Wimbledon fans will have to pay the same amount of money to watch the men’s and women’s singles finals for the first time in 31 years. A report from The Times outlines that in 2021, fans watching Australian Ash Barty’s win over Czech Karolina Pliskova had to pay £200 (€236/$271), while those watching the men’s …
World Cup attracts 17 million ticket applications
Some 17 million tickets have been requested in the first application window for this year’s FIFA Men’s World Cup in Qatar. The first sales period for the tournament lasted just under three weeks and finished yesterday (Tuesday) with the largest number of applicants coming from the host nation. FIFA also saw applications from footballing fanatics …
People on the move: YTL Arena Bristol, UTA and more…
We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… YTL Arena Bristol, which is a new 17,000 capacity stadium due for completion in 2024, has added two new hires to its team. Une Marija Jurkstaite (pictured left) has joined as head of experience, where she will help to grow the YTL Arena …
Leeds United teams up with SeatGeek
English Premier League football club Leeds United has announced a new partnership with mobile-focused ticketing platform SeatGeek. The multi-year partnership will enable Leeds to focus on its supporter experience and provide a more mobile-centric approach for purchasing tickets. Further improvements will be made to the queueing system for large sales, the security of purchasing tickets, …
Rugby World Cup 2023 and STH UK launch GB hospitality packages
STH UK, the hospitality sales agent for Great Britain for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, has launched its packages for English, Welsh and Scottish fans. The Rugby World Cup is set to feature 20 teams across 48 matches in 51 days, taking place in nine venues across France. STH UK is the sales …
Redeam teams up with Ticketmaster to inspire travellers
Ticketing platform Ticketmaster has linked up with experiences technology company Redeam to prompt travellers to purchase tickets for events when booking trips on global travel websites. The partnership will enable event organisers to create special packages and promotions that travellers can combine with other experiences, when booking their trip. Redeam then shares these offers across …
Over 200,000 tickets sold for T20 World Cup in pre-sale
Over 200,000 tickets were sold across 45 matches in the pre-sale for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which is set to take place in Australia later this year. Tickets also went on sale to the general public today (Monday) with around 800,000 fans expected to attend the tournament. The most popular match in the …
Moshtix partners with Audience Republic
Event marketing platform Audience Republic has announced a new partnership with Moshtix, a Ticketmaster and Live Nation Entertainment company. Venues, promoters and festival organisers will be able to use Audience Republic’s suite of marketing tools, including pre-sale registration, wait list and competition products. Fans will also benefit from organisers’ use of Audience Republic’s tools as …
Cleveland Cavaliers opens up fan experience through virtual lockers
Cleveland Cavaliers, the National Basketball Association (NBA) team, will this weekend launch its new NFT experience platform that brings digital collectibles to ticket holders. ‘My Cavs Locker’ is free and available for Cavs fans to store their NFT (non-fungible token) items. It has been created in conjunction with NFT platform, Sweet. The locker will act …
Sunderland to donate portion of ticket sales to Bradley Lowery Foundation
English League One club Sunderland AFC will donate £1 ($1.36/€1.18) from every ticket sold for the upcoming home game against Doncaster Rovers to the Bradley Lowery Foundation. The scheme has been set up to mark the return to the club of former England striker Jermain Defoe, who befriended the terminally ill young fan during his …