The recent Milan Music Week provided the perfect backdrop for Italy’s copyright agency SIAE to present a preview of its figures relating to concerts, for the first nine months of 2022. During a panel discussion at the event, guests talked about the data and how the pandemic significantly impacted the live sector in Italy. Despite …
Italy’s Culture Minister dedicates funds to cinema recovery
Italy’s cinema industry is set to receive a boost thanks to cut-price tickets, according to the country’s Culture Minister Gennaro Sanguiliano. As seen by the demise of major cinema chains in the UK and US, cinemas suffered significantly due to long periods of closure during the pandemic. According to a report from news outlet Il …
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 …
Assomusica and Italy’s Minister for Youth Policies sign Memorandum of Understanding
Assomusica, the Italian association of live music show producers and organisers, and Italy’s Minister for Youth Policies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The Memorandum aims to protect young artists and music fans, raise awareness and aid prevention when it comes to negative aspects of the music scene, such as drug-use. The Minister for Youth …
Infront Italy to offer corporate hospitality for the 2023 Ryder Cup
Infront Italy has been appointed as the official premium experience agent in the Italian territory for the sale of corporate hospitality packages for the 2023 Ryder Cup. The golf team competition is set to take place September 25 until October 1, 2023 at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome. The sports marketing …
New details revealed for Venice entry fee
Venice officials have outlined plans for an entrance fee to visit the Italian city in order to combat over-tourism. From January 16, 2023, visitors will have to pay to enter the city – the first location in the world to require an entrance fee. The entry ticket will cost between €3 and €10 (£9/$10) and …
Viagogo fined €23.5m by Italian communications regulatory authority
Ticketing resale platform Viagogo has been fined €23.5m (£20m/$25m) by Italy’s communications regulatory authority AGCOM for breaking the country’s rules on secondary ticketing. Viagogo was given seven days to remove the illegal listings from its site by AGCOM (Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni). The decision was made by AGCOM at a council meeting on …
Italy progresses towards guaranteed income for live events workers
Italy’s live events sector has welcomed a significant step forward for “historic” legislation that would introduce a guaranteed income for performing arts workers. The Senate’s Culture and Labour Committee has now passed the Delegated Bill on Entertainment, which includes an amendment introducing the ‘discontinuity allowance’, a measure that recognises preparation, training and study times as …
Venice set to implement booking system to enter city
Venice, which has suffered from years of overtourism, is set to introduce a booking system that will charge those visiting the Italian city for a day trip up to €10 (£8/$11) to enter. The plan to introduce a reservation system was announced before the pandemic took hold, but was pushed back due to the disappearance …
Spezia Calcio to donate 50% of ticket sales in support of Ukraine
Italian Serie A club Spezia Calcio has announced that it will be donating 50% of its ticket sales from the upcoming match between Spezia and Cagliari Calcio to charity Save the Children, to show its solidarity with Ukraine. Ukraine was invaded by Russia on February 24 and has since been subjected to numerous attacks and …