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VANOC to Olympics volunteers: No scalping
Tue, Feb 9th 2010 10:41 am EST
In keeping with it's strict policy of trying to control ticket resale, the Vancouver Olympics Committee (VANOC) is threatening to cancel any tickets given to Olympics volunteers that turn up on the secondary market. About 50,000 tickets for a February 10 rehearsal of the opening ceremonies were given out to volunteers, but VANOC said it will invalidate any of those tickets that are scalped. Full Story...
Save thisEconomy and Tiger Woods’ absence from the PGA Tour is impacting secondary ticket sales
Mon, Feb 8th 2010 11:56 am EST
By Kelly McWilliams
With last weekend’s Farmers Insurance Open heralding the unofficial start of PGA season, Tiger Wood’s absence from the Tour has been causing anxiety for many in the ticketing industry. The Farmers usually marks Wood’s first appearance on the Tour each season, and it is the first widely broadcast event on the PGA schedule. Woods’ no-show makes his current loss to the sport all too real, and everyone from the Tour to the television networks to the ticketing and hospitality industries are feeling it. Full Story...
Manchester United fans to boycott season tickets
Mon, Feb 8th 2010 9:29 am EST
By Adriana Hamacher
Fans of UK’s Manchester United FC are planning a boycott of season tickets in the summer to try to force the club's owners to leave. The drastic move is a protest at the actions of the American managers, the Glazer family, who have put the club more than £700 million in debt.
United have already seen season-ticket sales fall from 65,000 to 58,000 this season due to the economic climate and they can ill-afford any further downturn. Full Story...
Vancouver Olympics tickets remain a hot commodity on the secondary market
Fri, Feb 5th 2010 2:21 pm EST
By Petrina Crockford
It was a given that ticket demand for an event like the Olympic Winter Games, which begin February 12 in Vancouver, would be high and that the demand inevitably would spill over to the secondary market.
With that in mind, the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) took preemptive action to have some control over the secondary market by launching their own fan-to-fan ticket marketplace in December. Full Story...
Money woes cause ticket futures marketplace yoonew to shut down
Thu, Feb 4th 2010 4:09 pm EST
By Alfred Branch Jr.
(This story was edited on February 4, 2010, at 4:27 p.m. EST to reflect new information about the company.)
Ticket futures Web site yoonew has closed its doors this week, having apparently run out of money.
The site, which allowed users to buy and sell options for tickets to sporting events, was formed in 2004, and according to co-founder Gerry Wilson, over the company's five-year run it never missed fulfilling an order. Full Story...
2012 Olympics: Specialist police to tackle cybercrime
Tue, Feb 2nd 2010 10:18 am EST
By Adriana Hamacher
Scotland Yard has established a specialist UK police force to deal with counterfeit websites selling London Olympics 2012 tickets. It will also tackle fake ticketing and related criminal activity. Extra Government funding for the new unit has been made available after evidence emerged that organised crime groups are already trying to cash in on the event.
The specialist force will be split into two teams. Full Story...
New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority remains undecided on ticketing contract
Fri, Jan 29th 2010 4:43 pm EST
By Alfred Branch Jr.
The fate of one of the country's more lucrative ticketing contracts could continue to be in control of Ticketmaster, because the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority (NJSEA), which operates the Meadowlands Sports Complex, appears to have no immediate plans to put the agreement out to bid.
Monday, February 1, marks the six-month point when the NJSEA is supposed to notify Ticketmaster whether it plans to put the contract out to bid, but according to NJSEA spokesperson John Samerjan, that date will likely come and go with no action. Full Story...
2009 NFL ticket sales hold strong for top teams, but economy hurts weaker clubs
Fri, Jan 29th 2010 10:36 am EST
By Kelly McWilliams
The NFL has released its ticket sales numbers for the 2009-2010 season, and while some teams won big this year, a number of other teams seem to be losing their footing and negatively affecting NFL sales as a whole.
Leading the league in ticket sales this season were the Dallas Cowboys, which moved into the new, higher capacity Dallas Cowboys Stadium for 2009. The Cowboys had regular season total sales of 718,055, averaging 89,757 seats sold per game. Full Story...
Digonex signs dynamic pricing consulting deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers
Thu, Jan 28th 2010 9:49 am EST
PRESS RELEASE: "Digonex® Teams Up with Cleveland Cavaliers for Pricing Analysis Consultation"
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (Digonex) January 28, 2010 – Indianapolis-based pricing software developer Digonex Technologies, Inc., today announced that that the Cleveland Cavaliers will be the first sports franchise to leverage its Sports & Entertainment Analytical Ticketing System (SEATS), which was launched in November 2009. Full Story...
Super Bowl XLIV tickets selling well on the secondary market
Wed, Jan 27th 2010 2:04 pm EST
By Petrina Crockford
This year's Super Bowl match up between the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints is yielding good ticket sales on the secondary market, reportedly better than last year's Cardinals-Steelers game. Peyton Manning and the Colts won the chance to play in Miami on February 6, after defeating the New York Jets 30-17, and nearly 58 million television viewers watched Drew Brees and the Saints upset Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings, 31-28 in overtime. Now that the big game has been decided, fans are turning to the secondary market for a chance to watch it live. Full Story...
STR Marketplace signs partnership deal with the Utah Jazz
Thu, Jan 21st 2010 12:05 pm EST
PRESS RELEASE: "UTAH JAZZ TO OFFER FANS NEW SEASON TICKET TRANSFER PROGRAM"
SALT LAKE CITY, UT (Utah Jazz) January 21, 2010 - The Utah Jazz are proud to be the first team in the NBA to provide an online service which allows season ticket holders the ability to sell and transfer the “renewal rights” to their seat locations to interested buyers. This new service provides fans the opportunity to become a season ticket holder in sold-out seating areas that are not available directly from the Utah Jazz. Full Story...
