Event Ticketing Done Right
[ad_1] 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 …
[ad_1] Spain’s teenagers will be given a €400 (£334/$440) voucher to be used as an incentive to help rebuild the country’s cultural sector. Those that turn 18 in 2022 will be given a Youth Cultural Voucher, with a maximum €200 of the bonus to be spent on live events such as festivals and music concerts, …
[ad_1] US bank holding company Capital One is adding a new feature for its cardholders, which will offer tickets to experiences across sports, music and more. Capital One Entertainment is a new ticketing platform for US cardholders that will allow them to redeem rewards for tickets, which cover more than 500,000 events and experiences. The …
[ad_1] Glastonbury fans scrambled to purchase cancelled or leftover ticket and coach travel packages for the 2022 festival, with all tickets selling out within 18 minutes. It was the first chance to buy tickets for UK flagship festival Glastonbury in over two years, with most tickets held by those that had purchased admission for the …
[ad_1] Deutsche Entertainment AG (DEAG), owner of MyTicket and Gigantic(.com), has revealed a significant boost in revenue during 2021 thanks to a positive fourth quarter and a near-return to pre-pandemic booking levels in key markets such as the UK. Revenue in the fourth quarter rose approximately 82% to help the company reach a revenue of …
[ad_1] Chelsea will be able to sell some tickets again without cashing in on any of the proceeds after the UK Government made a change to its licence, which is in place following the sanctioning of Russian owner Roman Abramovich. Under the sanctions, only season-ticket holders and fans that had bought tickets before they were …
[ad_1] UK Music chief executive Jamie Njoku-Goodwin has said he will keep the pressure on the UK Government over the proposed VAT rise on tickets in April, after Chancellor Rishi Sunak (pictured) failed to abandon the plans during his spring budget. The Government is set to raise the VAT on ticketing from 12.5% to 20% …
[ad_1] CTS Eventim chief executive Klaus-Peter Schulenberg has said there are “clear signs of growing confidence within the industry” as the ticketing and live entertainment company posted a 58.8% increase in consolidated revenue for 2021. In 2021, CTS Eventim’s consolidated revenue amounted to €407.8m (£339m/$448m) compared to the previous year’s €256.8m. This is an almost …
[ad_1] BookMyShow has secured exclusive ticketing rights to the Indian Premier League this year, as the cricket competition fully returns to India for the first time since 2019. The Mumbai-headquartered ticketing and entertainment company will also manage services at the host stadia, including gate entry and spectator management. Fans will be able to attend matches, …
[ad_1] Venue management and entertainment company ASM Global has expanded its portfolio of locations, with the addition of Bemidji’s Sanford Center in Minnesota. The venue is a 4,373-seat arena, which is home to Bemidji State University (BSU) men’s and women’s ice hockey teams. Sanford Center also incorporates the George W. Nielsen Convention Center, which boasts …