Entertainment

YEAR-ROUND AFL COMING TO PUB SCREENS

Posted on September 2nd, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Less than four weeks until the 2019 Grand Final, entertainment provider Nightlife has secured a global content partnership with the AFL to bring highlights goodness every day of the year. The Australian Football League (AFL) remains the most widely viewed

THE BOURBON ROCKS THE CROSS ALL DAY

Posted on December 21st, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The Bourbon is sustaining its reputation as one of Sydney’s hubs for music, launching a regular all-day dance party on its new rooftop bar. Toward the end of 2017, uber-after hours nightclub Afters opened in Darlinghurst’s Club 77, offering a

FOX STEAM-ROLLS OUT BIG PRICE HIKE

Posted on August 31st, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Fox Sports is rolling out new rates for select pubs around the country, with increases in the region of 30-50 per cent made possible by the current monopoly that is essential sports content. Foxtel recently merged with Fox Sports (FSV),

SYDNEY COUNCIL FORKING OUT FOR LIVE MUSIC IN PUBS

Posted on July 6th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
City of Sydney is putting its money where it counts, issuing live music grants to Sydney pubs in a bid to reinvigorate live music. The City of Sydney (CoS) Council has committed to providing over $225k in grant funding to

WHY MARCH MADNESS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR LIVE SPORTS VENUES

Posted on March 12th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
By Patrick Galloway It’s the third month of the year and that means it’s time for US college basketball to steal some of the sporting spotlight, in a high-octane three-week frenzy known as March Madness. The action starts this week. Younger, sports-loving patrons

HURLEYS HEAD TO COURT OVER LIVE MUSIC

Posted on October 16th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The Hurley Group is appealing a Council decision to block amendments to the Kensington Hotel that would allow more live music and outdoor dining past 8pm on a Sunday. A successful DA on the Kensington Hotel back in 1999 brought

TABCORP BOOSTS SKY FOR VENUES WITH EPL DEAL

Posted on August 21st, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Tabcorp has penned an agreement with Optus Business to show English Premier League and the Fifa World Cup through Sky Racing, shaking up the soccer fan world in Australia. Optus secured the exclusive rights to broadcast (English) Premier League (EPL)

MASSIVE LORDE ALBUM DEBUT BROADCAST FOR MUSIC VENUES

Posted on May 22nd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Australian venues are being invited to be part of a music first – the world’s largest simultaneous listening party, playing the debut of the highly anticipated second album of pop superstar, Lorde. [caption id="attachment_9742" align="alignright" width="265"] Lorde at Sydney Laneway