English League Two club Harrogate Town AFC has teamed up with Ticketmaster Sport, which will become the club’s official ticketing partner with immediate effect. The deal will form a long-term partnership and is part of £3.5m ($4.4m/€4m) being invested into the club off the pitch, in response to feedback from supporters over the course of …
Tech Stack: VIPs, NFTs, DeFi-funded events and more…
Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… The zoo goes digital Binder Park Zoo in Battle Creek, Michigan, has enabled visitors to purchase advance admission tickets online. Guests can choose the number and type of admission tickets and add extras like parking through the zoo’s website. Visitors can then upload …
Tixngo to be utilised by Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium has announced a partnership with blockchain mobile ticketing solution, Tixngo. Starting this summer, the 90,000-capacity stadium will deliver digital tickets through a new Wembley-branded wallet, which will be powered by Secutix solution Tixngo. The London stadium will launch the solution for Ed Sheeran’s five nights at Wembley, with the British artist’s shows beginning …
Tech Stack: Digital ticketing, streaming and more…
Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… Motorsport and the metaverse Animoca Brands, a company that specialises in promoting digital ownership for games and the metaverse, has announced it will be integrating the Hockenheimring in various products in the REVV Motorsport ecosystem. It will produce and sell NFTs (non-fungible tokens) …
HomeTown Ticketing receives $75m boost
HomeTown Ticketing, a digital ticketing and event software for schools, districts, conferences and associations company, has secured a $75m (£57m/€69m) investment from private equity firm, Nexa Equity. The software company is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio and was created to help schools and colleges manage events. HomeTown Ticketing hosts over 200,000 events annually on behalf of …
Ghana Premier League success with digital ticketing
Ghana’s Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has claimed that an increase in revenue from gate proceeds at the country’s largest venue, Baba Yara Stadium, has been down to the introduction of an e-ticketing platform. The Vice President made the comments about the 103% increase in revenue following a Ghana Premier League game between Kumasi Asante …
Tech Stack: NFT ticketing, cashless ballparks and more…
Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… NFT-enabled festival BlockDown will be held in Sibenik, Croatia in May and is an NFT (non-fungible token)-enabled festival. The event will focus on exploring Web3 with a particular focus on the metaverse, NFts, gaming and DAOs (Decentralised Autonomous Organisation) will start to play …
Qatar Football Association extends ticketing partnership
Qatar Football Association (QFA) and ticketing platform Ticketmaster Sport have extended their partnership, with a new multi-year deal. QFA will utilise the partnership with Ticketmaster to offer 100% digital ticketing with customised branding, box office and access control solutions. Dimitrios Petropoulos, business development director, Ticketmaster Sport, said: “We are honoured to continue our partnership with …
Morocco-based ticketing platform secures funding
Morocco-based digital ticketing platform Guichet.com has raised $309,000 (£237,000/€281,000) in equity financing. The financing was raised from the 212 Founders programme through CDG Invest, which is the investment arm of Moroccan investment bank, CDG Capital. Guichet.com was founded in 2019 by Moulnakhla Ahmed Tawfik and allows partners to sell and monitor ticketing in real time. The platform is …
INTIX brings digital ticketing to Dubai Sevens
Australian digital ticketing provider INTIX has entered the global market through its partnership with sporting event, Emirates Dubai Sevens. The Victorian tech start-up worked with United Arab Emirates (UAE) digital wallet company, Back 9 Solutions, to provide over 85,000 digital tickets to attendees for the rugby tournament in December. The move into the digital sphere …