List of cultural entities with sole naming rights
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The following is a list of cultural entities with sole naming rights:
Awards
Art awards
Literary awards
- Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, Rogers Communications. Formerly the Writers' Trust Fiction Prize.[3]
Music awards
- High1 Seoul Music Awards, Kangwon Land.[7][8]
- China UnionPay.[9]
Scientific awards
- Swedish National Bank.[10]
Sporting awards
- Bud Light Plus-Minus Award, Anheuser-Busch.
Museums
Canada
| Name | Location | Sponsor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Telus Spark |
Calgary | Telus | formerly Telus World of Science |
Science World at Telus World of Science |
Vancouver | Telus | formerly Science World |
Telus World of Science, Edmonton |
Edmonton | Telus | formerly the Odyssium |
Performing arts venues
Argentina
| Name | Location | Sponsor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Nacional Sancor Seguros | Buenos Aires | Sancor Seguros (Insurance company) | |
| Multiteatro Comafi | Buenos Aires | Banco Comafi (banking) | |
| Metropolitan Sura | Buenos Aires | Sura Seguros (Insurance company) | |
| Opera Orbis | Buenos Aires | Orbis (Insurance company) | |
| DirecTV Arena | Buenos Aires | DirecTV |
Canada
| Name | Location | Sponsor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four Seasons Centre | Toronto | Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts | |
Molson Canadian Amphitheatre |
Toronto | Molson |
|
| Meridian Hall | Toronto | Meridian Credit Union | formerly the O'Keefe Centre (1960–1996), then the Hummingbird Centre (1996–2007). |
| Hamilton Family Theatre | Cambridge, ON |
John and Terry Hamilton | formerly Dunfield Theatre (2013-2017) |
| Flato Markham Theatre | Markham, ON |
Flato Developments | formerly Markham Theatre for the Performing Arts (1985-2012) |
| FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre | St. Catharines, ON |
FirstOntario |
Chile
| Name | Location | Sponsor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movistar Arena | Santiago | Movistar |
Japan
| Name | Location | Sponsor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Electron Hall Miyagi | Aoba-ku, Sendai | Tokyo Electron | then Miyagi Prefectural Hall |
| Hitachi Systems Hall Sendai | Aoba-ku, Sendai | Hitachi Systems | then Sendai City Youth Culture Centre |
| Beisia Culture Hall | Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture | Beisia | then Gunma Prefectural Hall |
| Tokyo Tatemono Brillia Hall | Toshima, Tokyo |
Tokyo Tatemono | |
| Humantrust Cinema Shibuya | Shibuya, Tokyo | Humantrust | then Amuse Con amusement complex building |
| Humantrust Cinema Yurakucho | Chuo, Tokyo |
Humantrust | then Yurakucho Itoshia shopping building |
| Line Cube Shibuya | Shibuya, Tokyo | Line Japan | |
| ROHM Theatre Kyoto | Sakyo-ku, Kyoto |
Rohm | then Kyoto Kaikan |
| Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art | Sakyo-ku, Kyoto | Kyocera | then Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art |
| Hankyu Theater | Hyogo Prefecture |
Hankyu | then Hyogo Performing Arts Center-Theater |
| Sunstar Hall | Saka, Hiroshima Prefecture | Sunstar | then Saka Culture Hall |
| Nishi-Nippon City Bank HKT Theater | Chuo-ku, Fukuoka |
Nishi-Nippon City Bank | then HKT 48 Theater |
Mexico
| Name | Location | Sponsor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Auditorio Coca-Cola |
Monterrey, Nuevo León |
Coca-Cola |
Philippines
| Name | Location | Sponsor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Kia Theatre |
Araneta Center, Quezon City, Metro Manila |
Columbian Autocar Corp. ( Kia Motors licensee) |
then a cinema known as New Frontier Theater |
| PETA-PHINMA Theater | PETA Theater Center, Quezon City, Metro Manila | PHINMA Corp. | |
| Power Mac Center Spotlight Theater | Circuit Makati, Makati City, Metro Manila | Power Mac Center | located within the Circuit Lane |
| Samsung Hall | SM Aura, Taguig, Metro Manila | Samsung Electronics Philippines |
South Korea
| Name | Location | Sponsor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanatour V-Hall | B3 Seogyo Hotel Annex, 356-1 Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul | Hanatour |
United States
| Name | Location | Sponsor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
American Airlines Theatre |
New York City | American Airlines | Selwyn Theatre (1918–2000) |
Bank of America Pavilion |
Boston | Bank of America | Harbor Lights Pavilion (1994–1999); FleetBoston Pavilion (1999–2004) |
| Cadillac Palace Theatre | Chicago | General Motors (Cadillac brand) |
New Palace Theatre (1926–1984); Bismarck Theatre (1984–1999) |
Citi Performing Arts Center |
Boston | Citigroup | formerly the Wang Center for the Performing Arts |
| Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre | Cobb County, Georgia | Cobb Energy Management Corp. | |
Cricket Wireless Pavilion |
Phoenix, Arizona | Cricket Communications |
formerly Desert Sky Pavilion |
