[ad_1] Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… MyVenue’s mobile ordering at Ravinia Festival The fully integrated MyVenue point-of-sale mobile ordering and restaurant solution has gone live at Ravinia Festival near Chicago, US. The 36-acre venue in Chicago attracts 600,000 guests to more than 100 events annually. The installation included …
Industry leaders call on UK Government to intervene in energy crisis
[ad_1] Live entertainment industry organisations have called on the UK Government to take urgent action to support businesses that are set to be stung by rocketing energy bills this winter. A survey by the Music Venue Trust found that about 30% of its 941 venues are facing the threat of permanent closure without a solution …
DEAG in M&A hunt as figures reveal 2022 resurgence
[ad_1] Deutsche Entertainment AG (DEAG) has confirmed “concrete talks with potential acquisition targets” in the ticketing space after a second-quarter surge in revenue capped an encouraging recovery in the first six months of this year. In revealing its figures for the first half of 2022, DEAG revealed that income had rocketed by 109% to €133.4m …
TicketPAY-owned wizid.sport develops OTT platform for German league
[ad_1] Digital ticketing provider TicketPAY Europe’s wizid.sport brand has developed a new over-the-top streaming platform for the German Handball Bundesliga. HBL TV, which will provide live coverage of the Bundesliga’s top two divisions, will be operated by the league “in cooperation with wizid.sport”. The platform will be available worldwide in markets where media rights agreements …
National Cinema Day to promote cut-price tickets
[ad_1] Over 3,000 movie theatres across the US and over 600 UK cinemas are offering customers cut-price tickets this coming weekend as part of a National Cinema Day promotion. This Saturday, September 3, cinemagoers will be able to snap up $3 tickets in the US, while tickets will be available for £3 in the UK. …
Ticketmaster extends Hull KR partnership
[ad_1] Ticketmaster is introducing a number of new features as part of a partnership renewal with English Super League club Hull Kingston Rovers. The exact length of the multi-year extension of the parties’ long-term partnership has not been disclosed. However, Ticketmaster said that the rugby league outfit would remain “part of the Ticketmaster family for …
Accommodation costs blamed as Fringe sales slump
[ad_1] Rising accommodation costs have been blamed after a total of 2.2 million ticket sales were sold for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe – 26.7% down on the most recent pre-pandemic edition of the festival in 2019. The total number of shows across the Fringe, which finished on Sunday, dropped by about 12% from 3,800 to …
NOEA calls on Government and industry to address sector-wide issues
[ad_1] The National Outdoor Events Association (NOEA) has called on the UK Government and the industry to address issues across the sector, caused initially by the pandemic and exacerbated by the cost-of-living crisis. In a statement, the NOEA said that the “industry was still crawling its way into recovery” and that the increase in inflation …
Blackpool’s Winter Gardens to bring online ticketing in-house
[ad_1] Blackpool’s Winter Gardens has appointed marketing agency Mediaworks to help move its online ticketing in-house. Mediaworks will help transition the venue from Ticketmaster to create a more personal customer journey online. Anthony Williams, sales and marketing manager at the Winter Gardens Blackpool, told news outlet Prolific North: “To be working with Mediaworks as we …
Vodafone celebrates Warriors extension with free tickets
[ad_1] Telecommunications company Vodafone has extended its partnership with Vodafone Warriors, and is offering free tickets to fans in order to celebrate. Vodafone has re-signed with the New Zealand rugby league club until the end of the 2026 National Rugby League (NRL) season. To celebrate the extension, Vodafone New Zealand has purchased all the remaining …