Event Ticketing Done Right
[ad_1] Yesterday (Tuesday) brought more ticketing woes for the World Cup in Qatar, as fans continued to face issues with their digital tickets. On Monday, prior to England’s match with Iran, fans were faced with problems attempting to access Khalifa International Stadium in Doha. Guest were left waiting for hours after the FIFA Ticketing …
[ad_1] Guests at a recent gig held at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool have raised concerns over venue safety. The arena is due to hold the Eurovision Song Contest next year, but some fans attending a recent Jamie Webster concert have reported overcrowding and poor ticket checks at the venue. One attendee, Paul Lang, took …
[ad_1] Premium ticketing marketplace Seat Unique has appointed Simeon Klein (pictured main) as its European general manager. Klein boasts vast experience across tech sales and growth, and even founded his own TV production company. He has also held roles within unicorn start-up Gett, which secured $800m (£670,000/€775,000m) in funding and provided businesses with a global …
[ad_1] Softjourn, a technology service provider with a focus on ticketing, has outlined how it has continued to operate its Ukraine offices in the midst of war with Russia. Softjourn has had a contingency plan in place for a number of years to keep the company going and workers safe. “Our contingency plan began in …
[ad_1] We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… Event distribution company Ticket Solutions has hired Ross Nigro (pictured right) as its director of partnerships. Prior to joining Ticket Solutions, Nigro worked in a number of roles at college ticketing and marketing company, Learfield Amplify. Clay Discher, chief revenue officer at …
[ad_1] Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… A Meta virtual reality concert Meta, the company behind social media giant Facebook, has revealed an upcoming virtual reality concert from Notorious B.I.G. The digital event has been called ‘Sky’s the Limit’ and will premiere exclusively on Meta’s Horizon Worlds VR platform. …
[ad_1] The Australian Football League (AFL) has revealed a price freeze on tickets for the 2022 NAB AFL Women’s Grand Final at A$10 (£6/€6/$7) for adults and free entry for children. Tickets went on sale via Ticketmaster yesterday (Monday), and AFL executive general manager of customer and commercial, Kylie Rogers, said the price freeze was …
[ad_1] SmartLedger has launched a new NFT smart ticketing platform, TicketMint, which provides an on-chain digital multimedia collectible ticket and enables event creators and ticket issuers to guarantee authenticity of tickets, control prices and increase engagement. In October, TicketMint was tested for the first time at an educational luncheon and summit at the Hollywood Roosevelt …
[ad_1] Music ticketing platform Xceed has secured €2m (£1.7m/$2m) from its latest funding round. Xceed was launched in Europe by Mattia Franco and Luca Papaleo and is now available in over 15 countries and 125 cities. It provides software for clubs, bars and festivals across the globe. The software enables clients to digitise their online …
[ad_1] UK Music, a British umbrella organisation for the music industry, has revealed its latest Workforce Diversity Survey, which forms part of its UK Music Diversity Report. While there has been an improvement in the number of women in the sector, and more specifically in mid and senior roles, there was a drop in some …