News: Ticketing

Pollstar Mid-Year Charts show soaring ticket prices as Ed Sheeran’s tour breaks records

The global concert business is continuing to grow, with Pollstar’s Mid-Year Touring Report showing a 12% rise in gross income to an all-time high of US$2.21 billion – with…

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Jul 16, 2018 Entertainment / Events / Finance / Ticketing / Venues /

 
 

Skills Active launches First Qualification for Performing Arts

Industry training organisation Skills Active Aotearoa has launched a foundation qualification for the performing arts. The New Zealand Certificate in Entertainment and Event Operations…

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Jul 13, 2018 Arts / Education / Entertainment / Ticketing / Venues /

 
 

Ticketmaster Data breach alleged to be part of a wider fraud

Ticketmaster’s data breach that affected thousands of customers last month was reportedly part of a larger credit card skimming scheme. Cybersecurity firm RiskIQ has this week…

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Jul 11, 2018 Entertainment / Events / Security / Ticketing / Venues /

 
 

2018 Asian Games organisers defend ticket prices

The organising committee of the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia has defended the price of tickets for the multi-sport event. With tickets go on sale to the public at the end of this month,…

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Jul 6, 2018 Events / Sport / Ticketing /

 
 

Harry M Miller, music promoter and impresario, dies aged 84

Music promoter, theatrical producer and agent Harry M Miller has died in Sydney at the age of 84. According to a statement from his family, Miller, who had been battling dementia since…

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Jul 5, 2018 Entertainment / Legal / Ticketing /

 
 

Ticketek partners with ECAL’s ‘Sync to Calendar’ technology

Ticketek buyers in Australia and New Zealand can now add events to their personal calendars as a result of the TEG-owned company entering into a partnership with calendar marketing and…

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Jul 3, 2018 Entertainment / Events / Sport / Technology / Ticketing /

 
 

Claudelands the first New Zealand venue to utilise new ticket scanner technology

Hamilton venue Claudelands Arena has this week become the first New Zealand venue to adopt new IntraQ Portable Pedestal Scanners to manage patron access. The introduction of the new…

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Jun 29, 2018 Entertainment / Sport / Technology / Ticketing / Venues /

 
 

Australian ticket buyers caught in Ticketmaster data breach

Ticketmaster Australia has started contacting ticket buyers whose personal and payment details may have been hacked in a suspected data breach. The company, one of the world's largest…

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Jun 28, 2018 Entertainment / Legal / Ticketing / Venues /

 
 

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