Scotiabank Centre reveals Ticketmaster partnership

[ad_1] Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Canada, is set to adopt Ticketmaster as its ticketing platform, which will be phased in over the summer.  The venue is home to Canadian Hockey League (CHL) team, the Halifax Mooseheads, and professional lacrosse side, the Halifax Thunderbirds. It also hosts events across the year. In a letter to its …

SeatGeek and Paciolan sent queries in TM antitrust probe – report

[ad_1] The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has reportedly sought information from at least two of Live Nation-owned Ticketmaster’s rival ticketing companies, as part of the ongoing look into the company’s dominance in the ticketing industry. Bloomberg has reported that people familiar with the probe have said ticketing platform SeatGeek and ticketing and technology provider, …

College football sees an increase in attendance

[ad_1] College football in the US has witnessed its second-highest ever attendance increase in 2022.  According to a report from CBS Sport, Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) attendance also increased for the first time in eight years. Data from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) shows that FBS attendance increased by roughly 5% last season, with …

Bonnetts Energy Centre rolls out Paciolan ticketing system

[ad_1] Bonnetts Energy Box Office has introduced a new ticketing system from Paciolan.  The box office is the exclusive ticketing provider for events held at the 2,960-seat multi-purpose Bonnetts Energy Centre arena, The Bowes concert venue, the Douglas J. Cardinal Performing Arts Centre, and bar and venue Better than Fred’s in Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada. …

SeatGeek chosen as MLB’s official ticket marketplace

[ad_1] SeatGeek has announced today (Monday) that it is set to become the official ticket marketplace of Major League Baseball (MLB).  Not only has MLB made some changes on the field with new rules for 2023, including a pitch timer, shift restrictions and larger bases, but it has also made the decision to partner with …

SeatGeek signed up by Paciolan as official secondary marketplace

[ad_1] SeatGeek has been named as the official secondary marketplace of Paciolan, expanding its college athletics reach and relationship with Paciolan-powered live entertainment venues.  The platform’s secondary ticketing services will be directly integrated with Paciolan’s primary ticketing system, with an expected start date in July. Kim Damron, president of Paciolan and president of digital and …

Indiana University Athletics expands Learfield partnership

[ad_1] Indiana University Athletics will utilise Learfield Amplify, the ticket sales division of Learfield, as part of its newly expanded partnership with the US collegiate sports marketing company.   As part of the expanded deal, an on-campus sales team will be established to drive new fan engagement and to aid existing season ticket-holders. Indiana University …

College games affected by outage from ticketing tech provider

[ad_1] Ticketing, fundraising and marketing solutions provider for college athletics, Paciolan, suffered an outage over the weekend, affecting a number of college football games in the US. The issue left many fans across the country unable to download digital tickets onto their smartphones for several hours. The outage also forced secondary marketplace StubHub to suspend …

Oklahoma State University surpasses 2021 season ticket sales total

[ad_1] Oklahoma State University (OSU) football has already surpassed last year’s season ticket sales total. OSU is set to sell more than 45,500 season tickets compared to the 44,800 sold the year prior.  The athletics department is also on course to sell out its Student Posse All Sports Pass ticket offering, which is currently 2,500 …

People on the Move: TEG, DEAG and more

[ad_1] We round up the latest movements from the ticketing ecosystem… Luke Bould has been appointed as chief commercial officer at TEG, the owner of Ticketek. Bould (pictured left) will be responsible for all of TEG’s commercial activity, working with all the group’s businesses to identify and drive growth opportunities globally. He will also oversee …