to the restaurant business. The rapper, singer and songwriter is opening a high-end restaurant ... More

The founder of Hobart’s Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) in Tasmania has unveiled detailed plans to build a neighbouring 172 room, 5-star hotel ... More

Hyperloop One, the Los Angeles firm racing to build the world’s first Hyperloop high-speed transport system, has signed a deal with Dubai’s Roads and Transport ... More

Proposals to build a £92m (US$130.4m, €115.8m) Populous-designed Bristol Arena have been given the green light by the city council. The 12,000-capacity multi-use arena is ... More

Detailed plans have been revealed for the Moncton Downtown Centre, a 9,000-seat multi-purpose arena and entertainment complex designed by a team of architects lead by ... More

Following an announcement in November 2014 outlining five finalists shortlisted to design the £90m (US$135m, €119m) Bristol Arena, images of the proposals have now been ... More

Global facility management giant SMG, in partnership with Live Nation, has been named as the preferred bidder to operate the 12,000-seat Bristol Arena when it ... More

Culture minister Ed Vaizey has told the House of Commons that the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) would not be dissolved. In a ... More

Museums in three northern cities that faced the threat of closure are safe despite recent cuts, according to the culture minister. The Department for Culture, ... More

Museums in three northern cities that faced the threat of closure are safe despite recent cuts, according to the culture minister. The Department for Culture, ... More

A restructure at the National Media Museum (NMeM) has contributed to the delay in the planned June opening of a new £4m Media Space at ... More

A multi-phased US$336m (£208m, EUR237m) transformation of Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, US - home of the New Orleans Saints - has been completed. The ... More

North Lincolnshire Council (NLC) has finalised a deal with SMG Europe that will see the entertainment company operate Scunthorpe's Baths Hall and Plowright Theatre. SMG ... More

North Lincolnshire Council (NLC) has appointed SMG Europe to run a new multi-million pound entertainment venue, which is currently being built in Scunthorpe. In addition ... More

BAM Construction has been chosen by Leeds City Council (LCC) to build a new £80m entertainment venue in the centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire. Bovis ... More

Plans for the development of a new £80m entertainment venue in Leeds, South Yorkshire, have been conditionally approved by the local authority. Leeds City Council's ... More

Leeds City Council (LCC) has unveiled new images showing the internal layout of a proposed £80m entertainment venue, which will be built in the West ... More

North Lincolnshire Council (NLC) has announced that Scunthorpe-based Clugston Construction has been appointed to build the town's new multi-million pound entertainment venue. Baths Hall, which ... More