Ticketing company Ticketmaster is to enter the South African market for the first time after announcing its launch in Africa’s potentially most lucrative nation. Ticketmaster South Africa, to be headquartered in Cape Town, will provide ticketing technologies, solutions and services. The move follows Ticketmaster’s onsale for Justin Bieber’s Justice World Tour, which the company claims …
Ticketmaster introduces Attractions segment – TheTicketingBusiness News
Ticketmaster has launched Ticketmaster Attractions, a new business segment that will offer technology and services tailored specifically to the needs of immersive event producers, exhibit operators, promoters and agencies. The Live Nation-owned ticketing platform believes that attractions and exhibitions are one of the fastest growing live entertainment segments, which can be backed up by the …
Consumer body joins call for Live Nation investigation
The National Consumers League (NCL), one of the US’s most established consumer champions, has joined calls for an investigation into Ticketmaster and Live Nation’s control of the nation’s live events marketplace. Sally Greenberg, the body’s executive director, has written to the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division to add its support for the investigation of anti-competitive …
NFL announces four-year extension with Ticketmaster
The National Football League (NFL) and ticketing giant Ticketmaster have extended their league-wide ticketing partnership. The deal was announced at the NFL’s Annual League Meeting in Palm Beach, Florida. The NFL reached its decision after a review was made into the partnership by full ownership. Ticketmaster will continue to provide secondary ticketing services on behalf …
Further demands from US Representatives for probe into Live Nation and Ticketmaster
US Republican Bill Pascrell Jr has written to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division, to urge members to look at federal guidelines to make it easier to overturn bad mergers, using the Live Nation and Ticketmaster deal as an example. Pascrell wrote to FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan …
Qatar Football Association extends ticketing partnership
Qatar Football Association (QFA) and ticketing platform Ticketmaster Sport have extended their partnership, with a new multi-year deal. QFA will utilise the partnership with Ticketmaster to offer 100% digital ticketing with customised branding, box office and access control solutions. Dimitrios Petropoulos, business development director, Ticketmaster Sport, said: “We are honoured to continue our partnership with …
US Senators urge Department of Justice to investigate the state of competition in concert and live entertainment market
US Senators Richard Blumenthal (pictured left) and Amy Klobuchar (pictured right) have called on the Department of Justice to investigate competition in the live entertainment market, including Ticketmaster and Live Nation’s updated consent decree. In a release from Blumenthal’s office, the Senators for Connecticut and Minnesota said that Live Nation, through its ownership of Ticketmaster …
Kraft Sports and Entertainment renews partnership with Ticketmaster
Kraft Sports and Entertainment has renewed its partnership with ticketing giant Ticketmaster, with the company set to continue facilitating ticketing for all games, concerts and events held at Gillette Stadium. Kraft Sports are the owners of National Football League (NFL) franchise New England Patriots, Major League Soccer (MLS) side New England Revolution and Gillette Stadium, …
OFI FC extends ticketing partnership
Greek football club OFI FC, which is based in Crete, has extended its partnership with ticketing platform, Ticketmaster. OFI will continue to utilise technology solutions from Ticketmaster including digital ticketing and access control, as well as marketing support. The continued aim of the collaboration is to grow the fan base and drive ticket sales. Dimitrios …
Brisbane Lions extend ticketing partnership
The Brisbane Lions AFL Aussie rules team has announced the extension of its partnership with ticketing giant Ticketmaster. Following a tender process, Ticketmaster’s partnership was extended for another five years to provide ticketing services for all of the Lions’ men’s and women’s home games. The renewed collaboration hopes to attract new fans to the Lions, …