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Global Spectrum
Philadelphia, PA
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Global Spectrum

3601 S Broad St, Wachovia Complex
Philadelphia, PA 19148

Phone (215) 336-3600

 Company Description

Comcast-Spectacor is the principal owner of Global Spectrum, the fastest growing firm in the public assembly management field. The company manages and operates public assembly facilities throughout the United States and Canada, including locally the Liacouras Center at Temple University and the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, NJ. Global Spectrum provides complete management and operational services to its clients and offers a full service, in-house marketing department at all of it's facilities to increase ticket sales for the events and to enhance the image of its facilities. global-spectrum.com

Other divisions of the company include:
  • Ovations Food Services, which provides food and beverage services to all three of Comcast-Spectacor's baseball teams, as well as to arenas, stadiums, amphitheatres, fairgrounds and convention centers throughout the country. ovationsfoodservices.com
  • Front Row Marketing Services, the industry's leading firm in creating, identifying and selling new revenue streams at facilities. The company serves a number of Global Spectrum accounts, however it also has its own list of clients, including authorities, sports teams, educational facilities and ad agencies. Front Row Marketing provides innovative consulting services to develop effective sports and entertainment marketing, sponsorship and advertising strategies. frontrow-marketing.com
  • New Era Tickets was created November 2004 to provide in-house ticketing solutions for the Wachovia Complex.
  • Flyers Skate Zone, a series of community skating facilities designed to promote ice skating and youth hockey participation. Each Flyers Skate Zone offers unique skating opportunities, including interactive public skating sessions with DJ, light shows, ticket and prize giveaways and a free Philadelphia Phantoms ticket with any paid public skating admission. Flyers Skate Zone offers Learn to Skate, and Learn to Play programs with professional instructors, youth hockey leagues, tournaments and Flyers and Phantoms player appearances. Schools and groups are also invited to rent out the rinks for fundraisers and meetings. flyersskatezone.com
  • Disson Skating, Comcast-Spectacor is taking figure skating to a whole new level and will become the leading producers of televised ice skating shows in the United States and Canada. A major component of this partnership is the production of 10 two-hour original ice skating specials on NBC.

This partnership plans to produce new and exciting programming which will not be limited to ice skating spectaculars. Disson will develop and package innovative and groundbreaking programming in the areas of culture, music, sports and the arts.

Comcast-Spectacor's parent company is Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (http://www.comcast.com), the nation's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services. With 21.5 million cable customers, 7.4 million high-speed Internet customers, and 1.2 million voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of broadband cable networks and in the delivery of programming content.

Comcast's content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, The Golf Channel, Outdoor Life Network, G4, AZN Television, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One and four Comcast SportsNets

 Why People Like to Work for Us

  • The Global Spectrum Division provides innovative management, marketing, operations, and event booking services for public assembly facilities including arenas, civic and convention centers, stadiums, university convocation centers, trade and exposition centers, community ice rinks and theaters.
  • Opportunities to expand your career within the overall hospitality industry.
  • Rapidly growing company operating facilities throughout the US and Canada.
  • Opportunity to join a giant in the entertainment industry.
  • Promotional opportunities within each of the 5 divisions within Global Spectrum and to other divisions of the company.

 Company Statistics

Regional offices in  National Sales Office in CT.

 Property Portfolio

Types of properties we operate   Conference Center
Types of locations   Major Cities, Small Cities
Properties are located in   Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming

 Internet Links

Global Spectrum
http://www.global-spectrum.com/
Comcast-Spectacor
http://www.comcast-spectacor.com

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