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The Australian live entertainment industry could see A$23.6bn (£12.9bn/€14.2bn/$16.7bn) in lost economic output for the sector in 2020 if COVID-19 restrictions remain in place until the end of year...
Tags: Australia, Covid-19, EY, Finance, LEIF, Live EntertainmentBookMyShow has launched its ‘My Safety First’ feature to highlight COVID-19 measures available at certain cinemas, as theatres across India begin to reopen after seven months. Almost 10,000 cin...
Tags: BookMyShow, Cinema, Covid-19, IndiaVideo-calling software provider Zoom is set to launch its OnZoom events platform and marketplace to allow for ticketed online experiences. The new platform is launching in beta with live events for...
Tags: Events, OnZoom, Video-Calling, Virtual Events, ZoomUK Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has conceded that “inconsistencies” exist around allowing spectators to attend indoor events in venues and theatres, while sports fans have been banned from watc...
Tags: Attendance, Covid-19, Culture, DCMS, Fans, London PalladiumLancashire Cricket Club and Premier League football club Southampton are among those to implement SecuTix’s new suite of tools aimed at helping venues reboot their ticketing operations in a flexible...
Tags: Covid-19, Lancashire County Cricket Club, SecuTixNewly published festival guidance around Covid-19 has been rolled out to assist industry parties in assessing risk levels and planning festivals based on a “flexible, pragmatic and realistic approac...
Tags: AFO, AIF, Covid-19, DCMS, Festivals, GuidanceMotorsport Tickets has acquired Travel Destinations, a leading UK tour operator for sports car and historical motorsport events. The move aims to broaden the Motorsport Network-owned company’s re...
Tags: motorsport, Motorsport Network, Motorsport Tickets, Travel DestinationsAMC Entertainment has admitted it could go bust by the end of the year or by early 2021 if attendance figures remain low after reopening cinemas following their closure due to COVID-19. In an SEC f...
Tags: AMC, Attendance, Cinema, Covid-19, SalesMore than 93,000 tickets have been sold for Major League Baseball’s (MLB) National League Championship Series (NLCS) and World Series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The 40,300-seat stad...
Tags: Baseball, Eden Park, MLB, NLCS, Sales, Tickets.com, Turkey, world seriesIndependent festivals in the UK have received £4.5m of government funding as part of the Culture Recovery Fund, with 71 per cent of applicants being successful. The Association of Independent Fest...
Tags: AIF, Association of Independent Festivals, Covid-19, Festivals, Funding, Independent FestivalsAustralian live entertainment and ticketing firm TEG has today (Tuesday) signed a multi-year strategic partnership with Empire Touring to co-promote tours and events across the country. Empire Tour...
Tags: Australia, Concerts, Empire Touring, Festival, Pure Gold Live, TEG, Ticketek
