“Mobile Tickets” – Fandango Innovation Launching Within a Few Weeks

If you needed one more reason to have a cell phone, Fandango is introducing it. The leading online movie ticket service has whetted consumer appetites with the notice that their cell phones can soon serve as their movie pass as well.
Fans will be able to go online to buy tickets and then “send” them [...]

Weather Problems in Vancouver might Decline the Sales of Tickets

There have been reports that rainy and foggy weather in Vancouver might be a hindrance to the ongoing Paralympics alpine events being held. If the weather worsens it is definite that the sale of tickets might get a major blow and ticket booths might have hardly any work to do. The organizing committee at Vancouver [...]

July Ticket Summit: Catch the Latest Information on the Ticket Market

Starting on July 14 2010 a three days event known under the name of Ticket Summit will take place at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas. This summit represents one of the most important events in the world for event ticket and live entertainment professionals.
Dr Molly A. Martinez, executive director in charge [...]

ACC Tourney Hit With ‘Perfect Storm’, Fan Turnout Low

It’s hard to cheer at a tournament when your local heroes are not in the mix. Harder still when a series of upsets have even knocked out high-interest squads like Maryland and Duke. And it does not help that the economy has been kicked in the teeth for a while.
Add up the trio and watch [...]

Twins Set for “Target” Debut, Single Game Tickets Available Saturday

Although home opener tickets have been sold out since a special online sale in February, the Minnesota Twins have exciting news for Saturday. Single-game tickets go on sale beginning at 9:00 AM via the team’s web site, telephone service and, of course, the ticket office at the new Target Field.
Getting a ticket may be a [...]

Conan O’Brien’s Chicago Shows Sell Out Immediately

When “The Tonight Show” debacle finally ended NBC ensured that Conan O’Brien will not be hosting another TV show until at least September 1st.
Oh that we should be so lucky. The arrangement also saw O’Brien pocket $45 million payout for exiting the show. True, $12 million went to staff in the form of severance pay.
And [...]

Seeing Reds: Opening Day Tickets On Sale Saturday

For the third year in a row the Cincinnati Reds will be offering Opening Day tickets to fans. Available will be 1000 View Level ($29) and 500 Standing Room ($20) tickets, with a maximum of six tickets per fan. Although they only go on sale at 9:00 am this Saturday, you would be well advised [...]

Three Found Guilty in “Olympic” Sized Fraud

Allan Thomas Scott, Geradus Petrus Paulus van Meer, and Terence Shepherd, have been found guilty of deceit and conspiracy in connection with ticket fraud. The fraud, perpetrated against would-be Beijing Olympic attendees netted the trio some $3 million in illicit profits.
The trio acted under the auspices of an internet company Xclusive Leisure and Hospitality Ltd, [...]

Box Office Seeing Big Bucks in 3-D

You don’t need special glasses to see that $29.9 billion is a big number. It is huge.
The figure is the worldwide tally for movie ticket sales in 2009, an 8% bump up on the 2008 revenues. Although some of the increase is attributed to a rise in ticket prices, the main thrust has been generated [...]

German Invasion: Live Nation Launching New Concert Promotion Division

The world’s fourth largest music market has just been invaded by another state, the Live Nation state.
Joining the world’s premier live entertainment company is esteemed promoter Johannes Wessels, who will be serving as Managing Director of Live Nation Germany. Klaus Zemke, who brings 20 years experience from Ticket Online and CTS, has come on [...]

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