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New report reveals regional divide in event budgets
Global DMC Partners’ (GDP) latest Q3 2025 Meetings & Events Pulse Survey reveals uneven budget trends across regions, with planners in the U.S. and Canada seeing more increases than cuts, while international markets report the reverse.
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Strata announces new hire to drive pharma growth
Brand experience agency Strata has appointed Vicky Fraser to the newly created role of head of pharmaceutical growth sharpen the agency’s focus on healthcare and pharmaceutical clients.
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Venue of the Week: Silverstone
Known first and foremost as the home of the British Grand Prix, which welcomes hundreds of thousands of F1 fans each year, Silverstone is so much more when it comes to meetings and events.
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Ovation London Connect explores key trends shaping the future of events
As Buyer Community Director at micebook and founder of the Corporate Collective, I recently had the pleasure of attending the Ovation London Connect Trends Breakfast at the beautiful Rosewood London, hosted by Niamh Martyn, senior sales manager at Rosewood Group.
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Human Connection
Chief Commercial Officer at Wyboston Lakes Resort, Richard Smith, tells us why face-to-face training still matters in a genAI world.
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More Great Venues Outside London You (Probably) Don’t Know About!
The UK has a lot more to offer when you step away from the Capital, there’s plenty to fire up the imagination of event planners! Here’s three great venues outside of London that you probably don’t know about.
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15Hatfields Survey Asks Event Delegates For Views On London Travel
Concerned by strikes, sustainable travel and changes in the choices travelers are making, 15Hatfields is gathering insights through their latest survey.
Scottish Event Campus Celebrates 40 Years With Launch of SEC & Me
Scottish Event Campus Celebrates 40 Years With Launch of SEC & Me
To mark it’s 40th anniversary, the SEC is inviting fans, delegates, and visitors to share their stories, photos, and videos from events held across the campus.
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PLASA Awards for Innovation winners announced for 2025
UK – The winners of the 2025 PLASA Awards for Innovation were announced last night at PLASA Show, currently taking place at Olympia, London.
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Classic Gear Live is back for PLASA Show 2025
UK – As in previous years, a range of fascinating historic lighting and sound equipment is on show, from a Thorn Q-File to a Vari-Lite VL1 to a DHA Pitching Digital Light Curtain to a PanCan to a Revox which those who’ve never had to do it can use to try their hand at old-school manual tape editing!
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The Week in Light & Sound
Manchester Calling – The 30th annual Mobo Awards will be held in Manchester for the first time in March 2026. The awards – which celebrate black music, culture and excellence from the UK and abroad – will be held on 26 March at Co-Op Live Arena. Stars who have previously been part of the awards include Janet Jackson, Diana Ross, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Sade, Amy Winehouse and Usher.
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Love My Live: Robbie Williams tour report
Designed to cement his status as the self-styled king of entertainment, Robbie Williams’ Britpop tour is also a spectacle that’s as much about showmanship as sound – the very embodiment of “let me entertain you!” So how did Robbie and his team put all this together? IQ spoke to those who brought the tour to life and made it one of 2025’s most successful, compelling, and enjoyable nights out
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Boardmasters licence review dropped at last minute
A review of a UK festival’s licence following concerns over its booking of controversial duo Bob Vylan has been dropped a day before it was due to take place.
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Fyre Festival brand acquired by LimeWire
The Fyre Festival brand has a new owner – early 2000s file-sharing sharing service and pirating platform LimeWire. LimeWire, which was shut down in 2011 before relaunching in 2022 as a crypto company, has revealed it has officially acquired the Fyre brand, but will not be bringing back the notorious festival.
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UKEVENTS Welcomes Government Strategy
UKEVENTS has welcomed the publication of the UK government’s refreshed Industrial Strategy and accompanying Sector Plans, which place the creative industries at the heart of national growth ambitions.
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Pharos helps Niagara Falls celebrate 100 years of illumination
Since 2020, Pharos Architectural Controls solutions have been pivotal in the control of lighting at Niagara Falls. More recently, and to celebrate 100 years of illuminating the world-famous landmark – culminating in a special event between 12 and 14 September – additional solutions from Pharos have been used.
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