The Face-Value European Alliance for Ticketing (FEAT) has welcomed a vote by the European Parliament to approve the Digital Services Act, a new regulation to better tackle online harms that will have significant implications for ticket resale platforms. The regulation passed with 539 votes in favour, 54 votes against and 30 abstentions. FEAT said the …
New York bill to provide more transparency for ticket buyers
A new bill has been passed by the state of New York which means ticketing companies will not be able to hide their fees and present them towards the end of a purchase anymore. Two major policies have been introduced to provide transparency for ticket buyers; ticket sellers must include fees upfront and ticket resellers …
The Sporting News partners with TicketSmarter
The Sporting News has partnered with ticket resale marketplace TicketSmarter to provide tickets for sporting events, concerts and theatre shows across the US and Canada. Users of The Sporting News network will be able to purchase tickets related to the content they are reading through TicketSmarter integrations. The integrations will be live across The Sporting …
Professional Fighters League opts for Ticketsmarter
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has partnered with TicketSmarter, which will see the ticket resale marketplace become an official ticket partner. As part of the agreement, TicketSmarter will gain exclusive marketing and sponsorship rights for the mixed martial arts (MMA) league, as well as providing PFL fans with a safe ticketing marketplace. PFL chief executive …
Eurovision fans miss out on finals after tix failure
Eurovision fans were left disappointed after tickets they’d purchased to watch Saturday’s final never arrived. According to Variety, a number of fans purchased tickets for the Eurovision final in Turin, Italy (pictured), from resale site Viagogo. However, as it got closer to the event, the tickets failed to arrived before customers received an email to …
StubHub reveals 25% increase in ticket sales ahead of US summer season
StubHub has revealed a 25% increase in ticket sales, compared to the 2019 US summer concert season. The ticket resale platform has said that the increase in ticket sales is attributed to the number of events this summer, which is almost double that in the same period in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. …
Parklife resells tickets confiscated in anti-tout scheme
The UK’s Parklife festival has announced a new batch of tickets are to be made available following an anti-tout scheme and failed payment plans. The Manchester event, which is set to attract 82,000 fans each day at Heaton Park next month, will begin selling the new daily and weekend general admission and VIP tickets from …
Festivals seek to reduce refund costs through resale partnership renewals
Boardmasters Festival, Bournemouth 7’s and NASS Festival have each renewed their partnerships with ticket resale marketplace Tixel ahead of their 2022 events. Australia-headquartered Tixel, which launched operations in the UK in September 2021, will again provide its services to the events, with partners collaborating on strategies to eliminate illicit activities connected to ticket trading and …
Music Venue Trust appoints Twickets as resale partner
The Music Venue Trust (MVT) has named ticket resale marketplace Twickets as its ticket resale partner. MVT is a charitable organisation that aims to improve and protect grassroots music venues in the UK, while Twickets works with live entertainment partners including venues, artists, promoters, festivals and ticketing companies to provide a capped marketplace for customers …
Coachella ticket resale prices dip following Kanye West exit
Coachella has witnessed a dip in ticket prices on secondary markets following rapper Kanye West’s cancellation in early April, according to reports. West, also known as Ye, pulled out of the US flagship festival on April 4, and according to Digital Music News, ticket prices on secondary markers subsequently fell. Online ticketing marketplace TickPick(.com) had …