Event Ticketing Done Right
[ad_1] The UK’s Royal National Theatre saw its finances decimated during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic with income halving and down by more than £50m. In its accounts for the year to March 31, 2021, the London theatre and wider group registered income of £54.8m, compared to £106.4m in the previous year. The …
[ad_1] UK Music, a British umbrella organisation for the music industry, has called for the UK Government to rethink its position on raising VAT on live event and attraction tickets, set to come into effect from March 31. VAT on certain tickets was slashed to 5% in July 2020 in the UK, in order to …
[ad_1] Saudi Arabia-based strategic investment company Quara Holding has announced a partnership with blockchain-based ticketing technology provider, B.A.M Ticketing. Quara Blockchain, a subsidiary of Quara Holding, will utilise the partnership to help event organisers eliminate ticket fraud and keep track of tickets sold within Saudi Arabia. Each ticket is created using blockchain and non-fungible token …
[ad_1] Football icon Eric Cantona has launched a new travel brand, which will provide football trips for fans to experience the passion behind the teams and stadiums, through the surrounding cities and communities. Looking FC has been launched in partnership with Abu Dhabi-based travel start-up Dharma. The four-day trips have been created by Cantona and …
[ad_1] FC Barcelona Femení’s UEFA Women’s Champions League quarter-final second leg tie against Real Madrid, at the Camp Nou in March, is set to smash records for the number of attendees watching a women’s football match. Over 70,000 tickets have now been issued or purchased for the game, which is already set to be the …
[ad_1] Beijing-based ByteDance, an internet technology firm, has acquired cinema ticketing platform Leyinghui Cultural Media Co and comic platform Yizhikan. ByteDance, which also founded video-centric social media platform TikTok, has purchased Leyinghui from Shanghai-based Sky City Industrial Co. Leyinghui is a service provider of films, gifts, film entertainment marketing and other services. The company covers …
[ad_1] The organising committee for the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing has announced today (Monday) that tickets for the Games will be distributed as part of an adapted programme that will invite groups of spectators to attend events. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) had previously announced that tickets for the Games would be placed on …
[ad_1] Bell Bank Park, a new $280m (£204m/€245m) multi-purpose sports and entertainment complex in Mesa, Arizona, has signed commerce platform Tixr as a partner. The new complex has been hailed as the largest of its kind in North America, and includes a multi-purpose arena, an outdoor 2.7-acre lawn for concerts and events and multiple indoor …
[ad_1] National Football League (NFL) fans will be able to remember their Super Wild Card Weekend for a long time to come, through a commemorative ticket in the form of a non-fungible token (NFT). This weekend witnessed fans at Buffalo Bills vs New England Patriots and Dallas Cowboys vs San Francisco 49ers receive a separate …
[ad_1] The pandemic marked a digital watershed moment for the event industry. Some of the world’s best sport tournaments, cultural experiences and iconic venues came back in 2021, partly thanks to the ticketing sector embracing technological change. SECUTIX chief executive Frederic Longatte (pictured bottom) and chief technology officer Marc Mazzariol (pictured top) share their views on some …