February 3, 2015: Super Bowl Sets Ratings Record, Why Disney Should Take Pro-Vaccine Stance, Is New York Fashion Week Hurting Young Designers?

1. SUPER BOWL SETS RATINGS RECORD: NBC’s broadcast of Super Bowl XLIX Sunday became the most-watched TV program in United States history, according to estimates from Nielsen. A record 114.4 million viewers watched the game, an increase of 2.2 million from last year’s game. Katy Perry’s halftime show also scored as the top-rated halftime show with 118.5 million viewers, an increase of 3 million over last year’s performer, Bruno Mars. Variety: http://bit.ly/1EBlTeN

2. WHY DISNEYLAND SHOULD TAKE PRO-VACCINE STANCE FOR 60TH ANNIVERSARY: After a measles outbreak was tied to children who visited Disneyland, the theme park has been linked to the disease. Now, with its 60th anniversary coming this spring, Disneyland should make pro-vaccination a part of the event’s marketing campaign, and other theme parks should, too, according to a columnist. The Los Angeles Times: “Imagine the impact if that message were communicated by Mickey Mouse and his cohort, backed up by the parent company's world-beating marketing pizazz. Here's wagering that the campaign could reduce the ratio of unvaccinated children in California kindergartens by a percentage point, no small feat. … In fact, the public attention devoted to the latest outbreak demonstrates the incredible power of the Disney name: there wouldn't be a fraction of the awareness of the ongoing spread of measles had it not been associated with the iconic theme park.” http://lat.ms/1yAah4O

3. IS NEW YORK FASHION WEEK HURTING YOUNG DESIGNERS?: The pressure to hold a show during New York Fashion Week may be responsible for rushing young designers to present their work before it’s ready and before they can afford it, says former Theory designer Olivier Theyskens. Dezeen: “During New York's fashion weeks, you have shows with young designers when you barely have a third of the seats taken by people,” Theyskens says. “It's tough. I know some young designers for whom the PR agency says ‘you have to do a show’and they will spend all their money on that and it will have zero impact. The people who show up will be the ones that couldn't go to better shows. It's tough, so I think for young designers they have to find more professional support to show that they have the right people on their side. You have to be more professional now when you start than before.” http://bit.ly/1D1Kx6M


* INDUSTRY NEWS *

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* LOCAL NEWS *

BOSTON:  Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will host its annual gala on February 8. This year’s event will feature a performance from the Boston Pops.

CHICAGO:  A new Hampton Inn will open in the Chicago Motor Club Building at 68 East Wacker Place in June. The 143-room hotel will have an original Art Deco lobby, a 1920s-style cocktail bar, and two meeting rooms.

LAS VEGAS:  In honor of Black History Month, the Neon Museum will spotlight notable aspects of African-American history on tours of the Neon Boneyard throughout February. In addition, the museum is presenting an art program in February related to Paul Revere Williams, the African-American architect of the iconic La Concha Motel lobby that now serves as the museum’s visitor center.

Omnia Nightclub is slated for a March 12 opening at Caesars Palace.

LOS ANGELES:  The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts and Writers Bloc, the reading and conversation series founded by Andrea Grossman, are partnering to present Norman Lear in Conversation with Phil Rosenthal on March 12.

Paper Crown, a Los Angeles-based apparel brand from Lauren Conrad, is collaborating with Rifle Paper Company for a Spring 2015 collection debut at a pop-up shop at the Grove over Valentine’s Day weekend.

Citi will present an exclusive performance by Aloe Blacc at the Nice Guy on Wednesday.

Local event listings from Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/losangeles

MIAMI/SOUTH FLORIDA:  The City of Miami Beach is planning an evening of cultural performances and other entertainment Friday at the North Shore Park Bandshell to celebrate Black History Month.

NEW YORK:  New York City drew a record 56.4 million visitors in 2014, according to the mayor's office and the city's tourism arm NYC & Company. That translated to a record $61.3 billion in overall economic impact.

The 37th annual Outstanding Mother Awards is May 7 at the Pierre Hotel. Mindy Grossman, C.E.O. of HSN, will serve as M.C., and the honorees this year are: TV host Meredith Vieira, Cosmopolitan editor in chief Joanna Coles, Hudson’s Bay and Lord & Taylor president Liz Rodbell, and designer Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger.

Local event listings from Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/newyork

ORLANDO:  The first Marilyn Monroe Hotel Spa in Florida is now open at Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress. The 5,200-square-foot spa has more than 100 treatment options and can create custom experiences for convention guests.

TORONTO:  New rustic Italian restaurant Ovest gets one and a half stars from Toronto Life, which also blames its “fashion-conscious clientele” for the steep prices. http://bit.ly/1uTzu8O

WASHINGTON, D.C.:  Hargrove will serve as the contractor for the International Theological Pastoral Congress of the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia in September, where Pope Francis is expected to visit and celebrate mass. Talley Management Group, which is overseeing the entire event, chose Hargrove to provide materials and services for the WMOF Marketplace and its exhibitors, along with registration and entrance units, graphic design and production, signage, carpeting, and services for show management.

The Newseum and the Committee to Protect Journalists are sponsoring a free event about threats to press freedom called "The News We Could Lose" on Wednesday at the Newseum. Judy Woodruff of PBS will moderate the program, which will feature a conversation with Diane Foley, mother of photojournalist James Foley, who was killed by Islamic State militants in August, and Debra Tice, mother of freelance journalist Austin Tice, who has been missing since he was taken captive in Syria in August 2012. Other panelists include Douglas Frantz, U.S. assistant secretary of state for public affairs; Kathleen Carroll, executive editor for the Associated Press; and Joel Simon, executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists. Registration is required.

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With contributions from Jenny Berg in Chicago, Alesandra Dubin in Los Angeles, Mitra Sorrells in Orlando, and Beth Kormanik, Michele Laufik, Jill Menze, and Anna Sekula in New York.

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