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FIFA has back-pedalled on a tweet that suggested one million tickets had been sold for the Women’s World Cup, stating that the figure includes free tickets, such as VIPs and medical staff. The sp...
Tags: Allocation, Fifa, Sales, Women's World CupBillboard is set to tighten the rules that determine US chart positions over widespread concerns as to how music, ticket and merchandise bundles are impacting sales accuracy. The New York Times new...
Tags: Billboard, Bundling, Charts, Concerts, Downloads, SalesUEFA has set up a new digital platform on Alipay to provide Chinese football fans with ticketing options and a lifestyle platform for European football, kicking off with Euro 2020. The partnership ...
Tags: Alipay, App, China, Euro 2020, European Football, UefaIrish Olympic officials have questioned the decision to invite Patrick Hickey, the disgraced former president of the Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI), to the European Games in Minsk this month. Th...
Tags: Ireland, OFI, Olympics, Patrick Hickey, Rio 2016Ticketmaster has signed a new multi-year deal with the Golden State Warriors to cover the NBA basketball team’s move to the state-of-the-art Chase Center arena later this year. Ticketmaster will ...
Tags: Chase Center, NBA, Presence, TicketmasterPaciolan has announced it will support contactless ticketing in Apple Wallet for college sports in the US. The integration will allow iPhone and Apple Watch users to enter several major stadiums pa...
Tags: Baylor, Contactless, Georgia Tech, Mobile, NFC, Paciolan, Technology, US CollegesFIFA says it has now allocated one million tickets for the Women’s World Cup, as the competition continues to be dogged by discussion over empty seats and reports of poor attendances. Four days i...
Tags: Allocation, Fifa, Sales, Women's World CupBirmingham’s Edgbaston Stadium has dropped Ticketmaster as its ticketing partner after 25 years in favour of the joint forces of SecuTix and The Ticket Factory. The two ticketing firms will offer...
Tags: Cricket, Edgbaston, SecuTix, The Ticket Factory, TicketmasterA court in Munich has told Viagogo it can no longer advertise tickets sold on its site as “valid”. A judge in the German city’s district court (Landgericht) ruled in favour of the Bavarian Co...
Tags: Advertising, Germany, Munich, Resale, ViagogoThe Chinese cinema industry is set to outshine the US in box office takings in 2020 a new study has revealed. According to a new study released by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Chinese cinemas will next ...
Tags: Box Office, China, Cinema, USOrganisers of the French Open said they are considering an airline style 'overbooking' ticketing system for next year amid claims staff were asked to fill empty seats at this year’s Roland Garros ev...
Tags: Empty Seats, FFT, French Open, Roland-Garros, tennis
