Ticket software company Tix Ticketing has announced a partnership with fellow software company, Artifax Software. The two companies announced the partnership yesterday (Thursday), with customers told to look out for the upcoming integration. Tix Ticketing said in an update: “A good partnership and especially integrations that allow us to help our clients to be even …
SeatGeek becomes official ticket provider for San Diego Open
Ticketing platform SeatGeek has today (Wednesday) announced a new multi-year partnership with the San Diego Open. SeatGeek will become the official ticket provider for the tennis tournament, with organisers able to access products such as the backend technology platform, Unify. The backend platform allows teams, theatres and arenas to create, sell and manage access to …
STAR details impact of pandemic and recommendations for building back
STAR (Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers), the self-regulatory body for live events ticketing in the UK, has published a report on how the industry fared during the COVID-19 pandemic. Independent ticketing specialist Will Quekett was commissioned by STAR to interview 39 stakeholders from across the ticketing and events industry. This included venues, events organisers …
Eventim Sports reveals new Eventim.Tixx features and partner
Eventim Sports has revealed a new partnership and new features for its Eventim.Tixx product platform. The Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider for sports ticketing, merchandising and CRM, has announced that Bundesliga 2 club Hannover 96 will not only utilise the ticketing, CRM and campaign management software, but also the merchandising aspect. Using the Eventim.Tixx product platform will …
Ars Nova unveils ‘name your price’ initiative
Ars Nova, the non-profit theatre and production company based in New York, has announced that it will introduce a ‘name your price’ initiative for ticketing at its events. To coincide with the theatre’s 20th anniversary season, attendees will pay at least $5 per ticket, but will then decide how much they would like to pay …
CTS Eventim bounces back in Q2 and first six months of 2022
CTS Eventim has seen a strong performance in the second quarter of 2022 to beat statistics from before the COVID-19 pandemic. The live entertainment and ticketing company posted revenues of €595m (£500m/$590m) for the second quarter and €732m for the six months between January and June. This is compared to €414m in Q2 in 2019 …
SI Tickets unveils postseason ticket reservation marketplace
SI Tickets, the ticketing site from media brand Sports Illustrated, has unveiled a postseason ticket reservation marketplace. The platform has also celebrated its first year in operation and has expanded its $10 (£8/€9) flat transaction fee on all ticket purchases. Previously, the special fee was only related to patrons using payment service Venmo, but has …
Shrewsbury Town responds to ticketing feedback
English League One club Shrewsbury Town has apologised to its fans after there were complaints at the length of time it took to gain entry through Montgomery Waters Meadow’s new access control system. In May, it was announced that Shrewsbury was working with Advanced to deploy its ticketing management platform, Talent. The club also worked …
Manchester City witnesses surge in ticket and membership sales
Premier League club Manchester City has witnessed a surge in demand for tickets and memberships following a year of record sales. Saturday’s game against Bournemouth was the current champion’s first home game of the 2022-23 season, which resulted in a comfortable 4-0 win for the hosts. Manchester City Women has also witnessed a major increase …
Spotify tests selling concert tickets directly to fans
Music streaming platform Spotify is testing the water with selling tickets directly to fans rather than linking through to external ticketing operators. According to news site Musically, Spotify kicked off the tests yesterday (Wednesday) with a small number of artists. Pre-sale tickets were made available to fans through the Spotify app and the freshly launched Spotify …