Paris 2024 has launched its ticketing campaign for the Olympic Games, which will see all tickets sold from a single digital platform for the first time. This week, from December 1, fans will be able to apply for tickets from anywhere in the world. The draw will run until January 31. This particular sales phase …
Fans able to snap up tickets for World Athletics Championships in December
With less than 250 days to go until the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, the organising committee is set to put 420,000 tickets on sale in December. Athletics fans will be able to secure their seat at the Championships from December 12, with a priority pre-sale taking place on December 9. Those that register will …
Record summer of ticket sales boosts DEAG Q3
DEAG Deutsche Entertainment has witnessed positive business growth over the course of 2022, thanks to a summer of record ticket sales. Revenue in the third quarter rose to €101.7m (£87.5m/$106m) in 2022, a 72% increase compared to the same period in pre-pandemic 2019, and a significant improvement on €16.7m in the same period the year …
Senator confirms anti-trust hearing concerning Ticketmaster
Ticketmaster and Live Nation will be the topic of a US Senate anti-trust panel hearing on the lack of competition in the country’s ticketing industry. The hearing follows Ticketmaster’s issues with a Taylor Swift pre-sale, which saw millions of fans attempting to purchase tickets. Fans struggled for hours with crashes and glitches, with tickets soon …
Seat Unique brings in Simeon Klein as European general manager
Premium ticketing marketplace Seat Unique has appointed Simeon Klein (pictured main) as its European general manager. Klein boasts vast experience across tech sales and growth, and even founded his own TV production company. He has also held roles within unicorn start-up Gett, which secured $800m (£670,000/€775,000m) in funding and provided businesses with a global mobility …
SmartLedger launches NFT ticketing platform TicketMint
SmartLedger has launched a new NFT smart ticketing platform, TicketMint, which provides an on-chain digital multimedia collectible ticket and enables event creators and ticket issuers to guarantee authenticity of tickets, control prices and increase engagement. In October, TicketMint was tested for the first time at an educational luncheon and summit at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel …
Xceed secures €2m in latest funding round
Music ticketing platform Xceed has secured €2m (£1.7m/$2m) from its latest funding round. Xceed was launched in Europe by Mattia Franco and Luca Papaleo and is now available in over 15 countries and 125 cities. It provides software for clubs, bars and festivals across the globe. The software enables clients to digitise their online presence …
CTS Eventim predicts record year
CTS Eventim has said it is expecting a record year, following the release of its full third quarter financial results. The ticketing services and live entertainment company’s third quarter has once again improved on a pre-COVID third quarter in 2019. This adds to Eventim’s 2019-beating second quarter earlier this year. Eventim revealed earlier this month …
Indiana University Athletics expands Learfield partnership
Indiana University Athletics will utilise Learfield Amplify, the ticket sales division of Learfield, as part of its newly expanded partnership with the US collegiate sports marketing company. As part of the expanded deal, an on-campus sales team will be established to drive new fan engagement and to aid existing season ticket-holders. Indiana University Athletics …
Taylor Swift pre-sale issues ramp up Ticketmaster-Live Nation break up calls
Taylor Swift fans faced a long wait to try and secure tickets for the singer’s 2023 Eras tour in the US, after Ticketmaster faced “historically unprecedented demand”. Hundreds of thousands of fans attempted to secure tickets through the Live Nation-owned ticketing company, causing the platform to crash. Fans were able to join the queue after …