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Danish technology firm Queue-it, which supports many ticketing sites, has received strategic investment from Nordic private equity fund GRO Capital. Under the agreement, GRO Capital will become a n...
Tags: Funding, GRO Capital, Investment, Queue-it, SaaSThe UK’s advertising watchdog has ordered StubHub to refrain from using the phrase “guaranteed genuine ticket” on adverts following a complaint from anti-touting campaign group FanFair Alliance....
Tags: Advertising, Advertising Standards Authority, ASA, Fanfair Alliance, StubHubAsia-facing start-up Ticket2Me has helped to raise more than €215,300 ($232,400/£199,500), funds that will go towards obtaining personal protective equipment (PPE) and care/food packs for health wo...
Tags: Frontline Workers, Philippines, PPE, Ticket2MeFans who want to help UK music venues, theatres and pubs that are facing challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic can now buy a virtual drink. The new fundraising initiative, launched by The Green H...
Tags: Fundraising, Independent Venues, Music Venues Trust, VirtualPintA new coalition has launched in the US to urge the federal government to support companies within the live events industry during a period of uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Live Ev...
Tags: Coronavirus, Covid-19, Live Events, Live Events CoalitionStubHub is understood to have furloughed up to two-thirds of its North American employees due to the Covid-19 crisis that has left the live entertainment industry reeling. A source close to the mat...
Tags: Coronavirus, Covid-19, Furlough, StubHubPremier League football clubs AFC Bournemouth and Brighton and Hove Albion have joined forces to donate a minimum of 1,000 match tickets each to UK National Health Service (NHS) staff for when footbal...
Tags: AFC Bournemouth, Brighton and Hove Albion, NHSArts Council England (ACE) has dipped into its reserves and suspended payments from two of its development funds in order to establish a £160m (€176m/$200m) rescue package for organisations and fre...
Tags: ACE, Arts Council England, Covid-19, Spektrix, Stagedoor, theatresMyTicket owner Deutsche Entertainment AG (DEAG) has provided an optimistic appraisal of 2020 despite it stating it is “currently impossible” to provide a detailed outlook for the current year due ...
Tags: Covid-19, DEAG, Financials, insurance, MyTicket, RevenueUK trade association Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) is calling on the government to freeze the economy as the live events industry faces loss of business due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Tit...
Tags: Coronavirus, Covid-19, Night Time Industry, NTIA, The Big FreezeThe UK’s Musicians’ Union (MU) has launched a £1m (€1.08m/$1.17m) hardship fund to assist members who have been hit by the widespread cancellation of work due to the COVID-19 crisis. The Lon...
Tags: CoronaMusicians, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Musicians' Union, Support
