1. VICTORIA'S SECRET FASHION SHOW IN PARIS OFFERS FLASHY SPECTACLE: The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show took place in Paris for the first time on Wednesday, bringing its usual celebrity-filled spectacle to the Grand Palais. The event will be broadcast on CBS Monday. The New York Times: "The 45-minute runway show featured 51 models in 82 looks, with a roster that included Kendall Jenner, Adriana Lima, Irina Shayk, Joan Smalls, Alessandra Ambrosio and the sisters Gigi and Bella Hadid, as well as a number of fast-rising new faces, such as the Houston native Jourdana Phillips and the Iowan Alanna Arrington. A series called Mountain Romance featured floral numbers, crystal thistle wings and an outfit, worn by Lily Donaldson, set with more than 2,500 stones. Live performances by Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars—grooving along in a fur coat and shades—and the Weeknd kept the energy running as the models shook their tail feathers, and 43 pairs of wings, for the cameras. … Eighteen months in the making, the event took two weeks to set up and involved equipment transported in 45 trucks, armed soldiers, barricades, multiple checkpoints, photo IDs for all, bomb-sniffing dogs and a plainclothes detail. The usually frigid Grand Palais was heated. Mr. Razek said it was the most expensive fashion show ever, an investment in excess of $20 million. It will also most likely smash records in viewership: Once the show is broadcast on Monday at 10 p.m. Eastern time on CBS, is posted on Victoria’s Secret website the next day and enters worldwide distribution, its global audience is expected to hit 800 million viewers in more than 190 countries. That outstrips the Super Bowl many times over." http://nyti.ms/2gNy54y
2. CBS TO BROADCAST N.F.L. GAMES ON WEB PLATFORM: CBS has scored rights to stream N.F.L. games on its online streaming service CBS All Access. Bloomberg: "The multiyear deal with the NFL begins Sunday and will include all CBS coverage of regular, preseason and post-season games, the network said Thursday in a statement. All Access subscribers will see the same NFL games that CBS is broadcasting in their local markets on traditional TV. While NFL viewership has declined this year, football remains the most popular programming on TV. Last week, NFL games were the most-watched on both broadcast and cable television, according to Nielsen data. AT&T Inc., which offers the NFL Sunday Ticket package to its DirecTV customers, is working to obtain online rights to those games as well, company executives said this week. CBS All Access is the network’s online streaming service, providing web-based access to the company’s programming for $6 to $10 a month. Viewers will be able to access programming on the CBS app and using connected devices such as Roku players and Apple TV." http://bloom.bg/2gr31cx
3. ART BASEL EMBRACES VIRTUAL REALITY: Art Basel, which runs through Sunday in Miami, showcased a unique virtual-reality experience from Artsy, an art-collecting resource site. Page Six: “The event for the leading website for art gave guests a shared virtual reality experience projected on the inside of the Faena Art geodesic dome, powered by 360° projection, motion tracking, and avatar puppeteering with a performance by alt-R&B singer and producer ABRA. Elena Soboleva, Artsy’s Curator of Special Projects, said of the show put on with Gucci, titled ‘Collective Reality’, ‘Virtual reality is a lonely experience because of the headset. We worked with artists including Rachel Rossin to create a shared, immersive experience to bring together the worlds of art, music and technology.’ One guest told her, ‘We’ve seen everything at Art Basel, artwork set on fire, a Terry Richardson party where everyone had to come naked, but this is by far the best thing I’ve seen.’” http://pge.sx/2gqSKx2
* INDUSTRY NEWS *
SBE has closed a deal to buy Morgans Hotel Group for $805 million. This acquisition (which include Morgans's hotel brands Delano and Mondrian) will more than double the number of hotels in SBE's portfolio, which already includes more than 100 properties currently operating or in development.
* LOCAL NEWS *
CHARLESTON: Hotel Bennett will open in fall 2017 on King Street, overlooking Marion Square. Owned by Bennett Hospitality, the hotel will have 179 guest rooms and suites, a rooftop pool with cabanas and a bar, a luxury spa, a French patisserie, and a variety of meeting and event spaces. Bennett Hospitality has partnered with Salamander Hotels & Resorts to operate the property.
CHICAGO: Oak Brook Hills Resort has partnered with Kinzie Hotel to debut a $10,000 New Year's Eve package called Timeless. The three-day package includes personal styling sessions from the Trunk Club, a Helimotion helicopter ride over the city, and a gala at the hotel's Grand Ballroom.
DALLAS/FORT WORTH: The Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau has rebranded as VisitDallas.
HOUSTON: Bruno Mars will headline Club Nomadic's February 3 concert during Super Bowl Week. The 62,500-square-foot, three-level traveling nightclub will be the site of a concert series taking place February 2-4. PepsiCo is co-hosting the series.
LAS VEGAS: The final presidential debate at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, generated nearly $114 million in publicity for Las Vegas and the university. The figure is more than double the original projection anticipated by the host agencies.
LOS ANGELES: Tommy Hilfiger has announced that it will host its next ready-to-wear show in Los Angeles on February 8. There will be no New York runway show. Women's Wear Daily: http://bit.ly/2gbNfPM
For information on upcoming events in Los Angeles, visit Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/losangeles
MIAMI/SOUTH FLORIDA: Art Basel Miami Beach has named Philipp Kaiser curator for the art event’s Public Sector, as of 2017. He succeeds Nicholas Baume, who curated the sector from 2013-2016. Kaiser was previously an independent curator and critic who has worked at several museums, including the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.
Kongos, Michael Franti & Spearhead, and Joe Lasher Jr. are among the artists who will perform at the 18th annual South Garlic Fest, which will take place February 10-12 at John Prince Park in Lake Worth. The festival was previously held in Delray Beach until new Delray Beach city policies forced the event to relocate to another city.
NEW YORK: Mariah Carey is slated to headline this year's "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest," which will be broadcast live from Times Square on ABC.
The 19th annual Food Allergy Ball, benefiting Food Allergy Research & Education, will take place December 5 at the Waldorf Astoria.
1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge, which will open to the public in February, launched its 20,000-square-foot event space at the Robin Hood Investors Conference November 28-29. The space includes an 11th floor rooftop with a plunge pool and a private 10th floor lounge with a fireplace.
For information on upcoming events in New York, visit Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/newyork
ORLANDO/CENTRAL FLORIDA: The Ravenous Pig begins service in its new location Saturday for lunch. The restaurant has moved a few blocks from its original location, into the building that also houses Cask & Larder Brewery, and has added a private dining room that seats 30. Both ventures are owned by James and Julie Petrakis.
SAN FRANCISCO: Marriott International has completed the sale of the St. Regis San Francisco hotel for approximately $175 million to Qatar Investment Authority. Marriott will continue to manage the hotel under a long-term management contract.
TORONTO: The fifth annual Human Rights Film Festival will take place December 9-11 at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema.
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The fifth annual Winternational will take place Wednesday at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. About 2,500 people are expected to attend the free, mid-day event, which will have more than 35 embassies participating in a celebration of international culture, travel, tourism, and trade.
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