UK competition watchdog clears proposed AEG Facilities and SMG merger

Merger to create new global facility management and venue services firm, ASM Global
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Concert Ticket Sales Are Down Significantly This Year

Despite the tumult of the recorded music business, live music was thought to be a bit more of a blue chip when it came to an otherwise unstable industry, but new data from Pollstar shows that sales of concert tickets have taken a significant dip in comparison to previous years….

AEG and Korea’s CJ LiveCity Partner to Build a World-Class Arena in Seoul

AEG has confirmed a new deal. The global live entertainment giant has partnered with CJ LiveCity Corporation to jointly build the Seoul Metropolitan Arena, a 20,000-capacity arena in Seoul’s Goyang City in the Gyeonggi Province in Korea. CJ LiveCity wi…

AEG teams with CJ LiveCity to build K-Pop themed entertainment complex & 20,000-cap arena in Seoul, South Korea

Venue is projected to attract over 20m visitors annually
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Steve Sayer appointed Vice President & General Manager at The O2 in London

Sayer joined The O2 in 2014 as Commercial Director and was previously Operations Director for Manchester City Football Club
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AEG Europe ups John Langford, Emma Bownes & Paul Reeve to key roles

The appointments follow the news that Alex Hill will take over as President of AEG Europe from January 2019
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