France and Spain bounce back with cinema ticket sales

France and Spain posted galvanised Box Office figures at the end of 2021, with ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ providing a major boost. Compared to 2020, Box Office figures have increased by 47.2% in France and 45% in Spain, respectively. In France in 2021, 96 million tickets were sold for cinema admissions compared to 65.2 million …

Wegow acquires Bracelit – TheTicketingBusiness News

  Spanish platform Wegow, a live music social marketplace, has acquired event management company Bracelit. Bracelit will continue to operate as an independent company and work with clients to help manage and organise sporting, corporate, congress and trade events. The acquisition comes as studies show that in 2020, the use of digital wallets grew by …

Spain backs down on touring visas for UK musicians

Artists touring Spain will no longer require visas for short-term work, after the UK’s exit from the European Union has caused issues for musicians touring within Europe.  Music organisations LIVE and The Association of British Orchestras worked alongside Spanish counterparts Asociación Promotores Musicales to flip the rules, and allow musicians and crew to tour the …

Real Madrid transforms fan engagement through NFTs

Lava has enabled fans of Spanish LaLiga football club Real Madrid to collect smart ticket non-fungible tokens (NFTs) via Flow blockchain, and trade with other fans across the globe.   The NFTs, powered by Application Programming Interface (API) software platform Lava and launched on Flow, were first available at the end of September at the club’s …