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 …
Harrogate Town signs up Ticketmaster Sport
English League Two club Harrogate Town AFC has teamed up with Ticketmaster Sport, which will become the club’s official ticketing partner with immediate effect. The deal will form a long-term partnership and is part of £3.5m ($4.4m/€4m) being invested into the club off the pitch, in response to feedback from supporters over the course of …
Newport County AFC announces five-season partnership with Ticketmaster Sport
English Football League club Newport County AFC has announced a new ticketing partnership with Ticketmaster Sport, which will cover the next five seasons. Season ticket-holders will be the first to benefit from the news partnership, with a transformer ticketing website for the 2022/23 season renewal process. Newport fans will experience a fully mobile-optimised process including …
Harlequins supporters to utilise TM tech
Gallagher Premiership rugby club Harlequins will utilise Ticketmaster’s 3D Virtual Venue, to offer supporters a life-like view from their seats before purchasing a ticket to a match. When looking to buy tickets to watch rugby at The Stoop, Harlequins fans will be able to make sure their seat is the best in the house before …