Sports
A new postseason basketball tournament called ‘College Basketball Crown’ will feature automatic bids for the Big Ten, Big 12 and Big East.
Entertainment & Arts
The Microsoft-branded theater in downtown Los Angeles will be no more: The L.A. Live venue owned by AEG will be renamed the Peacock Theater.
Music
The event — a co-production of Live Nation, AEG, the Clippers and the Azoff Company — will be split between the Intuit Dome and nearby Kia Forum on Jan. 30.
California
The news is being welcomed by South Park residents, who consider a park the missing ingredient in their community.
Galaxy
Loyal fans had seen enough of the Galaxy’s mediocrity and an orchestrated boycott got the attention of the team’s ownership, which made critical changes.
Business
AEG hopes to take advantage of a rebound in hotel prices to raise hundreds of millions of dollars to help fund a planned expansion of L.A. Live.
2024 People and Culture Visionaries
Jennifer “Jae” Pi’ilani Requiro, vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion at AEG, has significantly advanced the company’s DEI efforts through several impactful initiatives.
“We are aware that there might be some pushback, but I’m confident we will be on the right side of history” the Coachella and Stagecoach promoter said Thursday.
INDUSTRY UPDATES
Crypto.Com Arena in downtown Los Angeles – home of the Los Angeles Lakers, L.A. Kings, Los Angeles Sparks and the future home of the 2028 Olympic gymnastics events – is one of the greenest venues in the world.
The former AEG and Universal Concerts exec helped shape SoCal’s live scene for five decades.