Houston Texans raise ticket prices after 9-7 season and no playoffs
Wed, Jan 20th 2010 1:13 pm EST
The Houston Texans, coming off its best season at 9-7 but still falling short of the playoffs, are raising ticket prices for next season by close to 7 percent. According to the American Chronicle, the average ticket price will go from $67.37 this season to $71.86 in 2010. The team has sold out every home game it has played there over the past decade, and it left prices unchanged for tickets in about 20 percent of the seats in Reliant Stadium. Full Story...
StubHub inks partnership deals with Big Ten and WCC conferences
Tue, Jan 19th 2010 9:37 am EST
PRESS RELEASE: "StubHub Adds Big Ten and West Coast Conferences to College Basketball Roster"
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (StubHub) January 19, 2010 - StubHub, the world's largest ticket marketplace, today announced partnerships with The Big Ten Conference (represented by Learfield Sports) and the West Coast Conference (a property managed by IMG College), becoming the Official Fan to Fan Ticket Marketplaces of each respective conference. In addition to bringing fans easier access to buying and selling tickets, the deals offer StubHub integrated marketing opportunities spanning court signage and Internet and broadcast placement, aimed toward reaching hundreds of thousands of sports fans. Full Story...
Minneapolis police recommend buying NFL playoff tickets from local broker
Tue, Jan 12th 2010 3:08 pm EST
By Alfred Branch Jr.
Ticket resale may be legal in Minnesota, but few brokers can boast of an endorsement like this.
As the January 17 playoff game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Minnesota Vikings fast approaches, Minneapolis-based ticket broker Ticket King has been recommended by the Minneapolis Police Department as a safe place for fans to buy tickets. Full Story...
Wilco, Major League Baseball tickets on sale over weekend
Fri, Jan 8th 2010 9:51 am EST
By Jean Henegan
Tickets for upcoming concerts from Wilco, as well as tickets for upcoming spring training games from several Major League Baseball teams, are on sale throughout the weekend ending January 11 as compiled by TicketNews.
Kicking off this weekend's onsales are tickets to catch rockers Wilco in concert in several larger markets. Among the cities on sale are Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Atlanta, and Durham, NC. Singer/actor Harry Connick Jr. has concert dates in Baltimore on sale Saturday morning. Known now for both his singing and acting talents, Connick boasts a strong fan base which should translate to strong ticket sales. Also with concerts on sale this weekend is Eric Clapton, who has a concert on sale Monday in Kansas City. Full Story...
Ticket scalping not a priority at new Cowboys Stadium
Tue, Jan 5th 2010 12:18 pm EST
Police in Arlington, TX have not made arresting ticket scalpers a priority at the new stadium of the Dallas Cowboys because there have not been many complaints. According to the Dallas Morning News, even though scalping is prohibited in Arlington, only one arrest has been made since the stadium opened in June. On Saturday, January 9, the Cowboys host the Philadelphia Eagles in an NFL Wildcard playoff game, and officials expect a heavy scalper turnout. Full Story...
NFL playoff ticket sales on the secondary market are steady but slow
Mon, Jan 4th 2010 3:53 pm EST
By Alfred Branch Jr.
It appears that Dallas Cowboys playoff tickets are moving briskly on the secondary ticket market, but Cincinnati Bengals fans have yet to warm up to their team's home playoff game against the New York Jets.
In addition to the Bengals, the Indianapolis Colts, coming off the public relations nightmare of pulling their starters in the second-to-last game of the season and losing their perfect record, are also reportedly experiencing slow ticket sales on the secondary market. And, the venerable New England Patriots are also seeing a slightly soft secondary ticket market this year. The Colts have a first-round buy, and contributing the Patriots' slow sales is that fans are accustomed to the team playing in the AFC Conference Championship game, and they are a little jaded about the team playing in the opening round. Full Story...
Professional sports feels the pinch of the economy
Wed, Dec 30th 2009 11:07 am EST
Even the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers are feeling the pinch of the current economic recession, according to the Los Angeles Times. Even though the team is the most-profitable in the league, as one of several cost-cutting measures, the Lakers emailed Holiday greetings to fans instead of mailing cards. The L.A. Times reports on a litany of sports casualties from the year, and detailed how several teams in the various professional sports leagues faced layoffs, a drop in advertising and sponsorship and slower ticket sales in 2009. Full Story...
Dallas Cowboys tickets top ticket search engine list of popular NFL teams
Mon, Dec 28th 2009 5:03 pm EST
By Alfred Branch Jr.
One might think that the Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints, Minnesota Vikings or San Diego Chargers – currently the four teams to lock up the top four seeds for the upcoming NFL playoffs – would also be the teams fans would be searching most for ticket deals on the secondary market.
Yet, the honor of the NFL's most sought-after secondary market tickets goes to the Dallas Cowboys, according to the ticket search engine Web site FanSnap. Full Story...
Ticket scalper allegedly assaulted at Jets/Colts game
Mon, Dec 28th 2009 11:48 am EST
A ticket scalper was allegedly assaulted by three men in front of Lucas Oil Stadium Sunday, December 27, before the Indianapolis Colts loss at home to the New York Jets. According to the Indianapolis Star, the scalper had not sold tickets to the men, but the men had allegedly been sold counterfeit tickets to the game. The scalper suffered a bloody nose. Local police were on the lookout for ticket scammers and reportedly issued several citations to people who were trying to resell tickets without a peddler's license. Full Story...
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