“Live Nation Entertainment, the world’s largest concert promoter whose holdings include Ticketmaster, on Thursday reported revenue of $7.6 billion in 2015, up 11 percent from the previous calendar year on a constant currency basis.”
Tag: 02.26.16
Advertisers’ Awkward Oscars Dilemma
“Advertisers, who are paying record prices for air time, find themselves in an awkward position. They want to attach themselves to the glamour of Hollywood without having their brands tarnished by the controversy over the all-white slate of acting nominees.”
What Google Learned Trying To Build The Perfect Team
“Five years ago, Google — one of the most public proselytizers of how studying workers can transform productivity — became focused on building the perfect team.”
Can Saigon’s Unique Historic Architecture Be Saved?
“When Ho Chi Minh City’s property market perked up after a slump that followed the 2008 financial crisis, dozens of prewar buildings – spanning the colonial to modernist eras – were razed to make room for new ones. As the city’s modest skyline grows, residents are watching with a mixture of awe and trepidation.”
‘Transformational’ Gift To Philadelphia Museum Of Art
“The gift of more than 50 artworks, as well as endowment funds, announced by the museum Thursday includes contemporary works by Cy Twombly, Philip Guston, Agnes Martin, Eva Hesse, and Paul Thek” as well as a major Edward Hopper painting and works by both Eakinses.
English National Opera Chorus Votes Unanimously To Strike
“Their union, Equity, announced that action short of a strike would start next Friday. … The action is in protest at plans to cut pay by 25% and axe four jobs.”
Met Opera Selects Architects To Fix Its Dysfunctional Lobby
“Provided it can raise the funds and get public approvals, the Met hopes to make its Lincoln Center building more welcoming by improving the cramped lobby – which the building’s [original] architect … was forced to scale back on to save money 50 years ago.”