Event Ticketing Done Right
Attendance at the Australian Open tennis tournament, which gets underway in Melbourne next week, has been capped at 50% as part of new COVID-19 restrictions announced by the state government in Victoria. Ticket sales will be capped at 50% of attendance, where a session has not already sold to that level. All tickets purchased to …
European football governing body UEFA has published a Request for Information (RFI) to hospitality companies across the globe to participate in a tender for exclusive hospitality sales rights for UEFA EURO 2024. The RFI is inviting companies to express interest in assisting with the Official Hospitality Sales Programme, on behalf of UEFA. One opportunity is …
Los Angeles-headquartered virtual reality (VR) concert platform AmazeVR has closed a $15m (£10.9m/€13m) round of funding, to support the roll-out of VR live music performances. Investors in the company, which also has offices in Seoul, include Partners Investment, Smilegate Investment, Quantum Ventures Korea, ABC Partners, Everrich Group, and GS Futures, the corporate venture capital arm …
Technology giant Apple has detailed how 30 million NFC (near field communication) tickets were presented by customers for live events and tourist attractions last year in the US and Canada alone, through the company’s Wallet app. The Wallet app is a secure digital wallet where users can keep digital credit and debit cards, boarding passes …
The National Football League (NFL) has moved to strengthen its stake in On Location (OLE), its official hospitality partner, according to The Athletic website. Citing sources, The Athletic said that owners last month voted to increase the NFL’s stake in OLE from 13.5% to nearly 45%. In January 2020, sports and entertainment agency Endeavor acquired …
From Monday next week, large outdoor events in Scotland will be able to go ahead without physical distancing or capacity limits, while measures covering indoor events will be reviewed on January 18. In December, the Scottish Government cancelled some large-scale events and limited attendance numbers at others, including sporting matches, in a bid to reduce …
Digital transformation consultancy PTI has agreed a four-year extension to its contract with Bristol Sport and Ashton Gate Stadium. Bristol Sport oversees the business, commercial and operational interests of its affiliated clubs which include Championship football club Bristol City, Premiership rugby union team Bristol Bears, British Basketball League outfit Bristol Flyers, Bristol City Women’s Football and …
Digital transformation consultancy PTI has agreed a four-year extension to its contract with Bristol Sport and Ashton Gate Stadium. Bristol Sport oversees the business, commercial and operational interests of its affiliated clubs which include Championship football club Bristol City, Premiership rugby union team Bristol Bears, British Basketball League outfit Bristol Flyers, Bristol City Women’s Football and …
We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… Venue management and entertainment company ASM Global has brought in Jessica Ragsdale (pictured left) as vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion. Ragsdale spent eight years at technology giant Microsoft, most recently as a member of the company’s global diversity and inclusion …
South African historical attraction Robben Island Museum is migrating its official ticketing platform from online ticket marketplace Webtickets to the newly implemented Plankton solution. The island is where anti-apartheid fighter, political leader and the first president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, was imprisoned for 18 of his 27 serving years. South Africa’s Department of Arts …