Event management and ticketing platform Eventbrite has announced the integration of new GPT-powered tools to help creators with time-consuming steps involved in event planning. The new features will be rolled out later this month, and will help event organisers with tasks such as the creation of event pages and email campaigns. Further AI (Artificial Intelligence) …
Ticketmaster teams up with TikTok
Ticketmaster has teamed up with video sharing platform TikTok to create an in-application feature to enable fans to purchase tickets without having to come out of the app. Creators like comedians, music artists, sports teams, theatre productions and venues will be able to add event links to allow fans to buy tickets there and then. …
Football fans warned over potential ticket scams
Football fans have been warned over potential ticket scams, with many fraudsters using social media to offer fake tickets. According to a report from the BBC, unsuspecting victims are being targeted on social media platforms, with the average loss being over £400 ($487/€478). Lloyds Bank said that the average loss is £410 and that fans …
Couple celebrate Parklife engagement with free tickets and paid honeymoon
Sacha Lord, co-creator of Manchester festival Parklife and The Warehouse Project, has offered a young couple free entry to the festival and venues for life, after their proposal at the event was ridiculed online. The young couple celebrated their proposal on stage at Parklife, during a set from artist Young Filly on Saturday. The proposal …
Tech Stack: Blockchain, XR and more…
Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… Blockchain Ticketing DeFy Tickets has been launched by production and promotion company Fortress Presents, which organises the Fortress Festival. DeFy is a non-fungible token (NFT) blockchain ticketing platform that is available to US ticket buyers. The platform offers digital smart tickets that can …
Snapchat to offer music and live events discovery
Users of social media platform, Snapchat will now be able to find shows performed by their favourite artists via ‘Ticketmatcher’ Mini, in partnership with ticketing company, Ticketmaster. Fans will be matched with upcoming shows based on their favourite music genres, and will be able to browse events from Ticketmaster’s catalogue and send invitations to friends …
The RSC and TikTok launch new young people ticketing initiative
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has launched a £10 (€11.86/$13.53) ticket scheme for young people alongside entertainment platform TikTok. TikTok Tickets will allow full-time students and young people to attend RSC shows, with the initiative aiming to increase access to theatre for those that live in areas of structural disadvantage. The scheme will also provide …
TikTok owner ByteDance acquires cinema ticketing platform
Beijing-based ByteDance, an internet technology firm, has acquired cinema ticketing platform Leyinghui Cultural Media Co and comic platform Yizhikan. ByteDance, which also founded video-centric social media platform TikTok, has purchased Leyinghui from Shanghai-based Sky City Industrial Co. Leyinghui is a service provider of films, gifts, film entertainment marketing and other services. The company covers over …