| Dolby Theatre | Hollywood, Los Angeles | Dolby Laboratories |
Kodak Theatre (2001–2012) |
DTE Energy Music Theatre |
Clarkston, Michigan | DTE Energy | Pine Knob Music Theatre (1972–2001) |
| Ferguson Center for the Arts | Newport News, Virginia | Ferguson Enterprises | |
| First Interstate Center for the Arts | Spokane, Washington | First Interstate BancSystem | Washington State Pavilion Opera House (1974); Spokane Opera House (1974–2006); INB Performing Arts Center (2006-2018) |
FirstMerit Bank Pavilion |
Chicago | FirstMerit Corporation | Charter One Pavilion (2005–13) |
Gexa Energy Pavilion |
Dallas | Gexa Energy | Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre (1988–1998); Starplex Amphitheatre (1998–2000); Smirnoff Amphitheatre (2000–2008) |
Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre |
Tinley Park, Illinois | Penn National Gaming |
formerly Tweeter Center Chicago, World Music Theater, New World Music Theater and First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre |
| MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre | Tampa, Florida | MidFlorida Credit Union | Tampa Bay Amphitheatre (planning/construction); Ford Amphitheatre (2004–10); 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre (2010–12); Live Nation Amphitheatre (2013) |
National City Pavilion |
Cincinnati | National City Bank | |
| PNC Bank Arts Center | Holmdel Township, New Jersey | PNC Bank |
Garden State Arts Center (1968–1996) |
PlayStation Theater |
New York City | Sony Interactive Entertainment | Nokia Theatre Times Square (2005–10); Best Buy Theater (2010-15) |
Post-Gazette Pavilion |
Burgettstown, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | formerly Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater |
PrivateBank Theatre |
Chicago | PrivateBank | Majestic Theatre (1906–1945); Sam Shubert Theatre (1945–2005); LaSalle Bank Theatre (2005-?); Bank of America Theatre (?-2016) |
Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts |
Raleigh, North Carolina | Progress Energy | BTI Center for the Performing Arts (1997–2005) |
| Raising Cane's River Center | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers | Riverside Centroplex (1977-2004); Baton Rouge River Center (2004-2016) |
Sleep Train Amphitheatre |
Chula Vista, California | Sleep Train | Coors Amphitheatre (1998–2008); Cricket Wireless Amphitheater (2008–2013) |
Snapple Theater Center |
New York City | Dr Pepper Snapple brand)(Snapple |
|
Susquehanna Bank Center |
Camden, New Jersey | Susquehanna Bank | Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Centre (1995–2001); Tweeter Center at the Waterfront (2001–2008) |
| Time Warner Cable Amphitheater | Cleveland | Time Warner Cable | formerly Tower City Amphitheater |
| Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts | Jacksonville, Florida | The Florida Times-Union | |
| Toyota Amphitheatre | Wheatland, California | Toyota | Sacramento Valley Amphitheatre (2000–02); AutoWest Amphitheatre (2002–2003); Sleep Train Amphitheatre (2004–2015) |
USANA Amphitheatre |
West Valley City, Utah | Usana |
|
Verizon Wireless Theater |
Houston | Verizon Wireless |
|
Wells Fargo Center for the Arts |
Santa Rosa, California | Wells Fargo | Luther Burbank Center (1981–2006) |
| Wells Fargo Pavilion | Sacramento, California | Wells Fargo | |
| Xfinity Center | Mansfield, Massachusetts | Comcast | Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts (1986–1999); Tweeter Center (1999–2008); Comcast Center (2008-14) |
| Xfinity Theatre | Hartford, Connecticut | Comcast | formerly New England Dodge Music Center, CTNow.com Meadows Music Theater and Comcast Theater |
Sports
References
- ^ "BP Portrait Award 2017". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Painting of nursing mother wins BP Portrait Award 2017". The Guardian. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize". Historica Canada. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ St. John’s, NL. "The Scotiabank Giller Prize Presents Its 2017 Longlist". SCOTIABANK. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "The Scotiabank Giller Prize Presents its 2017 Longlist". Business insider. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ Marketwired (16 January 2017). "Introducing the 2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize Jury". wallstreet-online.de. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ J. K (19 January 2017). "Winners Of The 26th Seoul Music Awards". soompi. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "EXO sets Seoul Music Awards record". yonhapnews. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "UnionPay International Exclusively Sponsors 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards-Cardholders can buy tickets in advance via "UnionPay Online Payment"". asianetnews. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2016". nobelprize.org. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
See also
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