Event Ticketing Done Right
UK livestreaming business Driift has acquired tech group Dreamstage in a deal backed by global music streaming giant Deezer. The partners said the deal will bring together Driift’s production capabilities with Dreamstage’s technology and commerce platform. The combined business will continue under the Driift name as an independent entity, run by chief executive Ric Salmon …
New Mexico United has become the latest professional US football team to sign up SeatGeek as its ticketing partner. The deal with the US state’s first professional football franchise is SeatGeek’s fifth in the second-tier United Soccer League (USL). SeatGeek is also partnered with seven top-tier Major League Soccer (MLS) clubs. NMU supporters will be …
Director Danny Boyle is set to launch a live production of The Matrix, which will be one of the opening shows at Manchester’s £186m ($206m/€211m) Factory International arts venue. Boyle is recreating the 1999 film through ‘dance, music and visual effects’, and the show will be one of the first to be staged at the …
The Rugby World Cup 2021 is on track to break the world record for attendance at a women’s Rugby World Cup, with over 30,000 tickets snapped up for the opening day at Eden Park. The tournament is set to begin in just eight days and will also be the largest ever attendance at a standalone …
Icelandic ticketing software company Tix Ticketing has rebranded to become Tixly. The company hopes that the new moniker will boost its global growth ambitions, with the cloud-based event ticketing system already utilised in nine European countries and North America. Tixly has also announced that founder Sindri Finnbogason (pictured left) is switching roles to become the …
E-commerce giant eBay Australia has been fined by NSW Fair Trading after marked-up tickets for the National Rugby League (NRL) Grand Final appeared on its platform. The penalty infringement notices were issued as the listings breached New South Wales’ ticket scalping laws. NSW Fair Trading commissioner Natasha Mann told Australian news outlet news.com: “To protect …
Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) and the Korean Cultural Center are co-hosting the third edition of ‘Kite: K-Pop in the Emirates’ at The Agenda in Dubai Media City. This year’s Kite has invited K-Pop artists Rain and Heize to celebrate the opening of the KOCCA UAE (United Arab Emirates) in Dubai on October 2. At …
Vail Resorts, a network of ski resorts in Colorado, has announced its intention to introduce new technology that will enable guests to store their pass or lift ticket directly to their phone. Those heading to the ski slopes will no longer have to carry a plastic card, visit the ticket window or wait receive their …
Football fans in Milan have voiced their concerns over ticket prices for a proposed Nuovo Stadio Milan (pictured), as public debate around the project commenced yesterday (Wednesday). However, both Inter Milan and AC Milan have said that ticket prices will not rise after the clubs make their move to the finished stadium. As reported by …
Organisers of the cancelled Formula E race in Vancouver are being sued by ticketing company, ATPI Travel and Events Canada, for more than C$3.3m (£2.2m/$2.4m/€2.5m). The One Stop Strategy (OSS) Group, which organised the event, had sold roughly 30,000 tickets for the Canadian race, which was set to take place in early July, when it …