November 14, 2018: Dick Clark Productions and YouTube Music Extend New Year's Rockin' Eve Partnership, Oscars Board President Says Popular Film Award Still a Possibility, Premier League Appoints Susanna Dinnage Chief Executive

1. DICK CLARK PRODUCTIONS AND YOUTUBE MUSIC EXTEND NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE PARTNERSHIP: Dick Clark Productions (DCP) and YouTube Music have extended their partnership on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest. Deadline: “The deal will make YouTube Music the first presenting partner in the long-running show’s history. It extends the existing multi-year deal between DCP and YouTube Music covering the American Music Awards and with YouTube on the Streamy Awards. The 47th edition of the annual ball under the ball in New York’s Times Square will go on the air live on Monday, December 31, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. In the coming weeks, the lineup of performers will be announced for the five-and-a-half-hour show, which has posted ratings gains of late. Last year’s telecast, headlined by Mariah Carey, posted a double-digit gain over the prior year’s show and dominated all other programming on the holiday night. In co-ordination with YouTube’s involvement as a sponsor, the show will feature retrospectives of the most viral YouTube moments and music trends of 2018 as well as appearances by YouTube creators.” https://bit.ly/2RRsmvB

2. OSCARS BOARD PRESIDENT SAYS POPULAR FILM AWARD STILL A POSSIBILITY: Earlier this year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences introduced and then retracted the plan for a new category recognizing popular films. Now, Academy president John Bailey says the category is still a possibility. He discussed this and other telecast issues at an event at the EnergaCamerimage Film Festival in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Variety: "When the Academy announced the possibility of the popular film award last summer, it drew a backlash so fierce that the organization suspended the plan. And yet, said Bailey, having some kind of additional recognition for 'for best picture or best general release is very much on our minds.' The idea, he affirmed, came about in direct response to the Oscars’ falling TV ratings. Bailey pointed out that the first Academy Awards in 1929 handed out two best picture awards, one for a box office hit (William Wellman’s war epic Wings) and one for a film considered an artistic achievement (F.W. Murnau’s romantic drama Sunrise). Having two such awards again 'seemed like a good idea, the board approved it, announced it, but we got a lot of pushback,' Bailey said. 'So the board reconsidered and tabled it—which is not to say that the idea is dead. Even after a stake was driven through its heart, there’s still interest.' ... Asked about the possibility of adding new award categories, including ones for stunt performers, virtual reality, and casting, Bailey noted that 'a number of different crafts would like to be represented and there are ongoing discussions about creating new branches, but right now we’re trying to reduce the size of the board. However, nothing is written in stone.'" https://bit.ly/2K0QwB8

3. PREMIER LEAGUE APPOINTS SUSANNA DINNAGE CHIEF EXECUTIVE: Susanna Dinnage, former senior executive at Discovery Communications, was appointed chief executive of Premier League on Tuesday. The new position will make Dinnage one of the most important women in professional sports. The New York Times: "Dinnage will replace the Premier League’s departing executive chairman, Richard Scudamore, who is stepping down by the end of the year after nearly two decades leading the organization. Scudamore’s job will be split in two in a new structure, the league said, with Dinnage as chief executive alongside a non-executive chairman. With Scudamore at the helm, the Premier League grew into a sporting goliath. It is by far the most popular domestic league in world soccer, generating global television rights income worth more than 3 billion pounds each season. The team of five people appointed by the league to hire Scudamore’s replacement had managed to keep their preference for Dinnage a secret until Tuesday, when they convened a special meeting of the league’s 20 teams to announce her as their preference. Dinnage, whose broad experience in broadcasting and digital media appealed to the Premier League’s search team, joins an industry where women in leadership positions continue to be the exception rather than the rule. ... The Premier League has prospered since its inception in the early 1990s on the strength of record-breaking television contracts, and as the beneficiary of bidding competitions in which cable and satellite providers around the world repeatedly drove up the price to acquire the rights to broadcast its matches. Dinnage arrives at the Premier League amid a time of great change, however; with media consumption habits changing, she will be charged with figuring out a strategy to keep the money flowing as consumption of Premier League matches—in Britain, but also in places as far afield as Bangkok and Boston—increasingly shifts to online platforms." https://nyti.ms/2TdVkra


