List of cultural entities with sole naming rights
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The following is a list of cultural entities with sole naming rights:
Awards
Art awards
Literary awards
- Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, Rogers Communications. Formerly the Writers' Trust Fiction Prize.
- Scotiabank Giller Prize, Bank of Nova Scotia. Formerly the Giller Prize.
Music awards
- High1 Seoul Music Awards, Kangwon Land.
- UnionPay Artist of the Year (Mnet Asian Music Awards), China UnionPay.
Scientific awards
Sporting awards
Museums
Canada
| Name | Location | Sponsor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telus Spark | Calgary | Telus | formerly Telus World of Science |
| Science World at Telus World of Science | Vancouver | Telus | formerly Science World |
| Telus World of Science, Edmonton | Edmonton | Telus | formerly the Odyssium |
Performing arts venues
Canada
| Name | Location | Sponsor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four Seasons Centre | Toronto | Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts | |
| Molson Canadian Amphitheatre | Toronto | Molson | |
| Sony Centre for the Arts | Toronto | Sony | formerly the O'Keefe Centre (1960–1996), then the Hummingbird Centre (1996–2007) |
Chile
| Name | Location | Sponsor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movistar Arena | Santiago | Movistar |
Japan
| Name | Location | Sponsor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitori Culture Hall | Chuo-ku, Sapporo | Nitori | then Hokkaido Welfare Pension Hall (Hokkaido Kosei Nenkin Kaikan) |
| Tokyo Electron Hall Miyagi | Aoba-ku, Sendai | Tokyo Electron | then Miyagi Prefectual Hall |
| Hitachi Systems Hall Sendai | Aoba-ku, Sendai | Hitachi Systems | then Sendai City Youth Culture Centre |
| Beisia Culture Hall | Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture | Beisia | then Gunma Prefectual Hall |
| Humantrust Cinema Shibuya | Shibuya, Tokyo | Humantrust | then Amuse Con amusement complex building |
| Humantrust Cinema Yurakucho | Chuo, Tokyo | Humantrust | then Yurakucho Itoshia shopping building |
| Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall | Shibuya, Tokyo | C.C. Lemon/Dentsu | |
| Sunstar Hall | Saka, Hiroshima Prefecture | Sunstar | then Saka Culture Hall |
Mexico
| Name | Location | Sponsor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auditorio Coca-Cola | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Coca-Cola |
Philippines
| Name | Location | Sponsor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kia Theatre | Araneta Center, Quezon City, Metro Manila | Columbian Autocar Corp. (Kia Motors) | then a cinema known as New Frontier Theater |
| PETA-PHINMA Theater | PETA Theater Center, Quezon City, Metro Manila | PHINMA Corp. | |
| Power Mac Center Spotlight Theater | Circuit Makati, Makati City, Metro Manila | Power Mac Center | located within the Circuit Lane |
| Samsung Hall | SM Aura Premier, Taguig City, Metro Manila | Samsung Electronics Philippines | |
United States
| Name | Location | Sponsor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines Theatre | New York City | American Airlines | Selwyn Theatre (1918–2000) |
| Bank of America Pavilion | Boston | Bank of America | Harbor Lights Pavilion (1994–1999); FleetBoston Pavilion (1999–2004) |
| Cadillac Palace Theatre | Chicago | General Motors (Cadillac brand) | New Palace Theatre (1926–1984); Bismarck Theatre (1984–1999) |
| Citi Performing Arts Center | Boston | Citigroup | formerly the Wang Center for the Performing Arts |
| Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre | Cobb County, Georgia | Cobb Energy Management Corp. | |
| Cricket Wireless Pavilion | Phoenix, Arizona | Cricket Communications | formerly Desert Sky Pavilion |
| DTE Energy Music Theatre | Clarkston, Michigan | DTE Energy | Pine Knob Music Theatre (1972–2001) |
| Ferguson Center for the Arts | Newport News, Virginia | Ferguson Enterprises | |
| FirstMerit Bank Pavilion | Chicago | FirstMerit Corporation | Charter One Pavilion (2005–13) |
| Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre | Tinley Park, Illinois | Penn National Gaming | formerly Tweeter Center Chicago, World Music Theater, New World Music Theater and First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre |
| INB Performing Arts Center | Spokane, Washington | Inland Northwest Bank | Washington State Pavilion Opera House (1974); Spokane Opera House (1974–2006) |
| National City Pavilion | Cincinnati | National City Bank | |
| PNC Bank Arts Center | Holmdel Township, New Jersey | PNC Bank | Garden State Arts Center (1968–1996) |
| PlayStation Theater | New York City | Sony Interactive Entertainment | Nokia Theatre Times Square (2005–10); Best Buy Theater (2010-15) |
| Post-Gazette Pavilion | Burgettstown, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | formerly Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater |
| PrivateBank Theatre | Chicago | PrivateBank | Majestic Theatre (1906–1945); Sam Shubert Theatre (1945–2005); LaSalle Bank Theatre (2005-?); Bank of America Theatre (?-2016) |
| Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts | Raleigh, North Carolina | Progress Energy | BTI Center for the Performing Arts (1997–2005) |
| Sleep Train Amphitheatre | Chula Vista, California | Sleep Train | Coors Amphitheatre (1998–2008); Cricket Wireless Amphitheater (2008–2013) |
| Snapple Theater Center | New York City | Dr Pepper Snapple (Snapple brand) | |
| Gexa Energy Pavilion | Dallas | Gexa Energy | Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre (1988–1998); Starplex Amphitheatre (1998–2000); Smirnoff Amphitheatre (2000–2008) |
| Susquehanna Bank Center | Camden, New Jersey | Susquehanna Bank | Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Centre (1995–2001); Tweeter Center at the Waterfront (2001–2008) |
| Time Warner Cable Amphitheater | Cleveland | Time Warner Cable | formerly Tower City Amphitheater |
| Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts | Jacksonville, Florida | The Florida Times-Union | |
| Toyota Amphitheatre | Wheatland, California | Toyota | Sacramento Valley Amphitheatre (2000–02); AutoWest Amphitheatre (2002–2003); Sleep Train Amphitheatre (2004–2015) |
| USANA Amphitheatre | West Valley City, Utah | Usana | |
| Verizon Wireless Theater | Houston | Verizon Wireless | |
| Wells Fargo Center for the Arts | Santa Rosa, California | Wells Fargo | Luther Burbank Center (1981–2006) |
| Wells Fargo Pavilion | Sacramento, California | Wells Fargo | |
| Xfinity Center | Mansfield, Massachusetts | Comcast | Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts (1986–1999); Tweeter Center (1999–2008); Comcast Center (2008-14) |
| Xfinity Theatre | Hartford, Connecticut | Comcast | formerly New England Dodge Music Center, CTNow.com Meadows Music Theater and Comcast Theater |
Sports
Main article: List of sports venues with sole naming rights
References
See also
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