By Tom Cornwall, CVE I retired from Oilers Entertainment Group in December 2019 after a great 47-year career in sports/entertainment and was fortunate to have been in several unique roles and be involved in several once-in-a-lifetime events along the way. My wife, Betsy, and I had pla

By Andy Malt Plans to build the UK’s biggest arena venue in Manchester have been announced by Tim Leiweke and Irving Azoff’s Oak View Group. If it gets planning permission, it will hold 2,500 more people than the UK’s current largest, the nearby 21,000 capacity Manchester Arena. Plans

By Larry Solters, Sam Threadgill, and Erik Stein Oak View Group (OVG), the global venue development, advisory, and investment company for the sports and live entertainment industries, announced respected venue management executive John Bolton, CVE, has joined the company as Senior Vic

The Oak View Group announced the opening of its first international office in London. OVG International will give the company a greater presence in the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East as well as other key regions. The executive leadership team of OVG International ha

Jeff Nickler, general manager of Tulsa’s SMG-managed BOK Center for the past six years, has joined the Oak View Group in the position of senior vice president of the Arena Alliance, where he leads the efforts of 28 professional venues working together to increase special events