[ad_1] Despite a difficult year, Coventry Building Society (CBS) Arena welcomed more than 966,000 visitors in 2022. Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group secured ownership of CBS Arena in November, after the previous operating companies – Arena Coventry Limited (ACL), Arena Coventry (2006) Limited and IEC Experience Limited – confirmed that they had applied to be placed …
Wallaroo chosen as Detroit Lions AI and ML partner
[ad_1] The National Football League (NFL)’s Detroit Lions has partnered with Wallaroo to act as the franchise’s official artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) partner. The Lions will work with Wallaroo to utilise AI across a number of business objectives on and off the field, including ticketing, parking, concessions, retail and fan sentiment. Detroit …
Ticket demand for Broadway’s ‘Parade’ revival causes site to crash
[ad_1] Broadway’s upcoming ‘Parade’ revival, which will star actors Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond, caused the Telecharge ticketing site to temporarily crash, according to reports. High demand for tickets caused the ticketing site to be down for around 30 minutes, according to a report from Deadline. Customers attempting to purchase tickets during this period were …
PIA Corporation backs VIP hospitality company Daimani Group
[ad_1] Tokyo-headquartered PIA Corporation has acquired a minority stake in Daimani Group, a global marketplace for VIP hospitality packages. Marketscreener reported that PIA invested around CHF 1.6m (£1.4m/€1.6m/$1.7m) and will hold a 5% stake in the Swiss start-up. PIA acquired the minority stake through a growth financing round. The two companies are active in the …
People on the move: NEC Group, Smart Pricer and more…
[ad_1] We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… NEC Group Ticketing and Arenas has revealed a new senior commercial team ahead of a busy 2023. The team will be responsible for the programming of Utilita Arena Birmingham and Resorts World Arena, as well as decision making for the group’s …
Tech Stack: Live-streamed theatre, Sydney Festival and more…
[ad_1] Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… League of Live Stream Theater Theatre and tech entrepreneurs Jim Augustine and Oren Michels have introduced the League of Live Stream Theater (LOLST), a non-profit service that will bring Broadway and US regional theatre productions to homes worldwide. The organisation will make …
TicketPlan teams up with See Tickets North America
[ad_1] Ticket insurance provider TicketPlan has partnered with See Tickets to provide a refund insurance solution to its customers in the US, through TicketPlan’s existing relationship with GoReady. TicketPlan enables ticketing companies, sports organisations, venues, attractions, travel and events to provide an added value service to ticket buyers. Ben Bray, relationship and development director at …
Industry bodies react to scrapping of business energy price cap
[ad_1] Industry organisations have reacted to the plans set out by the UK Government to help businesses deal with the inflated energy costs. The government is scrapping the energy price cap for businesses from April 2023 and is instead replacing it with a discount. The new plans will see eligible businesses in the UK receive …
Lyon event-goers hit by New Year’s Eve Ticketswap scam
[ad_1] Event-goers in Lyon were left disappointed after arriving at the FKCNYE festival, held at Eurexpo Lyon, to find that their tickets were fake. According to a report from news outlet ActuLyon, attendees bought tickets for the New Year’s Eve party through the Ticketswap platform. More than 30 artists were playing across four different stages …
Manager blames e-ticketing for low attendances in Ghana Premier League
[ad_1] Accra Great Olympics manager Oluboi Commodore has said that the introduction of e-ticketing in the Ghana Premier League has caused some attendances to drop. According to reports, there have been a series of low turnouts across some stadia for recent games in Ghana’s top flight. Ghana Soccernet reported that the recent match between Hearts …