We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… Indigo has announced that Kerry Radden and Flo Carr have become associate directors, and will work alongside chief executive and founder Katy Raines to expand its audience research and consultancy offerings. Radden has joined Indigo after spending six years at the Royal …
Italian Supreme Administrative Court affirms TicketOne fine annulment
Bird & Bird partner and associate Federico Marini Balestra and Lucia Antonazzi have analysed the annulment of the €10.9m (£9.4m/$11.3m) fine given to CTS Eventim-owned TicketOne by the Italian Competition Authority (ICA) in 2021. In October, the Italian Supreme Administrative Court ( ‘Consiglio di Stato’ in Italian or CDS) affirmed the Lazio Regional Administrative Tribunal/Court …
CTS Eventim predicts record year
CTS Eventim has said it is expecting a record year, following the release of its full third quarter financial results. The ticketing services and live entertainment company’s third quarter has once again improved on a pre-COVID third quarter in 2019. This adds to Eventim’s 2019-beating second quarter earlier this year. Eventim revealed earlier this month …
CTS Eventim records strong performance in Q3
Ticketing services and live entertainment company, CTS Eventim, has posted a positive third quarter, with revenue increasing significantly compared to to Q3 in 2021 and even in 2019. Revenue increased to €694m (£611m/$695m) in the third quarter of 2022, compared to €115m in Q3 in 2021 and €378 in the third quarter of 2019. The …
Eventim Sports reveals new Eventim.Tixx features and partner
Eventim Sports has revealed a new partnership and new features for its Eventim.Tixx product platform. The Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider for sports ticketing, merchandising and CRM, has announced that Bundesliga 2 club Hannover 96 will not only utilise the ticketing, CRM and campaign management software, but also the merchandising aspect. Using the Eventim.Tixx product platform will …
CTS Eventim bounces back in Q2 and first six months of 2022
CTS Eventim has seen a strong performance in the second quarter of 2022 to beat statistics from before the COVID-19 pandemic. The live entertainment and ticketing company posted revenues of €595m (£500m/$590m) for the second quarter and €732m for the six months between January and June. This is compared to €414m in Q2 in 2019 …
CTS Eventim and Rudolf Weber Arena enter ticketing partnership
Ticketing and live entertainment provider CTS Eventim has entered a ticketing partnership with Rudolf Weber Arena in Oberhausen. Patrons will be able to book tickets for events at Rudolf Weber Arena directly through the venue’s website, as easily as it is to book through CTS Eventim. Other benefits for customers include a free choice of …
Aiding the digitalisation of club administration
CTS Eventim Sports and Berlin-based digital company Luckyshot have come together to aid the digitalisation of club administration. Through Luckyshot’s product Campai, Eventim Sports will be able to offer clients the ability to digitise club administration, manage memberships, club communication, and accounting and finances. Clubs working with Eventim Sports can integrate their membership management offering …
CTS Eventim brings 5G to German festivals
CTS Eventim is bringing 5G coverage to three of its festivals in Germany thanks to a partnership with O2 Telefónica. The telecommunications group will provide each of the venues of the Southside, Deichbrand and Highfield festivals with blanket 4G/LTE coverage and, for the first time, with its 5G network, including on the powerful 3.6 GHz …
CTS Eventim sees boost from reopening of core markets
The rebound of core markets for CTS Eventim has resulted in its ticketing and live entertainment segments posting a significant increase in revenue in the first quarter of 2022. Revenue for the first quarter came in at €139.2m (£119m/$149m) compared to €19.6m in the same period for the year prior. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation …