Event Ticketing Done Right
We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… ASM Global APAC has announced the appointment of Australian convention specialist and marketer, Beverley Parker, as the group’s new director of marketing. Parker (pictured left) has more than 30 years’ experience in the areas of tourism, events and hospitality. She will combine …
A report from the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has shown that despite glimpses of recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis could deliver the final blow for some night time businesses. In the decade leading up to the onset of the pandemic in 2020, the UK’s night time cultural economy (NTCE) showed steady …
Jujamcyn Theaters, which owns five Broadway theatres, is set to merge with International Entertainment Holdings Limited, the parent company of Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG). ATG already owns two Broadway theatres as well as more than 50 venues across the UK and Germany. President of Jujamcyn Theaters, Jordan Roth, will sit on the board as the …
Entertainment giant Live Nation has avoided an antitrust lawsuit accusing it and Ticketmaster of exploiting its market power, and forcing inflated prices on fans. The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit yesterday (Monday) upheld a previous ruling and rejected a class-action lawsuit, as fans and concertgoers forfeited their right to sue when purchasing …
Knuckleheads, an idea-to-app store and digital technology company, has launched a new digital ticket and event management system, ‘Wannago?’. The system will help producers across the US to sell tickets to in-person and virtual events. ‘Wannago?’ features native apps for consumers, responsive web apps, integrated merchant services and customer interaction capabilities. ‘Wannago?’ has been designed …
The Society of London Theatre (SOLT)’s 2022 sales data for its member venues, which includes all commercial West End locations and London’s major subsidised theatres, has shown that ticket pricing stayed consistent this year, despite rising costs. It is the first time SOLT has released a full set of annual figures since 2019, after …
The Ice Cream Farm, a Cheshire, UK-based attraction, has partnered with Vennersys to utilise the attraction management and solution provider’s VenposCloud system. The attraction and farm is recognised as the largest ice cream shop in the world and welcomes more than 400,000 visitors annually. Prior to its partnership with Vennersys, the Ice Cream Farm operated …
The Iridium Consultancy’s Reg Walker has said that the English Premier League’s top clubs each have between 8-12,000 season tickets, memberships and hospitality tickets under the control of touts, according to an article from the BBC. Security expert Walker, who owns The Iridium Consultancy, told BBC Sport that Premier League touting is worth …
Live Company Group (LVCG)’s Live Company Sports and Entertainment (LCSE) division, which manages the 2023 Formula E Cape Town E-Prix in South Africa, has said that 15,000 tickets have been sold for the event so far. The Surrey-headquartered live events, entertainment and sport events company said that roughly 70% of the 21,000 tickets have been …
Real Valladolid has suspended 12 of its season ticket holders while alleged verbal racist abuse against Real Madrid player Vinícius Júnior (pictured right) is investigated by the authorities and the Spanish LaLiga club. Valladolid said the members will not be allowed to use their tickets to attend games while the investigation was ongoing. The alleged …