Major League Soccer’s San Jose Earthquakes and PayPal have struck a multi-year sponsorship agreement that includes naming rights for the team’s stadium located in San Jose, California, which will be called PayPal Park. Read more
Home to the Colorado Eagles of the American Hockey League, the Budweiser Events Center (BEC) at The Ranch Events Complex in Loveland, Colorado is a 7,200-capacity multipurpose arena that hosts everything from hockey, basketball and indoor football to concerts, rodeo, family shows and more. Read more
The NFL’s Buffalo Bills have announced that Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York will be the new naming rights partner for Bills Stadium. Read more
Maximising visitor engagement is one of the most important goals of major sports venues and will become even more necessary as stadiums are held to limited capacity for the foreseeable future. Read more
Major League Baseball’s San Diego Padres have extended a naming rights deal for their Petco Park stadium. Read more
The San Francisco 49ers have put together an advisory committee with leading medical experts to explore the best practices and health considerations that will underpin an eventual safe re-opening of Levi’s Stadium. Read more
The United Soccer League and the Downtown Spokane Partnership are revisiting the possibility of a new 5,000-seat stadium in downtown Spokane, Washington State, that would become the home of a USL League One club. Read more
State Farm Arena, home of the Atlanta Hawks, has implemented the latest in drone technology as a part of the venue’s cleaning and disinfecting protocols. Read more
The University of Maine in the US has unveiled its transformative $110 million athletic facilities master plan. Read more
The Innovation Institute for Fan Experience (IIFX) is set to host an industry-veteran-packed virtual summit themed “Prepping for the Return of Fans!” Read more
Major League Baseball (MLB) has selected Extreme Networks as its official Wi-Fi solutions provider. Read more
The oldest operating racecourse in the world, Chester Racecourse, is planning to become the first in the UK to welcome back visitors in the wake of the global pandemic. Read more
Live sporting events in New York are set to kick off again this month with limited fan attendance in arenas and stadiums with a capacity of 10,000 people or more. Read more
ASM Global has celebrated more than a quarter century of providing support to the National Football League for Super Bowl game-day operations. Read more
The San Francisco 49ers and the County of Santa Clara have opened California’s largest vaccination site at Levi’s Stadium to facilitate the rapid rollout of Covid-19 vaccines. Read more
Wells Fargo Center has been awarded the WELL Health-Safety Rating for Facility Operations and Management, an important step toward welcoming fans back to the arena later this year. Read more
The 2021 SheBelieves Cup will take place from February 18-24 at Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Florida. Read more
The NBA’s Indiana Pacers and experience design and execution company ANC have introduced a new digital experience at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Read more
Austin FC has agreed a multi-year stadium naming rights partnership with Q2 Holdings for their state-of-the-art, $260 million stadium. Read more
The NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins have made substantial capital and operational improvements at PPG Paints Arena to create the safest environment possible for when fans return. Read more
