“We are very pleased to have been chosen by one of North America’s leading non-profit Performing Arts Centers,” said Jeff Koets, Vice President of Sales & Marketing at AudienceView. “We understand the unique requirements of the box office and the importance of integrating fundraising to provide a holistic view of the theatre’s patrons. This seamless integration is one of the fundamental reasons we have substantially grown our business with leading non-profit theatres around the world.”
“We chose AudienceView because it offers a technologically advanced, cost-effective solution that will allow us to more effectively interact with our audience,” said Jan Goodheart, Vice President of External Affairs. “Our goal was to find an integrated solution that could accommodate our current business requirements while positioning us for future growth.”
The proposed Ticketmaster / Live Nation merger moved closer to becoming reality today as the U.S. Department of Justice announced it will approve the union with concessions.
Some key points from the DOJ decision:
"Under the proposed settlement, Ticketmaster must license ticket software and divest ticketing assets to two different companies —Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) and either Comcast-Spectacor or another buyer suitable to the department, respectively —allowing both companies to compete head-to-head with Ticketmaster."
"Ticketmaster must license a copy of its primary ticketing software to AEG, the nation’s second-largest concert promoter and operator of some of the most important concert venues in the country. With a copy of the Ticketmaster software, AEG will be able to market a ticketing system that is an attractive choice to venues. "
"Within five years, AEG can purchase the Ticketmaster ticketing software, decide to create its own software, or partner with a ticketing company other than Ticketmaster. The department said that this remedy enhances short and long term competition in the primary ticketing market."
"Ticketmaster must divest Paciolan Inc., a ticketing company that it currently owns, within 60 days to either Comcast-Spectacor, which has already signed a letter of intent to purchase the assets, or some other buyer suitable to the department. "
"Under the settlement, the merged firm will be forbidden from retaliating against any venue owner that chooses to use another company’s ticketing services or another company’s promotional services, including restrictions on anticompetitive bundling."
"The merged firm must also allow any client that leaves and chooses to use another primary ticketing service to take a copy of the ticketing data related to that client’s sales. The settlement also sets up firewalls that protect confidential and valuable competitor data by preventing the merged firm from using information gleaned from its ticketing business in its day-to-day operations of its promotions or artist management business."
Like family and money, some things just tend to boil over during difficult economic times.
Comments are made - dirty little secrets are broadcast.
To some, the entire concept of Artist holds - may be news to their ears. To others, this dirty little family secret, like that black and white magazine in your dad's sock drawer - have existed without question. The concept of artist holds inspires notions of greed, mistrust and general disinformation. Performing artists have families and friends. They also employ people with families and friends.
The artist has the right to share their tickets with these people. Remember the Grateful Dead? The String Cheese Incident? Pear Jam? These and many more wanted to increase their allocation of seats during tours. If you are living on the road for 218 days and playing the same shit over and over again - wouldn't it be nice to see the face of some distant cousin, or high school friend peering back at you from the first 10 rows?
As the content provider the artist should have the right and ability to play concerts to anyone they want - anywhere. But, we know that is not the case - and certainly very likely not to be the case should the future look something like - TicketNation. Or LiveMaster....
I had a long conversation with a promoter who told me that with regard to a show he was promoting, Ticketmaster was guaranteeing the secondary market for the act.
Let me explain this to you. A certain number of tickets are pulled from the manifest and ultimately sold on TicketsNow. Ticketmaster guarantees a certain gross payment to the act for these tickets, far in excess of the usual payment per ticket. If the tickets don’t sell at the predicted high prices? Too bad for Ticketmaster.
Blame the acts for this. Ticketmaster Is taking the heat.
It bothers me that the traditional press and concertgoers are too stupid to see the truth here. Irving said at the House hearing that only 80-85% of the tickets to a show are ever sold by Ticketmaster. The question is, where do the remaining 15-20% go?
With over 1 million exclusive high value tickets for sporting and special events like the Super Bowl under management for their Corporate Clients, being resold for Return on Investment or as part of a hospitality entertainment experience, the $1billion value of this inventory represents a significant emerging trend in the marketplace.
Access and distribution to the very best tickets often fall within the Corporate Ticket environment. With today's current economic conditions, many of these Fortune 1000 Season Ticket holders are wondering what to do in 2009? Should we continue with the volume of tickets and renew Season Ticket programs? Are we buying too many tickets - what kind of ROI do we actually have?
When times get tough the financial professionals in every company are in the Centerstage spotlight. This is one reason why we chose Razorgator Interactive Group as Best In Class for Corporate Ticket Trends.
As a Ticketing 2.0 benchmark, Tix exemplifies the emerging class of ticketing companies that are able to offer enterprise level solutions built on fluid and distributed technology platforms. TIX, with over 1,600 clients supports venues as small as 75 seats up to 20,000 seats.
A quick visit to this firms website presents a varied - in size, scope and location customer base. The ability to offer customized user interface among a standardized control panel or suite of options is yet, another marker of the Ticketing 2.0 evolution.
As a lifestyle marketing and entertainment company, Wantickets represents the next generation of content provider for the entertainment market. With offices in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New York, Miami and Montreal this division of Track Entertainment can have you covered. if you are looking to get into an exclusive club like the Crobar, Playboy, or VooDoo then you likely are already familiar with Barak and his team.
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“We are very pleased to have been chosen by one of North America’s leading non-profit Performing Arts Centers,” said Jeff Koets, Vice President of Sales & Marketing at AudienceView. “We understand the unique requirements of the box office and the importance of integrating fundraising to provide a holistic view of the theatre’s patrons. This seamless integration is one of the fundamental reasons we have substantially grown our business with leading non-profit theatres around the world.” 
As a lifestyle marketing and entertainment company, Wantickets represents the next generation of content provider for the entertainment market. With offices in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New York, Miami and Montreal this division of Track Entertainment can have you covered. if you are looking to get into an exclusive club like the Crobar, Playboy, or VooDoo then you likely are already familiar with Barak and his team.
Wantickets success in the club space is likely due to the relevance and connection of each core property of their parent Track Entertainment. If you are in your mid 20's technology savy and looking for a weekend that you won't soon forget, Wantickets with Wantravel can swoop you away to an inclusive adventure to satisfy whatever it is that floats your boat.
