After paying for a $400M rebirth, Comcast puts the Wells Fargo Center on death row
To accommodate the Sixers' desire to have a new arena sooner rather than later, Comcast will begin planning the Wells Fargo Center's retirement almost immediately after celebrating its rebirth.
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76ers, Comcast Spectacor plan to open new South Philly arena by 2031
The Sixers owners say they will 'develop a variety of options' for the East Market Street site where they initially sought to build a venue.
Comcast to acquire minority ownership stake in 76ers, will hold naming rights for new arena
Comcast plans to take a minority ownership stake in the 76ers as part of a deal with team owner Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment to build a new arena for the 76ers and Flyers in South Philadelphia.
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With 76ers arena plans scrapped in Center City, Mayor Cherelle Parker says revitalization will 'start from scratch'
The team's deal with Comcast Spectacor in South Philly includes investments on East Market Street, but few details are known.
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A Sixers move to Camden lurked until the new South Philly arena deal was struck, as more details emerge
The Sixers’ 2031 deadline also mattered, as did TV money the Sixers will indirectly receive from Comcast Spectacor.
Sixers and Comcast plan a new South Philly arena and event complex; Mayor Parker calls change of plans a ‘curveball’
What you should knowThe 76ers are going to remain in South Philly after abandoning their plan to build a new arena in Center City. Instead, the Sixers and Comcast Spectacor, which owns the Flyers and Wells Fargo Center,
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Sixers will build new arena in South Philadelphia after deal reached with Comcast Spectacor; Philly to pursue WNBA team
The sudden turn of events comes after Philly City Council recently approved a controversial plan to build an arena in Center City near Chinatown.
As Center City arena dies, Sixers, Comcast, and City Hall say they will still revive Market East
“HBSE and Comcast will also immediately focus on Market East, bringing together government officials and local stakeholders to develop a variety of options to revitalize a vital neighborhood in Center City where the 76ers had originally proposed locating the arena,” the release read.
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Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment and Comcast Spectacor Announce Joint Venture to Build World-Class Arena in South Philadelphia as Well as Revitalize Market East
Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE) and Comcast today announced that HBSE and Comcast Spectacor have entered into a binding agreement to
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Goodbye 76 Place: Details About the Sixers and Comcast’s Partnership to Build a New South Philly Arena
After years of posturing, planning, and protests, the Sixers are staying in South Philly after all. Well … that was a fun ride. After years of posturing, planning, and protests, the Sixers are staying in South Philly after all.
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Sixers owners and Comcast Spectacor announce plan for new arena in South Philadelphia
The ownership group of the Philadelphia 76ers and Comcast Spectacor announced plans to build a new arena in South Philadelphia.
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