Hull City to entice new generation of fans and improve atmosphere with new membership structure 

English Football League club Hull City has announced a unique membership pricing structure for the 2022-23 season. The Club has said that it will prioritise having Hull City supporters behind both goals to maximise the atmosphere at home ground, MKM Stadium (pictured). Another major announcement from chairman Acun lıcalı and vice-chairman Tan Kesler included the …

Newport County AFC announces five-season partnership with Ticketmaster Sport 

English Football League club Newport County AFC has announced a new ticketing partnership with Ticketmaster Sport, which will cover the next five seasons. Season ticket-holders will be the first to benefit from the news partnership, with a transformer ticketing website for the 2022/23 season renewal process. Newport fans will experience a fully mobile-optimised process including …

Rock am Ring to be livestreamed for free thanks to RTL+ and CTS Eventim 

Streaming service RTL+ will be treating music fans to a free-of-charge livestream of Germany’s Rock am Ring festival in June. In partnership with ticketing services and live entertainment provider CTS Eventim, the festival will be livestreamed online or via the app for RTL+ premium users. After a two-year enforced hiatus due to the pandemic, Rock …

Driift reveals over 85,000 tickets were sold for Little Mix livestream

Online music event promoter and producer, Driift, has revealed that more than 85,000 tickets were sold for a recent livestream of a Little Mix concert. The livestream, which was broadcast from The O2 in London on May 14, marked the final date of the Little Mix Confetti Tour. It was watched by ticket-buyers in 143 …

Ticket sales soar as Formula 1 popularity rockets

Formula 1 has witnessed a surge in popularity recently and this has been reflected in ticket sales for many events on the motorsport’s calendar. Tickets for the British Formula 1 Grand Prix at Silverstone sold out in record time, while the Australian GP broke attendance records with some 419,000 spectators attending over the racing weekend …

ATG Tickets boosts booking options through Stay22 integration

ATG Tickets has integrated Stay22’s interactive accommodation map service to offer customers an enhanced user experience. The affiliate partnership has been introduced across the UK market, with customers now able to view hotel and rental options via the confirmation page when they purchase tickets. The integration has been rolled out across shows at all 28 …

FanSided appoints TicketSmarter as official ticket provider 

FanSided, a fandom-focused sports, lifestyle and entertainment network of over 300 websites, has announced a partnership with ticket resale marketplace, TicketSmarter. Through the partnership, TicketSmarter will become FanSided’s official ticket provider. TicketSmarter will also have access to editorial sponsorship, homepage co-branding, and ticket integrations across main and vertical-specific navigation bars. TicketSmarter will gain further exposure …

ASM Global signs up Clorox as cleaning partner for US venues

ASM Global has entered into a US-focused partnership with cleaning and disinfection products manufacturer the Clorox Company. The multi-year partnership will span ASM Global’s US portfolio of arenas, stadiums, theatres and convention centres, and is designed to enhance health and wellness at its venues. As the official cleaning and disinfecting product partner for ASM Global, …

Viagogo loses A$7m appeal – TheTicketingBusiness News

Secondary ticket platform Viagogo will have to pay a A$7m (£4m/$5m/€4.7m) fine for misleading customers when it resold concert and sports tickets five years ago, after losing an appeal against a prior court decision in Australia. The Full Court of the Federal Court dismissed Viagogo’s appeal of a 2019 decision which found that the company …

Apple Music to live-stream concerts starting with Harry Styles

Apple will begin live-streaming concerts for Apple Music subscribers from tomorrow (Friday). A concert from artist Harry Styles will be the first for Apple Music Live, as he celebrates his new album ‘Harry’s House’ with a ‘One Night only in New York’ event at UBS Arena at Belmont Park. Tickets for this particular show were …