StubHub International partners with Logitix

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StubHub International partners with Logitix

Resale marketplace StubHub International has partnered with live event ticketing technology and analytics provider, Logitix. The company manages tickets across major sporting leagues including the National Football League (NFL), National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Hockey League (NHL), college sports and live events properties.  The deal means that Logitix has become …

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Qatar removes COVID-19 entry test requirement ahead of World Cup

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Qatar removes COVID-19 entry test requirement ahead of World Cup

Qatar has scrapped its negative test entry requirement for visitors ahead of next month’s FIFA World Cup.  The nation’s health ministry said that tourists will no longer have to present a negative COVID-19 test before heading over for the football tournament.  Prior to the announcement Qatar had said that fans attending the World Cup had …

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Events.com acquires Brown Paper Tickets – TheTicketingBusiness News

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Events.com acquires Brown Paper Tickets – TheTicketingBusiness News

Events.com has acquired the assets of ticketing company Brown Paper Tickets (BPT). The Events.com platform provides a range of software and services through several brands to aid event discovery, ticketing, sponsorship, marketing and management. It was recently revealed that Brown Paper Tickets still owed millions of dollars to customers and event producers, even after a settlement with the …

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See Tickets, Vivendi suffer reported data breach

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See Tickets, Vivendi suffer reported data breach

Global ticketing platform See Tickets has notified customers of a data breach, which has reportedly lasted two-and-a-half years.  While See Tickets and parent company Vivendi have yet to come forward with statements, consumer rights law firm Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP has published a press release to say that it is investigating claims …

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Live Nation ‘applauds’ US President’s call for fee transparency 

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Live Nation ‘applauds’ US President’s call for fee transparency 

Live entertainment company Live Nation has said that it supports US President Joe Biden’s call for fee transparency in the sector.  Yesterday (Wednesday) President Biden pledged to crack down on surprise fees sprung on consumers on things like TV cable bills, hotel rooms and concert tickets. Biden told reporters: “We’re just getting started. There’s tens …

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Arts Council England postpones Investment Programme announcement

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Arts Council England postpones Investment Programme announcement

Arts Council England (ACE) has postponed its Investment Programme announcement, which should have taken place today (Wednesday). The 2023-26 programme was supposed to be a big moment for a number of arts organisations, with ACE originally suggesting that it would try to move funds away from London.  Initial reports in February suggested that there could …

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Live music bodies call on new Prime Minster for VAT reduction

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Live music bodies call on new Prime Minster for VAT reduction

Following the news that Rishi Sunak has become the UK’s new Prime Minister earlier this week, organisations in the live music sector have called for stability. Sunak was made Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative party following Liz Truss’s resignation after just six weeks in office.  Those in the live music sector have called …

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