*INDUSTRY NEWS*

Jin Jiang has acquired a majority stake in Radisson Hospitality. Press release: https://cisn.co/2QBDZXr

* LOCAL NEWS *

COAST TO COAST:  Prunotto winery in Piedmont, Italy, and Urbani Truffles have partnered to present the third annual White Truffle Festival. Through November 18, select restaurants in New York, Miami, Washington, Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, and San Francisco will serve truffle-based dishes paired with Prunotto Barolo and Barbaresco wines. Participating restaurants can be found on the festival’s website, whitetrufflefestival.com.

Event agency First has been chosen to produce financial services conference Sibos for the next three editions: Sibos 2019 in London, Sibos 2020 in Boston, and Sibos 2021 in Singapore. 

CHICAGO:  Expo Chicago, the International Exposition of Contemporary & Modern Art, has appointed Stephanie Cristello artistic director. Cristello is editor-in-chief of The Seen and was formerly the event’s director of programming. The eighth edition of Expo Chicago will take place September 19-22, 2019. 

Palmer House, a Hilton Hotel will hold a Christmas tree-lighting ceremony on Friday at the Empire Room. 

The Mart building has achieved Fitwel certification by the Center for Active Design, which has recognized the venue’s achievements in supporting the mental, physical, and social health of its occupants. 

LOS ANGELES:  Los Angeles Times: “Downtown Los Angeles’ next proposed mega real estate development—a $1.2-billion project to add hundreds of hotel rooms at L.A. Live and substantially enlarge the Los Angeles Convention Center—would require nearly $100 million in public subsidies, according to a report to be considered Tuesday by a City Council committee.” https://lat.ms/2PUZe9n

For information on upcoming events in Los Angeles, visit Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/losangeles

MIAMI/SOUTH FLORIDA:  The National Geographic Photo Ark will open at Zoo Miami on November 16. The exhibition, which features portraits of more than 12,000 species, will be on display through October 9, 2019. 

Marlins Park, which is undergoing an ongoing transformation, has debuted two social space concepts. Center Field Zone is a tired viewing platform structure with three levels, and it includes a craft cocktail bar experience and a group hospitality space that holds 200 people. S.R.O. Social Section, located in the foul territory corner of right field, holds more than 200 people. 

The Confidante Miami Beach hotel has debuted a $5.5 million renovation highlighted by the new Carmen Miranda Ballroom. The 4,639-square-foot space seats as many as 330 guests and will be open for bookings in January 2019. 

NEW YORK:  Holiday Market at Oculus will run November 17-December 31 at Westfield World Trade Center. The market will feature 20 specialty shops offering limited-edition gifts; live performances on the Westfield Presents stage; and holiday-theme 3-D floor art. 

The inaugural Battle of the Apple (BITA) Basketball Showcase will take place December 9 at Barclays Center. The tournament will feature six elite high school and prep teams. The event is presented by Gold Level Sporting Events, a nonprofit that provides sporting opportunities to at-risk youth, and N.B.A. player Danny Green in partnership with Puma. 

Event planning and management firm Make It Happen Management has launched a new website, makeithappenmgmt.com. 

For information on upcoming events in New York, visit Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/newyork

SAN FRANCISCO:  Napa Valley's Mayacamas vineyard and winery has appointed Cathy Cohn global sales director and Elizabeth Huettinger national sales manager. 

TORONTO:  The sixth edition of 21C Music Festival will take place January 16-20, 2019. The classical music festival, which will have eight concerts and 22 premieres, will celebrate American minimalist composer Terry Riley. 

WASHINGTON, D.C.:  Conrad Washington, D.C. hotel will open in February 2019. The 10-floor hotel will have 360 rooms and 32,000 square feet of meeting space. The hotel’s signature restaurant will be Estuary, helmed by Bryan and Michael Voltaggio. 

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With contributions from Claire Hoffman in Los Angeles and Beth Kormanik, Michele Laufik, and Ian Zelaya in New York.

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