DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.,
May 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- International Speedway Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select
Market: ISCA; OTC Bulletin Board: ISCB) ("ISC") today announced
an extension of their strategic partnership with leading sports and
entertainment presenters AEG. The relationship further solidifies
two organizations focused on facility ownership and management,
sporting properties, live event promotion, and media production and
distribution.
The new partnership will include AEG's live-entertainment
division, AEG Live, as ISC examines opportunities to develop music
and other live events at many of its 13 motorsports entertainment
facilities throughout the U.S.
"We are always seeking new ways to improve the guest
experience," said Lesa France
Kennedy, ISC CEO. "Partnering
with AEG Live is one great example as we expand our entertainment
calendar beyond motorsports to include additional high-energy live
entertainment productions."
AEG Facilities, a stand-alone division of AEG that operates and
consults with preeminent venues worldwide, will continue to advise
ISC on its latest development projects including DAYTONA Rising,
the $400 million renovation of
Daytona International Speedway set to open in January 2016, and ONE DAYTONA, a premier retail
and entertainment destination planned across from the legendary
Speedway.
"Partnering with ISC, the nation's largest motorsports
entertainment provider, is a great opportunity for AEG," said
Jay Marciano, Chief Operating
Officer, AEG and Chairman AEG Live. "Combining ISC's iconic sites
and outstanding infrastructure with AEG's resources will allow us
to create unforgettable music events and great fan experiences at
some of the nation's most storied venues."
ABOUT ISC
International Speedway Corporation is a
leading promoter of motorsports activities, currently promoting
more than 100 racing events annually as well as numerous other
motorsports-related activities. The Company owns and/or operates 13
of the nation's major motorsports entertainment facilities,
including Daytona International Speedway® in Florida (home of the DAYTONA 500®); Talladega
Superspeedway® in Alabama;
Michigan International Speedway® located outside Detroit; Richmond International Raceway® in
Virginia; Auto Club Speedway of
Southern CaliforniaSM
near Los Angeles; Kansas Speedway®
in Kansas City, Kansas; Phoenix
International Raceway® in Arizona;
Chicagoland Speedway® and Route 66 RacewaySM near
Chicago, Illinois; Homestead-Miami
SpeedwaySM in Florida;
Martinsville Speedway® in Virginia; Darlington Raceway® in South Carolina; and Watkins Glen
International® in New York.
The Company also owns and operates Motor Racing
NetworkSM, the nation's largest independent sports radio
network, and Americrown Service CorporationSM, a
subsidiary that provides catering services, food and beverage
concessions, and through its subsidiary Motorsports Authentics,
produces and markets motorsports-related merchandise. In addition,
the Company has a 50 percent interest in the Hollywood Casino at
Kansas Speedway. For more information, visit the Company's website
at www.InternationalSpeedwayCorporation.com.
ABOUT AEG
AEG is one of the leading sports and
entertainment presenters in the world. AEG, a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Anschutz Company, owns or is affiliated with a
collection of companies including over 100 of the world's
preeminent facilities such as STAPLES Center (Los Angeles, CA), StubHub Center (Carson, CA), BBVA Compass Stadium
(Houston, TX), Barclay's Center
(Brooklyn, NY), Sprint Center
(Kansas City), Target Center
(Minneapolis, MN), Mercedes-Benz Arena (Shanghai, China), MasterCard Center
(Beijing, China), Allphones Arena
(Sydney, Australia), Stockholm
Globe Arenas (Stockholm, Sweden),
Mercedes-Benz Arena (Berlin, Germany), O2 World Hamburg, Indigo2
and The O2 arena and entertainment district (London, England) which are all part of the
portfolio of AEG Facilities. Developed by AEG, L.A. LIVE is a four
million square foot / $3 billion
downtown Los Angeles sports,
residential and entertainment district featuring Nokia Theatre L.A.
LIVE and Club Nokia, a 54-story, 1001-room convention
"headquarters" destination along with entertainment, restaurant and
office space that "officially" opened in 2010. In addition to
overseeing privately held management shares of the Los Angeles
Lakers (NBA), assets of AEG Sports include franchises and
properties such as the LA Kings (NHL), LA Galaxy and Houston Dynamo
(MLS), two hockey franchises in Europe and the Amgen Tour of California cycling race. AEG Live, the
company's live-entertainment division, is the world's second
largest concert promotion and touring companies and is comprised of
touring, festival, exhibition, broadcast and special event
divisions with 15 regional offices.
For additional information, visit: www.aegworldwide.com.
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