Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… Apple’s new concert discovery services Apple has launched new concert discovery facilities for its Apple Music and Maps services. On Maps, more than 40 new Guides, each curated by Apple Music editors, highlight the best venues to experience live music in some of …
SI Tickets enters primary market with NFT ticket solution
SI Tickets, the Sports Illustrated-backed ticketing site, has announced its entry into the primary ticketing market through the launch of a new self-service event management and platform that incorporates NFT and non-NFT tickets solutions. Box Office by SI Tickets has been developed in partnership with web3 leader ConsenSys and powered by Polygon’s blockchain technology. It …
Tech Stack: Toulon, Trail Blazers and more
Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… Toulon’s NFT first French rugby club Toulon will enable its supporters to keep a digital memory of their attendance at the Mayol stadium through its first NFT drop. The TOP 14 club, a three-time European champion, has announced plans for the first drop, …
Tech Stack: OVG, ParkHub and more…
Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… OVG partners ParkHub Oak View Group is to begin implementing a new preferred parking management technology to optimise parking operations, facilitate payments and deliver real-time business insights at numerous venues through a new partnership with ParkHub. ParkHub will deliver to OVG-managed assets cloud-based, …
Ticketmaster taps Flow for ticket NFTs
Ticketmaster will allow event organisers to issue non-fungible tokens (NFTs) linked to tickets on the Flow blockchain, giving attendees the chance to access digital collectibles. The NFTs – which certify a digital asset to be unique – can be used to represent photos, videos, audio and other types of digital files, and are often bundled …
Tao Group Hospitality launches NFT ticketing at New York’s Marquee
Global hospitality giant Tao Group is introducing a three-night NFT ticketing takeover at New York City’s iconic Marquee nightclub later this month through a partnership with YellowHeart. Around 2,000 NFT tickets for the events will be sold exclusively on YellowHeart’s marketplace before the events take place on June 22, 24 and 25. Ticket prices currently …
XTIXS announces DeFi-funded event in partnership with GET Protocol
Boutique ticketing solution XTIXS has partnered with GET Protocol to announce a decentralised finance (DeFi)-funded event featuring artist Lewis Capaldi (pictured) in Reykjavik in August. This means that the show, Reykjavik Live, is backed up by a bespoke application of blockchain technologies including DeFi, NFTs (non-fungible tokens) and GET Protocol’s utility token $GET. Future ticket …
SquadUp unveils NFT ticketing plans via new platform
SquadUp, the white-label ticketing and event management platform, has unveiled a new NFT ticketing platform via a partnership with Sidechain. The NFT.SquadUP.com tool, already available via beta access, will allow organisers to create and sell their own NFTs tickets in an auction format. Attendees will be able to convert tickets into NFTs, complete with Proof …
TicketSocket partners with CoinPayments – TheTicketingBusiness News
TicketSocket, a provider of white-label ticketing and registration ticketing services, has partnered with CoinPayments, a crypto payment processor. The collaboration allows TicketSocket customers to accept cryptocurrency in conjunction with TicketSocket’s NFT (non-fungible tokens) ticketing system – Sell NFT tickets – or NFTs for events and experiences. TicketSocket can accept most mainstream cryptocurrencies, such as Coinbase, Gemini …
NFTs for NFL fans at select festive season games
The NFL has announced its second non-fungible token (NFT) drop for select games ahead of Thanksgiving on Thursday. From Thanksgiving through to the end of the 2021 NFL season, fans will receive a limited edition keepsake in the form an NFT, through official ticketing channels Ticketmaster, StubHub and SeatGeek. The NFTs have been produced in …