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#attendance--revenue

An industry-wide survey found that 64% of firms plan to cut jobs, 42% intend to reduce trading hours, and one in seven will be forced to close.

Fans whose billing ZIP codes fall within qualifying counties in Los Angeles and Oklahoma were automatically entered into the LA & OKC Locals Presale. Randomly selected registrants will receive 48‑hour purchase windows, with notifications sent on a rolling basis through April 4.

One Battle After Another dominated the awards race and even threw in some box-office points as well. Seven of the top-ten movies were Best Picture nominees at the Oscars, for what it's worth.

"In 2025, New York City's tourism economy proved resilient despite global challenges, underscoring the enduring appeal of the five boroughs. The international visitor market is crucial to our economy, accounting for 50% of tourism spending."

Arlington is the best street course circuit and event we have in IndyCar right now. It is the benchmark when it comes to the size of the circuit size, the IndyCar paddock, the suites and the overall experience. It really is the complete package, and that showed today with the sold-out crowd.

Leigh Steinberg has worked for five decades as a sports agent, particularly in the NFL and most notably with franchise quarterbacks. He doesn't need to do celebrity name-dropping; the evidence is all around him. On his shelf is a picture of him with Barack Obama. There's one of him with Julia Roberts on the set of Ocean's Eleven.

Expansion makes headlines because it's exciting with new logos to rep, new arenas to visit, and new rivalries to cheer for or against. But behind the spectacle is a far more calculated question - what actually makes a hockey market work?

When power runs low, anxiety sets in. Psychologists often refer to this as battery anxiety, a stress response linked to the fear of losing access to information, contacts, or work tools. Attendees become less focused in sessions, check their devices more frequently, and start scanning the venue for somewhere to recharge.

Personalization is a tried-and-tested way to boost engagement while gathering valuable information about existing audiences - and is proving to be a key driver for the sports industry, says Rawnet's Harry Daniel. For brands looking to score with digital marketing, personalization is a winning long-term business strategy. Personalizing the user experience (UX) via websites and apps keeps fans engaged and enhances brand loyalty. It can help brands to grow, by extending their reach to new users and unleashing untouched opportunities for victory.

"We found that in China, three out of four Gen Z said 'I'm not disconnected and actually if I was disconnected, I might as well have disappeared'. That's how important and real digital life is. This struck us is quite a profound insight, because our digital connection has basically been asynchronous, for the entirety of human existence so far. Suddenly we're hitting this point, which is now synchronous, so it's happening at the same speed as real life,"

So another word about tickets. They did finally announce single-game tickets were going on sale, but only for games though June. It's not enough to keep season plans limited to those requiring fans to buy more tickets than they can use, feeding the secondary markets which the Mets also get a cut of, but "make-your-own-plan" fans like me who've reliably occupied seats for decades,

Before you read any of this, use this article for entertainment purposes because it discusses risky gambling in a hedge against buying tickets to see your Washington Nationals. This idea came from Twitter/X's, Crabcakes&Football, an account that frequently gets salty about the Nats. And that account certainly isn't alone in the growing pessimism. A discussion with constant curmudgeon, @dclandofnerds, led to an X.com discussion (see below) that led to this article.

Tourists travel from near and far to visit London.