Anschutz Entertainment Group
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The Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) is a sporting and music entertainment presenter and a subsidiary of The Anschutz Corporation. The company owns or operates several major entertainment/sporting venues, including Staples Center and The Home Depot Center and beginning in fall 2007, the Hartford Civic Center and Rentschler Field. In England they used to operate the Manchester Evening News Arena until 2006, and currently operate the The O2 which includes a 23,000 capacity arena and an Entertainment District with 25 bars and restaurants, a live music club for 2200 called IndigO2, an 11 screen cinema and an exhibition space which will house the King Tut exhibition opening in November 2007. Several other similar entertainment complexes are also being planned worldwide including the o2 world in Berlin and an entertainment complex around the existing Staples Centre.
As part of the development of The O2, Anschutz also purchased the London river service company Thames Clipper, to provide transport links using the river service to and from Central London and the Dome.
The company also owns a number of sports teams, including Los Angeles Galaxy, Houston Dynamo, Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles Riptide, Manchester Monarchs, five European Hockey franchises, 49% of Hammarby football (soccer) team (Sweden), as well as interests in the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Sparks. The company also purchased the Champions on Ice figure skating tour in 2006.
The company makes a significant amount of its money by leveraging its sports interests, already significant earners, by using the stadia in which these teams play to host various other entertainment events, most notably concerts. Indeed, Philip Anschutz created the company by buying up several small local promoters in Los Angeles in order to fill up the schedule for his new sports venue, STAPLES Center. It is now the second-largest event promoter in the United States.
AEG is the world’s largest owner of sports teams and sports events, the owner of the world’s most profitable sports and entertainment venues, and the world’s second largest presenter of live music and entertainment events after Live Nation.
In August 2007, AEG announced plans with Harrah's Entertainment to build a privately-financed 20,000-seat arena in Las Vegas on the Strip [1] on Harrah's land located directly behind the Bally's Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas resorts.
As part of the development of The O2, Anschutz also purchased the London river service company Thames Clipper, to provide transport links using the river service to and from Central London and the Dome.
The company also owns a number of sports teams, including Los Angeles Galaxy, Houston Dynamo, Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles Riptide, Manchester Monarchs, five European Hockey franchises, 49% of Hammarby football (soccer) team (Sweden), as well as interests in the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Sparks. The company also purchased the Champions on Ice figure skating tour in 2006.
The company makes a significant amount of its money by leveraging its sports interests, already significant earners, by using the stadia in which these teams play to host various other entertainment events, most notably concerts. Indeed, Philip Anschutz created the company by buying up several small local promoters in Los Angeles in order to fill up the schedule for his new sports venue, STAPLES Center. It is now the second-largest event promoter in the United States.
AEG is the world’s largest owner of sports teams and sports events, the owner of the world’s most profitable sports and entertainment venues, and the world’s second largest presenter of live music and entertainment events after Live Nation.
In August 2007, AEG announced plans with Harrah's Entertainment to build a privately-financed 20,000-seat arena in Las Vegas on the Strip [1] on Harrah's land located directly behind the Bally's Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas resorts.
See also
- Christopher Palmeri, "Media Wildcatter," Business Week, April 25, 2005, p. 101.
- http://www.aegworldwide.com/04_future/the_future.html
External links
- Anschutz Entertainment Group Official Website
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Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 MetroStars
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Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 MetroStars
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(Robertson Stadium; April 2, 2006)
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Los Angeles Kings
Conference Western
Division Pacific
Founded 1967
History Los Angeles Kings
1967-present
Home Arena Staples Center
City Los Angeles, California
Colors''' Purple, Silver, and Black
Media FSN West
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Founded 1967
History Los Angeles Kings
1967-present
Home Arena Staples Center
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Hammarby Fotboll
Full name Hammarby Fotboll
Nickname(s) Bajen
Founded 1897
1915 (football department)
Ground Söderstadion,
Stockholm
Capacity 16,185
Chairman Lars Strandberg
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Full name Hammarby Fotboll
Nickname(s) Bajen
Founded 1897
1915 (football department)
Ground Söderstadion,
Stockholm
Capacity 16,185
Chairman Lars Strandberg
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(Royal) "För Sverige - I tiden" 1
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Du gamla, Du fria
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Founded 1946
History Detroit Gems
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Minneapolis Lakers
1947-1960
Los Angeles Lakers
1960-present
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Division Pacific Division
Founded 1946
History Detroit Gems
1946-1947
Minneapolis Lakers
1947-1960
Los Angeles Lakers
1960-present
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Los Angeles Sparks
Conference Western Conference
Founded 1997
Arena Staples Center
City Los Angeles, California
Team Colors Purple, Gold
Owner Carla J. Christofferson & Katherine E.
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Founded 1997
Arena Staples Center
City Los Angeles, California
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Philip Frederick Anschutz (born 28 December 1939 in Russell, Kansas) is an American businessman and supporter of Christian causes. With an estimated current net worth of around $7.8 billion, he is ranked by Forbes as the 31st richest person in the USA.
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Founded 2005
Headquarters Beverly Hills, California
Key people Michael Rapino, CEO
L. Lowry Mays, Chairman
Industry Entertainment
Products concerts
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Founded 2005
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Founded Reno, Nevada (1937)
Headquarters Las Vegas, Nevada
Key people Gary Loveman, CEO
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Founded Reno, Nevada (1937)
Headquarters Las Vegas, Nevada
Key people Gary Loveman, CEO
Charles L. Atwood, CFO
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Bally's
Address 3645 Las Vegas Blvd South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Number of rooms 2,814
Theme Cosmopolitan Las Vegas
Gaming space 67,000 sq ft (6,225 m²)
Permanent show(s) Jubilee!
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Address 3645 Las Vegas Blvd South
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Number of rooms 2,814
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