Event Ticketing Done Right
Spanish LaLiga football club Real Madrid has rejected a refund scheme proposed by UEFA for fans affected by events in the lead-up to last year’s Champions League final against Liverpool at the Stade de France in Paris. On Tuesday, UEFA announced that it would be implementing a special refund scheme for supporters, with the scheme …
College football in the US has witnessed its second-highest ever attendance increase in 2022. According to a report from CBS Sport, Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) attendance also increased for the first time in eight years. Data from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) shows that FBS attendance increased by roughly 5% last season, with 41,840 …
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said that his Government will do “everything it can” to combat ticketing touting, after MP Kevin Brennan highlighted Eurovision tickets being listed on Viagogo for thousands of pounds. During Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday (Wednesday) Brennan highlighted a BBC Radio 4 show, ‘You and Yours’, which discussed the issue of …
UK Music, which acts as a collective voice for the music industry, has called on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to use the upcoming Budget to boost jobs and growth within the music sector. Ahead of the March 15 Budget, UK Music chief executive Jamie Njoku-Goodwin has written to the Chancellor to call for his backing on …
CTS Eventim is at the centre of a model determination lawsuit in a dispute over the refund of tickets prices with more than 1,500 people joining. A spokesperson for the Consumer Centre Federal Association told the German Press Agency that by the end of February, 1,513 consumers had entered the register of complaints. The association …
An investigation report from the Malawi National Council of Sports (MCS) into gate revenue theft and fraud at football matches in the country has suggested the implementation of e-ticketing. According to a report from Capital Radio Malawi, the MNCS established a taskforce to look into the issue, after six people were convicted and fined for …
The 2023 Women’s Ashes has broken the ticket sales record for England fixtures and has sold more than 55,000 tickets so far. There are just under 100 days to go and the series has already sold more tickets than all of England’s games last year. The Women’s Ashes is a multi-format series and will be …
German Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt has said that its fans will not be allowed to attend its Round of 16 UEFA Champions League game away at SSC Napoli, as Italy’s Interior Ministry is planning to stop the sale of any tickets to visiting spectators. Eintracht lost the first leg 2-0 at Deutsche Bank Park, …
K-Pop agency SM Entertainment has revealed its support for a tender offer submitted by South Korean internet giant Kakao, which would see the company hold a 35% stake in SM. Yesterday (Tuesday) Kakao announced a tender offer to buy up to 35% of the company for 150,000 South Korean won (£96/€108/$114) per share. Kakao already …
Two concertgoers have died following a concert from rappers GloRilla and Finesse2tymes in Rochester, New York. A woman was killed after sustaining injuries from a crowd surge, before Rochester Police Department confirmed that a second attendee had also died. The concert took place at Rochester’s Main Street Armory on Sunday. Police confirmed that 33-year-old woman …