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New Report: What’s Next for venues in the face of Covid-19; plus profiles of Globe Life Field and Dodger Stadium
STADIUM TECH REPORT is pleased to announce the Summer 2020 issue of our STADIUM TECH REPORT series, the ONLY in-depth publication created specifically for the stadium technology professional and the stadium technology marketplace. Our stories for this issue include our first comprehensive look at how venue owners and operators, and teams and schools, might find a way back to live action and fans in stadiums Read More>>
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Raiders: No fans at Allegiant Stadium this season
According to reports the brand-new stadium is ready to go, but according to the Las Vegas Raiders fans won't be allowed in Allegiant Stadium if games are played this season, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Monday that in an email sent to Raiders season ticket holders, owner Mark Davis said there would be no fans allowed at games this season. More as we hear Read More>>
SEC joins Pac-12, Big Ten with conference-only football schedule
There's still no guarantee that any games will be played at all due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but in case college football does return the SEC announced Thursday that it would play a conference-only schedule starting Sept. 26. A release from the Southeastern Conference said "The 2020 SEC football season will be comprised of a 10-game Conference-only schedule and the SEC Football Read More>>
MLB cancels games after Marlins suffer Covid-19 outbreak
Could the Major League Baseball season be over before it even really got started? After a dozen players and staff on the Miami Marlins tested positive for Covid-19, MLB canceled two games on Monday and all around the nation sports observers were calling for the league to end its season before things got worse. Unlike the NBA and the NHL -- major pro sports that are trying to finish their Read More>>
Indy 500 unveils plans for 25 percent fan capacity at Aug. 23 race
The delayed Indianapolis 500 has a plan to be able to host fans up to 25 percent of the venue's capacity for the Aug. 23 race, according to a statement released Tuesday by the Penske Entertainment Corp., which owns the track. According to a report in the Indianapolis Star that percentage translates to a crowd of approximately 87,500 people. According to the speedway, fans will be required to Read More>>
No fans at MetLife Stadium for Jets or Giants ‘until further notice’
Add the New York Jets and the New York Giants to the list of NFL teams that won't have fans in the stands if games take place this season. In a joint announcement the teams said that due to restrictions set by N.J. Governor Phil Murphy to deal with the Covid-19 crisis, a limit of 500 people at outdoor gatherings would apply to any games being held at MetLife Stadium. To comply with those Read More>>
Philly city officials say no fans at Eagles games this season; Update: Wait, maybe!
Philadelphia city officials on Tuesday said fans would not be allowed to attend professional sports events, meaning that there will be no fans in the stands at Lincoln Financial Field if and when NFL games take place this season. But on Wednesday, the city backtracked a bit, with a "maybe" statement from the mayor's office. According to a report in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia health Read More>>
What’s Next: The uncertain path forward in the ‘Return to Venues’
As the world endures the summer of the global coronavirus pandemic, there is only one thing certain in the world of large public venues and mass-attendance events: Nobody, anywhere, has any complete idea what is going on right now, or exactly what the future holds for live audiences at sporting events or concerts. To be sure, sports of all kinds are starting to test the waters on how they might Read More>>
Big Ten, Pac-12 move to conference-only schedules for fall sports
In what may eventually be just an interim step before outright cancellations, the Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences both announced this week plans to move to conference-only schedules for fall sports, which in immediate news meant that a significant number of non-conference football games are now canceled. Both the Big Ten statement from Thursday and the Pac-12 statement from Friday contained Read More>>
