Event Ticketing Done Right
Tix Ticketing announced one of its most prestigious partnerships to date when it went live with Dutch concert venue Het Concertgebouw recently. The cloud-based ticketing services provider, founded in Iceland in 2014, is expanding rapidly across Europe and has ambitious plans for its own growth and the possibilities for the box office of the future. …
A new report from Live DMA, funded by the Creative European Programme of the European Union, has estimated that the loss of audience visits and income for venues in Europe will be even higher in 2021 than in 2020, when compared to the situation before the pandemic. Across the 3,253 music venues that are part …
Attractions management solutions company, Connect&Go, has secured an additional $3m (£2.2m/€2.6m) in financing, and has also launched Connect Express, a mobile point-of-sale and payments offering. The Montreal-based business has now raised a total of $16m since the company’s initial launch. Dominic Gagnon, co-founder and chief executive of Connect&Go, said: “The attractions technology solutions market is …
Ticketing marketplace Vivid Seats has announced a successful third quarter, after posting revenues of $139.5m (£104m/€123m), up from just $7.1m during the same period in 2020. Revenue for the three months leading up to September 30 came in at $139.5m, as events returned following the COVID-19 pandemic and consumers having more confidence in purchasing tickets …
Two of New Zealand’s event ticketing companies Eventfinda and iTicket have streamlined the process surrounding Covid-19 passports. New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has recently introduced a COVID pass and traffic light system, with businesses able to choose whether or not they require a COVID passport. The new traffic light scheme is due to come …
Lily is making life a little easier for venues and promoters in Norway. She’s a piece of SaaS ‘middleware’ which helps smooth data flows between some of the biggest ticketing businesses and popular email marketing services, such as Mailchimp. Developed by Oslo-based tech company HCL Nordic, Lily is now being used by more than 50 …
Indian cricket fans could be set to return to watch their beloved national team live, as the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) has been granted permission to have 100% seating capacity at Wankhede Stadium (picture) in Mumbai. New Zealand are due to tour India in the coming weeks, beginning with a three-match T20 International series followed …
Tickets.com has reunited with Major League Baseball’s Baltimore Orioles in a multi-year agreement, after originally partnering between 2013 and 2018. The Orioles will be using Ticket.com’s suite of ticketing software at Camden Yards, which includes the ProVenue platform. The solution is a full-service integrated ticketing solution which enables ticket sales, and collates and optimises fan data. T.J …
Finding the right fair ticketing provider is just the first step in holding a successful fair. If you don’t have a great fair website and marketing plan, you won’t sell enough tickets to have your fair again next year! AttendStar has partnered with Beyond Spots & Dots – a full-service advertising agency with a proven …
As 2021 draws to a close, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are being explored by an increasing number of live event operators, right-holders and famous names, building on an established and growing presence in digital art and gaming. Unquestionably, it is an intriguing space that has already attracted numerous high-profile participants, including rapper Snoop Dogg, basketball great …