Event Ticketing Done Right
[ad_1] StubHub Holdings, which operates ticket resale platforms StubHub and Viagogo, is considering the idea of going public via a direct listing, according to media reports. Bloomberg reports that StubHub Holdings has filed paperwork with the US Securities and Exchanges Commission to pursue a direct listing. According to the report, the group is working with …
[ad_1] Western Australia residents will have to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 for indoor entertainment venues, nightclubs, music festivals and live music venues from later this month. Proof of vaccination is already in place for higher-risk venues in Perth and Peel, but the scheme has now been extended state-wide. Visitors to indoor establishments such …
[ad_1] COVID-19 restrictions in Wales will be eased over the next two weeks, including limits that had been brought in for live sport, outdoor events and nightclubs, due to the spread of the Omicron variant. From tomorrow (Saturday) the number of attendees allowed to be present at an outdoor event will rise from 50 to …
[ad_1] British luxury cruise line Cunard has signed a deal with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) to bring the works of William Shakespeare to the seas, with performances on board the company’s flagship cruise liner, Queen Mary 2. The renowned theatre company has produced a one-hour compilation piece, called Boundless as the Sea, which is …
[ad_1] Ticketing software company Tix Ticketing has today (Thursday) announced the launch of its US operations. The Reykjavik-based firm, which traditionally caters for performing arts organisations, theatres, cultural houses and similar venues, already operates across the Nordics and in the UK. The US outfit will be led by recent hire Aren Murray (pictured main), who …
[ad_1] “What would happen if we created our own queer ticketing platform?” This is a question asked by event organiser and entrepreneur Daniel Nardicio to his now business partners Taylor Shubert and Sam Benedict. Following a global pandemic, where Nardicio was just one of the many event organisers that suffered greatly at the hands …
[ad_1] 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 …
[ad_1] 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 …
[ad_1] 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 …
[ad_1] 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 …