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GamePlan launch to create first hosted buyer marketplace dedicated to the business of sport
Raccoon Media Group has launched a hosted buyer marketplace – GamePlan – dedicated to the business of sport. A four-event…

Unsung Hero
The Unsung Hero: Rich Dean
In this series, features and series developer Heather Nicholls speaks to the unsung heroes of the events industry to reveal what…

UK
UK exhibitions sector delivered £11.7 billion economic boost in 2025, new research shows

Central & North America
Emerald and Questex Forge new future

UK
Royal Marines Experience to open at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

UK
AEV announces theme for annual conference
In their words
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You can replace a team in a matter of months if you're decisive about it. You cannot replace two years of eroded trust on the same schedule, no matter how good the new team is.
Kate Chambers
Managing Director
Speaking about the mistake that is sometimes made confusing transactional business relationships with genuine trust.
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Suppliers & Tech · 17 August
Evolution Dome’s Nexus Pod debuts at Infosecurity Europe
Evolution Dome provided the centrepiece for RX Global‘s new Community@Infosec feature at Infosecurity Europe 2026…

UK
Excel London reports 330% growth in trading card game market since 2023

Central & North America
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The boring stuff won
Twenty years of investment in the picks and shovels of live events ‘Picks and shovels’ is one of the oldest ideas in…
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