 | The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with North America and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject.(December 2010) |
The following is a list of cultural entities with sole naming rights :
| The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with North America and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject.(December 2010) |
The following is a list of cultural entities with sole naming rights :
| 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 |
| Name | Location | Sponsor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Nacional Sancor Seguros | Buenos Aires | Sancor Seguros (Insurance company) | |
| Multiteatro Comafi | Buenos Aires | Banco Comafi (banking) | |
| Metropolitan Sura | Buenos Aires | Sura Seguros (Insurance company) | |
| Opera Orbis | Buenos Aires | Orbis (Insurance company) | |
| Name | Location | Sponsor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four Seasons Centre | Toronto | Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts | |
| Molson Canadian Amphitheatre | Toronto | Molson | |
| Meridian Hall | Toronto | Meridian Credit Union | formerly the O'Keefe Centre (1960–1996), then the Hummingbird Centre (1996–2007). |
| Hamilton Family Theatre | Cambridge, ON | John and Terry Hamilton | formerly Dunfield Theatre (2013-2017) |
| Flato Markham Theatre | Markham, ON | Flato Developments | formerly Markham Theatre for the Performing Arts (1985-2012) |
| FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre | St. Catharines, ON | FirstOntario |
| Name | Location | Sponsor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movistar Arena | Santiago | Movistar |
| Name | Location | Sponsor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Electron Hall Miyagi | Aoba-ku, Sendai | Tokyo Electron | then Miyagi Prefectural 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 Prefectural Hall |
| Tokyo Tatemono Brillia Hall | Toshima, Tokyo | Tokyo Tatemono | |
| Humantrust Cinema Shibuya | Shibuya, Tokyo | Humantrust | then Amuse Con amusement complex building |
| Humantrust Cinema Yurakucho | Chuo, Tokyo | Humantrust | then Yurakucho Itoshia shopping building |
| Line Cube Shibuya | Shibuya, Tokyo | Line Japan | |
| ROHM Theatre Kyoto | Sakyo-ku, Kyoto | Rohm | then Kyoto Kaikan |
| Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art | Sakyo-ku, Kyoto | Kyocera | then Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art |
| Hankyu Theater | Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture | Hankyu | then Hyogo Performing Arts Center-Theater |
| Sunstar Hall | Saka, Hiroshima Prefecture | Sunstar | then Saka Culture Hall |
| Nishi-Nippon City Bank HKT Theater | Chuo-ku, Fukuoka | Nishi-Nippon City Bank | then HKT 48 Theater |
| Name | Location | Sponsor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auditorio Coca-Cola | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Coca-Cola |
| Name | Location | Sponsor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kia Theatre | Araneta Center, Quezon City, Metro Manila | Columbian Autocar Corp. (Kia Motors licensee) | 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, Taguig, Metro Manila | Samsung Electronics Philippines | |
| Name | Location | Sponsor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanatour V-Hall | B3 Seogyo Hotel Annex, 356-1 Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul | Hanatour | |
| 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 |
| Dolby Theatre | Hollywood, Los Angeles | Dolby Laboratories | Kodak Theatre (2001–2012) |
| DTE Energy Music Theatre | Clarkston, Michigan | DTE Energy | Pine Knob Music Theatre (1972–2001) |
| Ferguson Center for the Arts | Newport News, Virginia | Ferguson Enterprises | |
| First Interstate Center for the Arts | Spokane, Washington | First Interstate BancSystem | Washington State Pavilion Opera House (1974); Spokane Opera House (1974–2006); INB Performing Arts Center (2006-2018) |
| FirstMerit Bank Pavilion | Chicago | FirstMerit Corporation | Charter One Pavilion (2005–13) |
| Gexa Energy Pavilion | Dallas | Gexa Energy | Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre (1988–1998); Starplex Amphitheatre (1998–2000); Smirnoff Amphitheatre (2000–2008) |
| 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 |
| MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre | Tampa, Florida | MidFlorida Credit Union | Tampa Bay Amphitheatre (planning/construction); Ford Amphitheatre (2004–10); 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre (2010–12); Live Nation Amphitheatre (2013) |
| 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) |
| Raising Cane's River Center | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers | Riverside Centroplex (1977-2004); Baton Rouge River Center (2004-2016) |
| 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) | |
| 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 |
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