After a 7-year agreement with Ticketmaster, the staff decided to consider other options. Through extensive research of different ticketing services, California-based company, “tix.com” was chosen to best meet the needs of the Villages patrons and staff. “Tix.com had the fastest and simplest software for the user and our box office staff”, said Wismer. “They integrate seamlessly into our website, and allow us to take ticket orders 24/7. We couldn’t be more pleased.”
NeuLion's turnkey ticketing solution allows Duke, and its other college partners, to manage its own ticketing program and access vital information like: full account profiles, purchases, seat availability and invoicing. With this agreement, Duke replaces its previous ticketing provider with NeuLion's service, offering the opportunity to maximize ticket sales and attendance while better serving fans, donors and alumni.
LOS ANGELES — Live Nation Entertainment Inc.'s Ticketmaster unit has agreed to refund money to some fans who felt they were held up without a gun when they bought Bruce Springsteen concert tickets from brokers last year.
A person familiar with the matter said Wednesday that the ticket buyers will get the difference between the marked-up price and their ticket's face value, a sum that could reach several hundred thousand dollars.
The Federal Trade Commission is set to announce the settlement Thursday, according to the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the formal announcement was still pending.
Fans complained last February that tickets to two Springsteen concerts at the Izod Center in New Jersey appeared to sell out instantly and then they were directed to Ticketmaster's TicketsNow.com subsidiary to buy higher-priced tickets. The incident, which Ticketmaster blamed on a "glitch," sparked outrage from fans, lawmakers and the Boss himself.
Now that the merger is complete here in the U.S. - looks like there are several skeletons jumping out of closets. We were present at the 2009 CIC Pollstar conference where attendees asked, then CEO of Ticketmaster Dave Butler - if Ticketmaster had directed tickets from the Primary market to their secondary ticketing site of TicketsNow.
"Not on my mothers grave" - was about the response that Butler gave to the approximate crowd of 500 attendees. "Bullshit" could be heard from the crowd. Butler ensured the crowd that Ticketmaster has never and would never have done this. Today, we apparently know better.
We were there in person and heard it first hand. It's kind of funny that there were absolutely NO concessions in the secondary space within the merger. You can bet your ass we will be watching and reporting on this one often - especially given the new CEO of TicketsNow - industry veteran Ron Bension....
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....
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.
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.
"Not on my mothers grave" - was about the response that Butler gave to the approximate crowd of 500 attendees. "Bullshit" could be heard from the crowd. Butler ensured the crowd that Ticketmaster has never and would never have done this. Today, we apparently know better. 
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.
