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Oak View Group forms Arena Alliance

Oak View Group (OVG), a global advisory, development and investment company for the sports and live entertainment industries, has launched the Arena Alliance, a collaborative venture comprising 22 leading venues from across North America.

OVG said the alliance will provide each member with advice on business reviews and negotiations, ticketing strategy, seating and hospitality pricing, marketing campaigns, operating expenses, database management, event scheduling, venue security, media rights and labour negotiations.

The initial charter members of the Arena Alliance are: AT&T Center (San Antonio), Air Canada Center (Toronto), Amalie Arena (Tampa Bay), BB&T Center (Ft. Lauderdale), Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis), Chase Center (San Francisco), Consol Energy Center (Pittsburgh), First Niagara Center (Buffalo), The Forum (Los Angeles), Golden1 Credit Union Center (Sacramento), Little Caesars Arena (Detroit), Madison Square Garden (Las Vegas), Madison Square Garden (New York), Pepsi Center (Denver), Philips Arena (Atlanta), Prudential Center (Newark), Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland), Rogers Arena (Vancouver), Scottrade Center (St. Louis), The United Center (Chicago) Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) and Xcel Energy Center (St. Paul).

The members will meet twice a year to share their strategies and practices.

“We are honoured to be working with such an auspicious group of charter members,” OVG chief executive Tim Leiweke said. “Our members include some of the most recognisable names in sports and entertainment. The Alliance was created in order to maximise their assets and resources on a national scale.”

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