Event Ticketing Done Right
[ad_1] The Legislative Assembly of Sao Paulo, Brazil has approved a bill that ends the half-price entry tickets to theatres, sport events, cinemas and attractions for senior citizens and students. Instead, the bill proposed that half-price tickets should be made available to all residents. State Deputy and Congressman Arthur do Val put the bill forward, …
[ad_1] English Premier League club Aston Villa has reiterated its warning to fans over reselling tickets, threatening season-long bans for those in breach of rules. Villa’s match programme for the home game against West Ham advised supporters of a series of punishments should they be caught selling tickets on, transferring season tickets, abusing concessions and …
[ad_1] Sofia Higuera has joined the general management team at Colombian ticketing company Tuboleta. Higuera will hold the responsibility of maintaining the company and developing new strategies, focusing on digital transformation and exploring new business opportunities. The announcement comes as Hernando Sánchez Gil leaves the management of the company after 21 years with Tuboleta, which …
[ad_1] English Premier League football club Everton is not ready to dispense with established ticketing methods despite the broader shift towards mobile access across the industry. Georgia Bekyra, Everton’s senior manager of ticketing, told TheTicketingBusiness.com that the club had not seen persuasive evidence that fans are ready for physical cards to be scrapped, even though …
[ad_1] The Government of Japan has eased the 10,000-spectator attendance limit for large-scale events. The regulations were in place in 27 of Japan’s 47 prefectures to limit the spread of COVID-19 within the country, and professional sports games and concerts will now be able to accept more than 10,000 spectators in Tokyo and other parts …
[ad_1] Members of Parliament (MPs) have demanded action from Prime Minister Boris Johnson over the issues faced by musicians and crew when it comes to touring within the European Union. The All Party Parliamentary Group on Music has revealed plans to hold a cross-party inquiry into the barriers and delays facing musicians. A letter has …
[ad_1] Subba, a platform that generates reviews of music and festivals, and Veritas, a service that links online reviews to verified sales and usage, have teamed up to provide a blockchain-enabled token system that verifies the reviews. On top of the blockchain verification service, the token system also rewards fans through a highly scalable program …
[ad_1] Ticket distribution platform Coras has partnered with ticketing agency SISTIC to sell tickets for music, theatre and sporting events across Singapore. Coras chief executive Mark McLaughlin said that the Asia region is fast “becoming the next big growth market for live music”. Dublin-based Coras enables brands to have access to music, theatre, sport and …
[ad_1] Due to the unexpected speed of the COVID-19 vaccination roll out in the Australian state of New South Wales, the local Government has brought forward the relaxation of restrictions on entertainment facilities with fixed seating such as stadiums, theatres and cinemas. The restrictions for fully vaccinated Australians were set to ease on December 1, …
[ad_1] A recent report from the Vereniging Nederlandse Poppodia en Festivals (VNPF), which means the Association of Dutch pop theatres and festivals, has revealed the extent of the damage the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the live entertainment industry in the Netherlands. In 2020, there was a total of 5,856 visitor-attended activities at music venues, …