My “TK Show” conversation with Warriors president Rick Welts: On backing up the SF arena opening to Fall 2019, the team’s long-term plans, and working with commissioner Adam Silver By Tim Kawakami Warriors team president Rick Welts had some news to drop on us for this “TK Show” episode... Read more
WBC heavyweight champ Don Vaccaro, CEO of TicketNetwork, “this is the first heavy weight title fight in Brooklyn in over 115 years and puts the spotlight on Brooklyn as an entertainment center.” Read more
Brokers Accuse the Chicago Cubs of Selling Them Out
Chicago CubsIndustryTop Story November 20, 2015 0
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No long after popping the champagne bottles to commemorate one of the most successful seasons in team history, Chicago Cubs management finished their celebration by raising ticket prices by an average of 7 to 14 percent. The Chicago Business Journal reports that Wrigley Field terrace boxes will rise by... Read more
Harlem Globetrotters Teams Up with Ticket Galaxy
Harlem GlobetrottersIndustryTop Story October 8, 2015 0
For 90 years, the Harlem Globetrotters have brought fun, dazzling talent, and hilarious comedy to basketball courts around the world. Next year, tickets to this raucous event will become more available to fans than ever before with a recent 3-year partnership deal with Ticket Galaxy. As the nation’s leading... Read more
In the not too distant past, sports teams and fans enjoyed a symbiotic relationship. Teams offered season tickets for sale, and fans purchased them. Teams would place print ads, run radio commercials and call past ticket holders for renewals. With the advent of the secondary market fans realized there... Read more
In an e-mail to fans on May 29 the Golden State Warriors outlined the pre-sale options for tickets to the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Those who didn’t mind sitting upstairs in sections 226 to 231 could get a seat for between $1,000 and $1,120. Those who wanted to... Read more
Lightning to Tampa Army captain – “You can sell your Stanley Cup tickets, but only to whom we approve”
SportsStanley CupTop Story June 9, 2015 0
This season, Paul Dhillon, an Army captain, splurged on two season tickets right behind the Lightning bench. When he tried to resell his tickets during the playoffs because of his Army training conflicts, the Lightning management threatened to cancel his tickets. Read the story here. Now the team is... Read more
There is one big play left in overtime when it comes to a Super Bowl ticket snafu
IndustrySuper BowlTop Story May 29, 2015 0
There is one big play left in overtime when it comes to a Super Bowl ticket snafu. A consumer protection lawsuit filed by Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson rages on a month after the Seahawks lost to the Patriots. The Seahawks did not respond to a pair of calls... Read more
According to an investigation by News Channel 5 of Nashville, the Tennessee Titans manipulated ticket sales to achieve a record number of sellouts over the last 15 years. To do so, they entered into business with a ticket broker, who was one of the ticket reseller StubHub’s biggest customers,... Read more