TicketNetwork honored as one of Connecticut’s fastest-growing tech companies
For the second year in a row, TicketNetwork has been named one of the “Tech Top 40” in Connecticut, an honor bestowed upon the state’s leading technology companies by the…
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Live Nation’s Michael Rapino to mirror Azoff’s base salary if merger happens
Both Michael Rapino, president and CEO of Live Nation, and his Ticketmaster counterpart Irving Azoff are poised to each make a base salary of $2 million through the spring of…
Live Nation quietly launches an affiliate marketing program, but not for ticket brokers
Concert promotions giant Live Nation is launching a new affiliates program through Commission Junction, but brokers and resellers need not apply. As stated specifically on Live Nation’s “Advertiser Details” page…
‘Shrek the Musical’ to end its Broadway run
Apparently, the big, green guy just couldn’t scare up enough ticket sales. Just over a year into its run, Shrek the Musical will close on January 3, according to Variety….
INTIX to join team of sponsors for Ticket Summit 2010 in New York City
The International Ticketing Association (INTIX) is preparing to join the many sponsors of this year’s Ticket Summit to be held on January 13-15, 2010, at the Waldorf=Astoria in New York…
Irving Azoff’s base salary to be $2 million if Ticketmaster / Live Nation merger goes through
Current Ticketmaster Entertainment CEO Irving Azoff will be paid a base salary of $2 million per year through 2014 if the proposed merger with Live Nation is accepted, according to…
Pavlik pulls out of Williams fight due to injured hand
An infected left hand has forced fighter Kelly Pavlik to back out of his scheduled December 5 boxing match with Paul Williams, the second time the bout has been scrapped….
Philadelphia Flyers, Sixers considering a move to paperless season tickets
Comcast-Spectacor, owner of Phildelphia’s Wachovia Center and the Flyers and Sixers, is looking to follow in the footsteps of teams like the Cleveland Cavaliers by considering switching to paperless season…
NLCS and ALCS tickets have an impressive week in the Top Event Rankings
ALCS and NLCS games propel baseball into the Weekly Top Event Rankings, according to TicketNews’s rankings for the week ending October 18, 2009. The New York Yankees ALCS series ranks…
Toronto Maple Leafs tickets sell for less as face values increase
Face values for the typical ticket to see the Toronto Maple Leafs ranges from $100 to $300 (U.S.), but on the secondary market, prices are bottoming out. Many brokers are…