type subsidiary industry sports management founded 1974 1974 founder edward m. snider headquarters philadelphia pennsylvania u.s. key people tba chairman fred shabel vice chairman dave scott president 1 gary rostick cfo 1 2 owner comcast 100 % parent comcast subsidiaries spectra wells fargo center flyers skate zone philadelphia flyers website comcast spectacor comcast sports ventures doing business as comcast spectacor is a philadelphia based american sports and entertainment company . it owns the philadelphia flyers of the national hockey league and formerly owned the philadelphia 76ers of the national basketball association . the company owns and manages the wells fargo center and formerly managed the spectrum in south philadelphia before that arena was demolished plus several community skating rinks in the philadelphia region known as flyers skate zone . the comcast sportsnet regional sports networks were also owned by comcast spectacor prior to parent company comcast s acquisition of a majority stake in nbcuniversal in january 2011 ; csn is now operated through nbc sports . the company was formed in 1974 by flyers founder and chairman ed snider as spectacor the parent company of both the flyers and the spectrum . snider had been instrumental in getting the spectrum built in 1967 and assumed control of the arena in 1971 . he sold a 63 % stake in spectacor to comcast in 1996 remaining the renamed comcast spectacor s chairman . shortly afterward comcast spectacor bought the 76ers ; as the spectrum s owner snider had been the sixers landlord since 1971 . comcast spectacor sold the 76ers to joshua harris in 2011 . in april 2016 ed snider died at his home in california.on september 22 2016 comcast announced that it will buyout the remaining 24 % it does not own 3 contents 1 spectra 2 other businesses 3 references 4 external links spectra edit comcast spectacor is the principal owner of spectra formerly global spectrum ovations and paciolan . globally spectra serves 300 plus clients at more than 400 properties including public assembly facilities throughout the united states and canada such as arenas civic and convention centers stadiums university convocation center trade and exposition centers community ice rinks and theaters . some of the arenas and stadiums currently managed by spectra are atlantic city convention center and boardwalk hall in atlantic city new jersey 4 augusta entertainment complex in augusta georgia autozone park in memphis tennessee ; currently managing team marketing and stadium operations until the memphis redbirds foundation can find a buyer for the team and ballpark . bankunited center at the university of miami in miami florida budweiser gardens in london ontario canada chaifetz arena at saint louis university in st. louis missouri cleveland state university wolstein center in cleveland ohio cross insurance arena in portland maine cross insurance center in bangor maine the fargodome located in fargo north dakota general motors centre in oshawa ontario canada glens falls civic center in glens falls new york las cruces convention center in las cruces new mexico liacouras center at temple university in philadelphia pennsylvania lowell memorial auditorium located in lowell massachusetts massmutual center in springfield massachusetts oakland coliseum in oakland california the ohio state university jerome schottenstein center in columbus ohio overland park convention center in overland park kansas ppl center in allentown pennsylvania ppl park in chester pennsylvania a philadelphia suburb sioux falls convention center in sioux falls south dakota south okanagan events centre home of the penticton vee s in penticton british columbia sporting park in kansas city kansas st. charles convention center in saint charles missouri sun national bank center in trenton new jersey ucf arena at the university of central florida in orlando florida university of massachusetts amherst mullins center located in amherst massachusetts university of massachusetts lowell tsongas center located in lowell massachusetts university of phoenix stadium in glendale arizona wells fargo arena des moines which is part of iowa events center in des moines iowa wells fargo center is in spectra s corporate hometown of philadelphia . the wells fargo center s predecessor the spectrum is the namesake of the company . wfcu centre in windsor ontario . xfinity arena at everett in everett washington . xl center in hartford connecticut spectra is composed of three divisions venue management formerly global spectrum food services & hospitality formerly ovations food services and ticketing & fan engagement formerly paciolan . other businesses edit comcast spectacor owns ovations food services which provides food and beverage services to arenas stadiums amphitheaters fairgrounds and convention centers throughout the united states . the roots of the name ovations go back to a restaurant in the spectrum which was located below the concourse . new era tickets is the full service ticketing subsidiary of comcast spectacor and provides in house ticketing in the us and canada . in philadelphia the company operates under the name comcasttix and provides tickets to events at wells fargo center liacouras center at temple university sun national bank center in trenton new jersey and the borgata hotel casino and spa in atlantic city new jersey . references edit a b luukko resigns as president of comcast spectacor philly.com . comcast spectacor president luukko resigns abc news . http corporate.comcast.com news information news feed comcast corporation to acquire ed sniders stake in comcast spectacor crda awards convention center and boardwalk hall facilities management to global spectrum . global spectrum . retrieved 11 january 2014 . external links edit comcast spectacor spectra v t e philadelphia 76ers founded in 1946 formerly the syracuse nationals 1946 1963 based in philadelphia pennsylvania franchise franchise team history all time roster draft history head coaches seasons current season arenas state fair coliseum onondaga county war memorial convention hall philadelphia arena the spectrum wells fargo center general managers leo ferris ramsay don dejardin williams nash shue lynam greenberg lucas king stefanski thorn dileo hinkie colangelo d league affiliate delaware 87ers administration owner s joshua harris co managing owner nba governor david s. blitzer co managing owner nba alternate governor adam aron martin geller david b. heller travis hennings james lassiter marc j. leder jason levien michael g. rubin will smith jada pinkett smith erick thohir art wrubel chief executive officer scott o neil president bryan colangelo head coach brett brown retired numbers 3 4 6 10 13 15 24 32 34 dave zinkoff microphone nba championships 3 1955 1967 1983 conference championships 9 1950 1954 1955 1967 1977 1980 1982 1983 2001 rivals boston celtics culture and lore fo fo fo wilt the stilt dr. j the answer the boston strangler dave zinkoff practice curse of billy penn hip hop pat croce philadelphia sports hall of fame sir charles the kangaroo kid harvey pollack boston s dead nine and 73 ers comcast spectacor media television the comcast network comcast sportsnet philadelphia sixers post game live radio wpen announcers marc zumoff alaa abdelnaby tom mcginnis v t e philadelphia flyers founded in 1967 based in philadelphia pennsylvania franchise team general managers coaches players captains draft picks seasons current season history 1967 nhl expansion 1967 nhl expansion draft eric lindros trade records award winners personnel owner comcast spectacor president paul holmgren general manager ron hextall head coach dave hakstol team captain claude giroux current roster arenas spectrum wells fargo center rivalries pittsburgh penguins new york rangers new jersey devils affiliates ahl lehigh valley phantoms echl reading royals usphl premier philadelphia flyers usphl affiliate history media csn 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