We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… Live entertainment, ticketing, digital and data company Ticketek has appointed Danny Hannaford (pictured left) as its UK general manager. Hannaford boasts over 13 years of experience in ticketing operations and has worked with a number of venues and organisations in the live entertainment …
Silver Lake looking into TEG exit options – report
Investor Silver Lake is reportedly looking into exit options for ticketing and live entertainment business TEG. According to the Australian Financial Review, Silver Lake and TEG have been talking to investment banks in recent weeks to paint a picture of who may be willing to invest in the company. Talks are expected to mandate at …
Toby Leighton-Pope brought in as managing director of TEG Europe
TEG has announced that Toby Leighton-Pope has been made managing director of the newly formed TEG Europe. Leighton-Pope will oversee the expansion of TEG Europe, which has amalgamated TEG’s UK-based live entertainment, ticketing, venue, digital and data operations. TEG Europe comprises TEG Live Europe; ticketing platform Ticketek; TEG’s data science and analytics business Ovation; indie …
TEG announces formation of TEG Europe
TEG has today (Tuesday) announced the formation of TEG Europe, bringing together its UK-based live entertainment, ticketing, venue, digital and data operations into a single integrated operation. TEG Europe will be based out of Bristol and London and will comprise TEG Live Europe, which includes the former TEG MJR’s touring business; TEG Venues, which includes …
Takeaways from TheTicketingBusiness Forum – TheTicketingBusiness News
Manchester was the place to be for the ticketing industry last week, with the city also hosting the opening game of the 2022 Women’s Euro, which smashed attendance records at Manchester United’s Old Trafford. However, it was down the road at Emirates Old Trafford that TheTicketingBusiness Forum took place, welcoming visitors and exhibitors from across the …
TheTicketingBusiness Forum Review: ‘Business as (un)usual’
The opening session of TheTicketingBusiness Forum 2022 highlighted how it is ‘business as (un)usual’ in an industry grappling with the pressures of the pandemic, staffing shortages and a squeeze on spending in many markets. Doing ‘more with less’ was in fact a theme that persisted throughout two days of busy networking at Emirates Old Trafford …
Winners of TheTicketingBusiness Awards 2022 are announced
The winners of TheTicketingBusiness Awards 2022 were announced tonight at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester, UK. TheTicketingBusiness Awards (previously the Ticketing Technology Awards) are the only awards to recognise a whole spectrum of achievements from across the global entertainment ticketing industry. The awards ceremony took place during the 10th edition of TheTicketingBusiness Forum in front …
Ticketek personalisation offers boost in sales conversions for clients
TEG-owned ticketing company Ticketek has completed the roll out of a new personalised and dynamic marketing platform. The platform is available throughout Ticketek’s six country markets and creates a single customer view of the 30 million customers in its database across multiple makerting channels, providing a boost in ticket sales for clients. According to Ticketek, …
Australian fans primed for Celtic-Rangers tickets
Tickets for the controversial first-ever Old Firm game to be staged outside of Scotland are to go on sale in Australia later this week. Ticketek will begin sales for the Sydney Super Cup on Friday (March 18) at 2pm (AEDT)/3am (GMT). The tournament, due to take place in November ahead of the FIFA World Cup, …
Ticketek New Zealand rolls out Covid-19 apps integration
Ticketek New Zealand has integrated its mobile ticketing technology with COVID check-in and vaccination status apps, allowing event goers to enter venues safely and without delay. The integrated solution will also allow fans to verify their vaccination status easily with a few taps on their mobile, while meeting the requirements of the COVID-19 Protection Framework. …