News: Ticketing

Viagogo faces UK investigation as Minister urges boycott

The United Kingdom's National Trading Standards body has opened an investigation into the ticket website Viagogo for persistently misleading consumers, hours after a UK Government…

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May 31, 2018 Entertainment / Legal / Retail / Ticketing / Venues /

 
 

Ed Sheeran’s strong stance against ticket scalpers has global impact

Ed Sheeran, one of the world's biggest pop stars, has taken hard stance against ticket scalpers and the secondary market, announcing that he will not honour tickets resold via Viagogo…

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May 30, 2018 Entertainment / Events / Legal / Ticketing / Venues /

 
 

TicketDirect introduces new Ticket Rocket brand in Australia and New Zealand

Specialty ticketing software and service business Ticket Direct has introduced a new ticketing experience, Ticket Rocket, in Australia and New Zealand The move sees the Fortress…

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May 24, 2018 Entertainment / Sport / Technology / Ticketing / Venues /

 
 

Victorian Government looks to employ ‘ticket cops’ in resale clampdown

In an expansion of its initiatives to reduce illegal ticket resales and scalping, the Victorian Government is looking to introduce new 'ticketing officers' with the power to seize…

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May 21, 2018 Entertainment / Events / Legal / Sport / Ticketing /

 
 

Snow Patrol’s one-off Melbourne show to use Ticketmaster Verified Fan for ticket presale

Mindful that their one-off Australian concert on 2nd August at Melbourne’s Palais Theatre is likely to create a massive demand for tickets, popular Scottish/Irish Snow Patrol are…

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May 18, 2018 Entertainment / Events / Ticketing / Venues /

 
 

Live Nation launches ‘Women Nation’ fund to invest in female-founded live music ventures

Live Nation Entertainment has announced the creation of the Women Nation Fund, an early-stage investment fund focused on female-led live music businesses. Live Nation is setting up the…

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May 16, 2018 Entertainment / Events / Ticketing / Venues /

 
 

Ticketek launches new Event Finder Chatbot

Ticketek has launched a new Chatbot that allows customers to browse featured events, discover events based on date and price range, complete a transaction without leaving the Facebook…

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May 16, 2018 Entertainment / Sport / Technology / Ticketing /

 
 

St Kilda leads AFL clubs with mobile ticketing innovation

AFL club St. Kilda has signed a deal with technology firm Experience to facilitate a move to mobile ticketing. Experience will allow fans to both purchase tickets to games, as well as…

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May 10, 2018 Sport / Technology / Ticketing /

 
 

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