Media outlet The Athletic and resale platform StubHub have agreed a multi-year ticketing deal. Starting this year, StubHub will be integrated into The Athletic’s product, content, media and subscriber offerings, providing readers with a more streamlined way to purchase tickets to the live sporting events they are reading about. The integration will cover The Athletic’s …
Major League Baseball introduces StubHub as authorised ticket marketplace
Major League Baseball (MLB) and resale platform StubHub have renewed their partnership, extending a relationship that first started in 2007. As part of its new model, MLB has created authorised ticket marketplaces where fans are able to purchase and sell tickets for baseball games. StubHub has been announced as the first MLB authorised ticket marketplace. …
StubHub criticises Live Nation Entertainment’s calls for FAIR Ticketing Act
Resale platform StubHub has slammed Live Nation Entertainment’s calls for a FAIR Ticketing Act, arguing that it would strengthen its “control over the industry and consumers”. Last week, Live Nation revealed strong financial results for 2022 and its support for a new ticketing act, which calls for artists to be able to decide on resale …
2022 in review – July
Early July saw the return of TheTicketingBusiness Forum at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester. It was also the 10th anniversary of the conference, which saw senior figures in the entertainment ticketing industry attend from across the globe. TheTicketingBusiness Awards 2022 also highlighted the successes within the industry. TheTicketingBusiness Forum encompassed the theme of business as …
StubHub outlines most in demand NBA teams ahead of new season
Research from resale marketplace StubHub has found that nearly every team in the National Basketball Association (NBA) has seen greater ticket sales ahead of the new season, compared to this time last year. In particular, games in New York and Los Angeles are the most popular, and account for nearly 40% of all the NBA’s …
Yankees tickets soar as search for record-breaking home run continues
Tickets to watch Major League Baseball (MLB)’s New York Yankees take on Boston Red Sox yesterday (Sunday) soared to $9,000 (£8,400/€9,400), as fans waited to see a 61st home run from Yankees player Aaron Judge. Judge did not quite reach the record-equalling 61st home run of the season, but tickets across various resale sites reached …
StubHub announces closure of San Francisco and Shanghai offices
StubHub has announced that it will be winding up its San Fransisco and Shanghai offices and will be laying off the majority of the employees based in these locations. The ticket resale platform said that it would be focusing on building its new offices in new York and Los Angeles, and using these locations as …
People on the move: TRG Arts, AEG Europe and more…
We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… Arts management consultancy TRG Arts has appointed Tony Followell (pictured right) as managing director, UK and Europe. Followell will be responsible for strategy and execution of the company’s vision, and financial and relational goals across the region. Before joining TRG Arts, Followell was …
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. …
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 …