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2017-07-05

MERCEDES-BENZ ARENA CARES TOURED STUDENTS FROM BOYS & GIRLS OF AMERICA

SHANGHAI, JULY 4, 2017 Mercedes-Benz Arena Cares recently teamed up with the Boys & Girls Club of America. With a mission of enriching the lives of young children, the Mercedes-Benz Arena, Shanghai, staff from the Marketing and Events team happily showed the venue to high school students from Los Angeles on July 4, 2017.

These high school students were selected by the Boys & Girls Club of America due to their outstanding contributions made in their community and their respective Boys & Girls Club.

During the tour, the group was treated to dinner while they listened to Mercedes-Benz Arena staff present the AEG venue operations in China, as well as, the charity activities of Mercedes-Benz Arena Cares and the Mercedes-Benz Arena internship program. After the presentations, the group was given a private tour of the entire venue. They were shown the main stage, the Mixing room and even the backstage Green Rooms and dressing rooms.

Through this tour, Mercedes-Benz Arena Cares and the Boys and Girls Club of America aim to prepare these children for the world of future careers, making sound educational decisions and finding success working throughout the world.

Mercedes-Benz Arena Cares continues its mission on creating great futures for the youth.

About OPG - Oriental Pearl Group

Shanghai Oriental Pearl Media Co., Ltd. (SSE stock code: 600637) is one of China’s largest integrated media and entertainment conglomerates. It is the exclusive capitalization platform of Shanghai Media Group (SMG).

Oriental Pearl covers a great variety of online and offline businesses. Its most diversified Multichannel Video Programming Distribution (MVPD) platform includes IPTV, OTT, Mobile TV, cable TV, broadcasting (NGB-W) and gaming consoles. It also enjoys world-renowned tourist resources such as the Oriental Pearl TV Tower.

Oriental Pearl serves its users with rich video content, and provides diverse media and entertainment products including video shopping, gaming, cultural and recreational services, digital marketing and advertising.

Based on user data analytics, Oriental Pearl is expanding its online and offline channels with premium product experience. It aims to be China’s leading innovator and service provider in media and entertainment.

About AEG China

AEG China manages the top iconic multi-purpose venues in the most dynamic Asian Cities, and promotes the most compelling music, sports and culture content across the region.

AEG China is the largest producer of live events in China.  Its business is made up of four divisions: Sports and Entertainment Events Promotion, Facility and Event Sponsorship Sales, Venue Management and Operations, and Real Estate and Design Consulting.

AEG China has worked hard to redefine the next frontier of arena-based entertainment and sports in China. We continue to be the trendsetters in China and have accomplished this by establishing groundbreaking naming rights deals for the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, the LeSports Center in Beijing, and the Damai Center in Dalian. This is a record that is unprecedented in China.

About Mercedes-Benz Arena, Shanghai

Mercedes-Benz Arena is Shanghai’s premier live entertainment venue and the centerpiece of a mixed use entertainment complex. With 18,000 seats, 82 luxury suites, various clubs and meeting rooms the Mercedes-Benz Arena offers state-of-the-art technology and amenities for staging the biggest and most popular events in China. The entertainment complex includes a 800 seat theater, public ice skating rink, a six screen cinema, and 20,000 square meters of retail space featuring a variety of shops and restaurants. The Mercedes-Benz Arena, Shanghai is operated by AEG China in partnership with OPG and defines world class management – delivering unprecedented entertainment and customer service which exceeds the expectations of artists, sponsors, guests and business partners. The Mercedes-Benz Arena hosts domestic and international performers from Hongkong, Taiwan, Mainland China, and overseas. The list of worldclass performers includes The Rolling Stones, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, Justin Bieber, Metallica, J LO, Usher, NBA Global Games China, Fist of Power, BigBang, EXO, Jacky Cheung, Wang Faye, Eason Chan, Jay Chou, Jonathan Lee, Jolin Tsai, and more. The Mercedes-Benz Arena hosts over 100 events, with 840,000 ticketed visitors, and 4.8 million visitors annually. For more information or reservations, please call 0086-21-38996688 or visit http://www.mercedes-benzarena.com/index.php/enhome.

Issued by Mercedes-Benz Arena, Shanghai
Media Contacts:
Karen Jacobo                             
Director of Marketing                     
Email: karenjacobo@mbarena.com     
Joanna Zhao    
Marketing and PR Manager
Email: joannazhao@mbarena.com