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This week saw Tom Watson, the UK’s former Shadow Culture Secretary and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, named as the new chair of UK Music. Watson (pictured) succeeds outgoing chair Andy Heath ...
Tags: Appointments, Chelsea, Covid-19, UK MusicA virtual benefit concert series called the UnCancelled Music Festival has been launched to help musicians and venues of all sizes cover missed revenue during the Covid-19 shutdowns. The virtual fe...
Tags: Covid-19, Livestream, StageIt, UnCancelled Music FestivalCulture Stream, a new aggregated content platform for arts and theatre in the UK, has been launched to bring shows to people while theatres and concert halls are closed due to Covid-19. The platfor...
Tags: content, Culture Stream, National Theatre, StreamGerman third-tier football club KFC Uerdingen is selling virtual home tickets to generate income amid the Covid-19 events shutdown. The 3.Liga club is looking to sell out the 34,500 'seats' at its ...
Tags: Covid-19, Grotenburg Stadium, KFC UerdingenNearly 40 pan-European music industry organisations have signed an open letter to demand emergency aid for the sector across the European Union in response to the Covid-19 live events shutdown. The...
Tags: Covid-19, EMMA, EU, Festivals, IMMF, Live DMABritish horseracing commercial group The Jockey Club has announced it will donate 10,000 tickets to NHS staff and care workers for the 2021 Aintree Grand National. The 2021 event, scheduled for Apr...
Tags: Aintree Grand National, Covid-19, Jockey Club, Liverpool, NHSItaly’s live entertainment sector has urged the government to give guaranteed income to workers in the entire supply chain as it predicted sector losses could reach €63m. Assomusica, Italy’s ...
Tags: Assomusica, Covid-19, ItalyMicah Hollingworth, co-founder and chief executive of Broadw.ai, said he has continued to see 60-65 per cent of customers browsing for future performances despite theatres being shut in New York since...
Tags: AI, Broadw.ai, Broadway, Covid-19, Data, Satisfi Labs, TheatreMusic Venue Trust said it is seeking donations above £5,000 from corporations and high net-worth individuals as it attempts to reach its £1m target for its grassroots music venues crisis fund. Be...
Tags: Covid-19, Crisis Fund, Grassroots Venues, Music Venue TrustVBO Tickets has unveiled a new overlay plugin that looks to streamline the process of purchasing tickets, memberships, subscriptions, merchandise, and donations. The event ticketing technology firm...
Tags: Technology, VBO Tickets, white labelVivaticket and OvationTix are the latest ticketing platforms to offer simplified solutions to refunds and converting tickets into donations following the widespread cancellations caused by Covid-19. ...
Tags: Donations, OvationTix, Refunds, VivaTicket
