British people have purchased the most tickets for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games outside of France. Next year’s Olympics and Paralympics will be the first time the events have been held in Europe since London 2012. Over 3.25 million tickets were purchased during the first sales phase. As reported by City A.M, Paris 2024 chief …
Paris 2024 tickets viewed as too expensive according to recent poll
Roughly four out of five French people believe tickets for the 2024 Paris Olympics are too expensive, according to a recent poll. A survey from the Odoxa polling group, commissioned by the RTL media group and sports betting firm Winamax, found that a total of 82% of respondents said that tickets for the games were …
Warner Bros France subsidiary acquires talent agency Les Visiteurs du Soir
Warner Bros France subsidiary Décibels Productions has acquired a majority stake in French talent agency Les Visiteurs du Soir. Live entertainment and concert production company Décibels said it will run the agency, whose clients include domestic and international artists, in collaboration with existing stakeholder Morgane Production, while Olivier Gluzman remains managing director. Les Visiteurs du …
Former French rugby union player denies World Cup ticketing scandal allegations
Former French rugby union player Sebastien Chabal has denied that he is involved in a ticketing scandal concerning the 2023 Rugby World Cup. This year’s tournament is set to take place in France between September 8 and October 28, and in the build up, French newspaper Le Parisien has alleged that Chabal secured more than …
France’s CO’Met indoor venue ready for grand opening
A new indoor arena designed to offer a fresh vision for the French venue market will open in full in the city of Orléans this weekend. A new indoor arena designed to offer a fresh vision for the French venue market will open in full in the city of Orléans this weekend. CO’Met, the 4-in-1 …
England Rugby Travel unveils England Rugby House experience
England Rugby Travel has revealed a new England Rugby House experience for fans travelling to next year’s Rugby World Cup in France. The experience is available exclusively with selected ticket-inclusive travel packages, and is described as a ‘home away from home’ at private locations across host cities. The pre-game experiences will take place in a …
Rugby Football Union raises England Six Nations ticket prices – report
The Rugby Football Union has hiked up ticket prices for next year’s Six Nations, to help cover overheads due to inflation. As reported by the Guardian, the RFU had decided that prices for the 2022-23 season would rise roughly in line with inflation. However, due to the surging energy prices and rise in supplier costs …
French culture to receive significant boost
French culture minister Rima Abdul Malak has said that the French Government will commit a record €4.2bn (£3.8bn/$4bn) budget to cultural activities in 2023. This equates to a 7% increase compared to last year with €711m allocated to the financing of film and audio-visual production, as well as video games. Malak said at a press …
Individual tickets for Rugby World Cup 2023 to go on sale
Rugby fans will have the opportunity to purchase tickets for individual matches at the Rugby World Cup 2023 from tomorrow (Tuesday). A pre-sale period of 24 hours will be reserved for members of the 2023 Family tomorrow, with the general public able to purchase tickets from Thursday, September 15. Tickets for all 48 matches in …
Extreme heat leads to temporary ban on outdoor events in France
Extreme weather in France led to a ban on outdoor public events as well a halt to events at indoor venues without air conditioning. Temperatures reached between 40 and 42 degrees celsius at the end of last week and over the weekend, leading the Gironde department putting the ban in place. According to Reuters, local …