Everton opts for Ticketmaster partnership ahead of new season 

Premier League football club Everton has brought in Ticketmaster as its official ticketing innovation partner for the 2023-24 season onwards.  The partnership comes as the club prepares for its move into the new Bramley Moore Dock stadium, which is scheduled for completion during the 2024-25 season. Capacity is set to increase from 39,572 at Goodison …

Fleetwood Town signs up Ticketmaster ahead of 2023-24 campaign 

English League One football club Fleetwood Town has revealed a new partnership with Ticketmaster Sport, ahead of the 2023-24 season.  Ticketmaster Sport has aided Fleetwood in implementing digital ticketing at Highbury Stadium ahead of the next campaign. Not only will digital match tickets be available next season thanks to the partnership, but Ticketmaster will also …

Tech Stack: Skiing, nature parks and more…

Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… Not quite so downhill… Accesso Technology Group, a technology solutions provider for attractions and venues, has acquired Paradocs Mountain Software, a Canadian-based provider of software solutions specifically for the ski industry. Paradocs’ all-in-one mountain management solution – MtnOS – will now be known …

Brentford freezes season ticket prices, introduces ‘every seat counts’ scheme

Premier League football club Brentford has frozen its ticket prices for the 2023-24 season and has also introduced a new ‘every seat counts’ policy, in a bid to fill its Gtech Community Stadium (pictured) for all league home games. The club has said that there will be a new 10-month in-house direct debit scheme to …

People on the move: AEG Presents, Ticketmaster Sport and more…

We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… Music and live entertainment company AEG Presents has appointed Georgie Donnelly as its first head of comedy.  Donnelly’s appointment is part of AEG Presents’ plan to expand beyond music, placing an emphasis on the growth of live comedy. In her new role, …

Ticketmaster Germany renews partnership with ECDC Memmingen Indians

Ticketmaster Germany has renewed its partnership with ice hockey team ECDC Memmingen Indians.  The Indians currently play in the Oberliga, which is the third highest ice hockey division in Germany, while the women’s side plays in the ice hockey Bundesliga. Ticketmaster has managed the club’s ticketing since 2019 for home games at the Memminger Eissporthall …

Ticketmaster partners with HSBC Cape Town Sevens World Series

Ticketmaster Sport has struck a deal with the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series tournament as the South Africa event’s official ticketing partner.  The rugby sevens tournament will be one of South Africa’s largest sporting events of the year and will be hosted in Cape Town.  Sixteen men’s and 12 women’s international teams will descend on …

People on the move: Queue-it, Ticketmaster Sport and more…

We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… Secondary ticketing platform StubHub International has appointed Dan Mucha as chief executive.  Mucha has joined StubHub International from online personalisation business Photobox Group, where he was also CEO. Prior to joining Photobox Group, Mucha held senior operating roles with Amazon and MSNBC.  …

Ticketmaster extends Hull KR partnership

Ticketmaster is introducing a number of new features as part of a partnership renewal with English Super League club Hull Kingston Rovers. The exact length of the multi-year extension of the parties’ long-term partnership has not been disclosed. However, Ticketmaster said that the rugby league outfit would remain “part of the Ticketmaster family for years …

Leyton Orient signs up Ticketmaster Sport

English League Two football club Leyton Orient has announced a long-term ticketing solution partnership with Ticketmaster Sport.  Match tickets for the 2022-23 season go on sale today on the new ticketing platform, with season cards being migrated from the previous ticketing platform during the season.  Leyton Orient previously utilised the VMS Ticketing solution from Venue …