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….
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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…
FanSnap General Counsel Kathleen Philips to speak at Ticket Summit
Kathleen Philips is no stranger to Ticket Summit or the online ticketing industry. Currently the General Counsel at FanSnap.com, Philips was a panelist at the 2009 Ticket Summit in Las…
Boston ticket scalper immortalized in new movie
Filmmaker, actor and ticket scalper Jay Giannone has made a new movie about South Boston ticket scalpers, called “Scalper,” which is making the rounds of the festival circuit, according to…
EventBooking.com signs partnership deal with TicketBiscuit
PRESS RELEASE: “EVENTBOOKING.COM ADDS TICKETING THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH TICKETBISCUIT” Knoxville, TN (EventBooking.com) October 16, 2009 – EventBooking.com signed a partnership contract with TicketBiscuit this month that will add a robust…
Chinese authorities crack down on ticket scalpers
Chinese officials are continuing their fight against ticket scalpers near the famed Bird’s Nest Olympic stadium, according to China Daily. Police arrested more than two dozen scalpers over the summer,…
Garth Brooks reemerges from retirement for expected Wynn residency
For the past eight years, former country king Garth Brooks has lived in quiet retirement for the most part. He resurfaced for some special concerts, but hung up his cowboy…
Ticket broker’s civil rights lawsuit against Seattle Mariners and city moves forward
Claiming the team and off-duty police officers repeatedly harassed him over a three-year period for reselling tickets, a Seattle ticket broker is suing the Seattle Mariners and the city in…