Formula 1 fans that purchased tickets to this weekend’s cancelled Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola are set to receive a full refund. The race was cancelled yesterday (Wednesday) due to flooding in the Emilia-Romagna region in Italy, following unprecedented rainfall. After discussions between Formula 1, motorsports governing body the FIA, organisers and authorities, a …
Abu Dhabi Motorsports Management and Flash Entertainment form Ethara
Abu Dhabi Motorsports Management and Flash Entertainment have integrated their activities and operations to launch a new company around events, entertainment and venue management, catered to the Middle East and further afield. The company has been named ‘Ethara’ which means ‘thrill’ in Arabic and was launched earlier this week. Ethara will be led by Saif …
Goiás launches Sou Amor plan for fans with ASD/ADHD
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Goiás Esporte Clube has introduced a new membership catered towards fans with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Fans will have access to an exclusive box at the club’s Hailé Pinheiro Stadium to follow games. The box is set within a sensory room to offer comfort …
F1 cancels Imola GP due to Emilia-Romagna flooding
Formula 1 has cancelled this weekend’s Grand Prix at Imola due to flooding in the Emilia-Romagna region. The decision not to stage the race – the sixth of this year’s series – was made following discussions between Formula 1, the President of the FIA, the competent authorities – including the relevant Ministers, the President of …
AGF opens enrollment to latest sustainable event course
A Greener Future (AGF) and Falmouth University have opened enrolment to their next sustainable event course. The two-week online course, which commences on June 5, is designed to equip students with all the skills and knowledge of environmental operations and sustainability at events and enables those who pass to undertake and carry out environmental assessments …
Paris 2024 sells out 1.5m tickets in latest phase
More than one million Paris 2024 tickets were sold in the first 48 hours of the latest ticketing phase which opened last week. The second phase, which is dedicated to the sale of individual tickets for specific events, opened on May 11, and tickets for more than half the Olympic sports had sold out by …
SeatGeek invalidates “free” tix bought with leaked discount code
SeatGeek says tickets bought with a $500 free ticket code that was leaked at the end of last week are invalid. Action Network reports that the code, which automatically deducted $500 per transaction, was used over and over again for at least an hour last Friday. Users that inputted the code MLB1 or MLB2 were …
Tech Stack: Apple Music, Maps and more
Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… Apple’s new concert discovery services Apple has launched new concert discovery facilities for its Apple Music and Maps services. On Maps, more than 40 new Guides, each curated by Apple Music editors, highlight the best venues to experience live music in some of …
People: LiveCo, SEE Global and more
We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… Steve Tadlock has been named senior vice-president of venue relations by LiveCo, the private equity-backed entertainment company led by Brian Becker. Tadlock joins LiveCo from ASM Global, where he was most recently General Manager of Pechanga Arena in San Diego. In his …
Web3 platform Humbl receives funding commitment
Web3 platform Humbl has announced that it has entered into an Equity Financing Agreement with Pacific Lion, pursuant to which Pacific Lion agreed to purchase up to $20m (£16m/€18m) of Humbl common stock. Humbl offers product lines including the Humbl Wallet, Humbl Search Engine, Humbl Social, Humbl Tickets, Humbl Marketplace and Humbl Authentics. Pacific Lion, …