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Comcast Spectacor is an American sports and entertainment company based in
The company was formed in 1974 by Flyers founder and chairman Ed Snider as Spectacor, the parent company of both the Flyers and the Spectrum. Snider had been instrumental in getting the Spectrum built in 1967 and assumed control of the arena in 1971. He sold a 63% stake in Spectacor to Comcast in 1996 but remained as chairman of the renamed Comcast Spectacor. Shortly afterward, Comcast Spectacor bought the 76ers; as the Spectrum's owner, Snider had been the Sixers' landlord since 1971. Comcast Spectacor sold the 76ers to Josh Harris in 2011. In April 2016, Snider died at his home in California. On September 22, 2016, Comcast announced that it would buy out the remaining 24% that it did not already own.[2]
Spectra Experiences
Comcast Spectacor is the principal owner of Spectra (formerly Global Spectrum, Ovations and Paciolan). Globally, Spectra serves 300-plus clients at more than 400 properties including public assembly facilities throughout the
- Addition Financial Arena at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida
- Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, Washington
- Atlantic City Convention Center and Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey
- Augusta Entertainment Complex in Augusta, Georgia
- Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario, Canada
- Chaifetz Arena at Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri
- Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas
- Cleveland State University Wolstein Center, in Cleveland, Ohio
- Cross Insurance Arena in Portland, Maine
- Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine
- Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina
- CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton, New Jersey
- Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, Washington
- Ford Entertainment Complex in Beaumont, Texas
- Glens Falls Civic Center in Glens Falls, New York
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Lowell Memorial Auditorium, located in Lowell, Massachusetts
- Overland Park Convention Center in Overland Park, Kansas
- PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania
- RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland, California
- SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois, a Chicago suburb
- Sioux Falls Convention Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia
- Saint Charles, Missouri
- State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona
- Subaru Park in Chester, Pennsylvania, a Philadelphia suburb
- Tribute Communities Centre in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
- Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa
- University of Massachusetts Amherst William D. Mullins Memorial Center, located in Amherst, Massachusetts
- University of Massachusetts Lowell Tsongas Center, located in Lowell, Massachusetts
- Value City Arena at The Ohio State University, in Columbus, Ohio
- Watsco Center at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida
- Wells Fargo Arena, part of the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa
- Wells Fargo Center is in Spectra's corporate hometown of Philadelphia. The Wells Fargo Center's predecessor, The Spectrum, is the namesake of the company.
- WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ontario
- XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut
- Colisée Vidéotron in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
Spectra is composed of three divisions: Venue Management (formerly Global Spectrum), Food Services & Hospitality (formerly Ovations Food Services), and Ticketing & Fan Engagement (formerly Paciolan).
On June 12, 2017, Learfield, acquired Spectra's Ticketing & Fan Engagement division - formerly known as Paciolan - from Comcast Spectacor.[4]
In August 2021, it was announced that Spectra would be merging with Oak View Group to form a full-service live events company.[5]
On November 19, 2021, Oak View Group completed the acquisition of Spectra to form a full-service live events company. [6]
Other businesses
Comcast Spectacor owns Ovations Food Services, which provides food and beverage services to arenas, stadiums,
New Era Tickets is the full-service ticketing subsidiary of Comcast Spectacor, and provides in-house ticketing in the US and Canada. In Philadelphia, the company operates under the name ComcastTIX and provides tickets to events at Wells Fargo Center, Liacouras Center at Temple University, CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton, New Jersey, and the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Comcast Spectacor owns the
Comcast Spectacor also oversees G4, a former video game-centric cable and satellite network that was operated by G4 Media from April 24, 2002 to December 31, 2014. The network was relaunched in November 2021 and shuttered in November of the following year.[9][10]
References
- ^ "Presenting the Philadelphia Fusion". Overwatch League. November 1, 2017.
- ^ "Comcast Corporation To Acquire Ed Snider's Stake In Comcast Spectacor". corporate.comcast.com (Press release).
- ^ "CRDA Awards Convention Center and Boardwalk Hall Facilities Management to Global Spectrum". Global Spectrum. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
- ^ "Learfield to Acquire Spectra's Ticketing & Fan Engagement Division from Comcast Spectacor". finance.yahoo.com.
- ^ "Oak View Group and Spectra to Merge, Creating a Leading Full-Service Live Events Company". prnewswire.com. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ Group, Oak View. "Oak View Group Completes Major Acquisition of Spectra". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ "SK Telecom, Comcast form e-sports venture". October 11, 2019.
- ^ "SK Telecom and Comcast Spectacor Announce Global Esports Joint Venture". corporate.comcast.com. February 25, 2019.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (July 24, 2020). "Long-Dormant Gaming Network G4 TV Teases 2021 Relaunch by Comcast Spectacor". Variety. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
- ^ Hayes, Dade (October 16, 2022). "Comcast Pulls Plug On G4 TV, Ending Comeback Try For Gamer-Focused Network". Deadline. Retrieved October 17, 2022.