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 …
Ticketing industry set to gather in Manchester for #TBF22
This evening, the 10th edition of TheTicketingBusiness Forum will kick off at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester. On Thursday and Friday (July 7 and 8), attendees will be able to listen to talks and panels featuring the industry’s top executives from some of the largest ticketing and venue organisations, such as Ticketek, Seat Unique, Smeetz, …
Northampton Town implement improved ticketing system
English League Two football club Northampton Town has implemented a new ticketing system ahead of the 2022-23 season, which kicks off on July 30. The club has upgraded its ticketing system over the summer, with fans able to utilise the system for pre-season games against West Bromwich Albion on July 13 and Luton Town on …
Tickets for Good celebrates landmark figure
Tickets for Good has reached a landmark figure, with over 100,000 NHS staff and frontline workers having registered to the service, receiving savings of over £2m (€2.4m/$2.38m) in face-value tickets. The feel-good ticketing company has so far registered thousands of key workers including those in the charity sector, teachers and carers, as well as the …
Tech Stack: Ticketing rewards, commemorative tickets and more…
Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… NFT Ticketing Rev3al, a provider of digital anti-counterfeiting, copyright protection and cybersecurity technology, has ventured into the world of NFT (non-fungible tokens) ticketing. The platform hopes to combat different ticket scams, from selling counterfeits to stolen tickets. Scam artists traditionally pose as genuine …
People on the move: AEG, DICE and more…
We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… Sports and entertainment business AEG has appointed David Jones (pictured right) in the newly created role of chief information officer at AEG Global Technology. In his new role, Jones will oversee the company’s technology strategy and solutions across the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific regions. …
Live Nation Philippines warns over illegal ticket sales
Newly launched Live Nation Philippines has said on Twitter that it will be taking legal action over the unauthorised selling of tickets for an upcoming concert in Manila. K-pop band Seventeen are set to play two concerts in Manila at the SM Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena on October 8 and 9, and the promoter …
Reading makes £20 ticket offer to fellow Championship clubs
EFL Championship football club Reading has offered to cap tickets for away fans visiting the Select Car Leasing Stadium at £20 (€23.25/$23.81) – if other teams agree to reciprocate when it plays away from home. Reading has written to each of the other 23 clubs in the Championship to detail its £20 ticket plan, with …
NewC adds HNK Rijeka to partner portfolio
Croatian Prva HNL football club HNK Rijeka has agreed a new partnership with Danish ticketing and digital solutions provider, NewC Sport. The deal, which takes effect from the 2022-23 season, sees Rijeka become one of the first clubs in the Balkans to approach a digital ticketing and subscription model. Under the partnership, NewC will seek …
UK Government faces fresh calls to reduce VAT
There have been fresh calls for UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak to reduce VAT to 12.5% to help businesses in the live entertainment and night time sectors. Michael Kill, chief executive of the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA), has said that time is running out for the UK Government and the Chancellor to help with inflation …