Tickets.com signs deal with the Buffalo Sabres hockey team
“Tickets.com Signs Long-Term Contract With the NHL Buffalo Sabres and HSBC Arena” COSTA MESA, Calif. (PRNewswire) January 5, 2009 –…
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FirstDIBZ begins college basketball Final Four and National Championship program
“FirstDIBZ Announces Earliest Market for Final Four and National Championship Tickets” CHICAGO, IL–(Marketwire – December 29, 2008) – Online forward…
MLB tickets: teams begin taking action in the face of poor economy
After Major League Baseball (MLB) saw its overall attendance number drop for the first time in five years, a majority…
New York Yankees tickets drastically rolled back for exhibition games
A new promotion by the New York Yankees to usher in their new stadium next season could have ticket brokers…
FirstDIBZ announces the launch of its new Super Bowl ticket exchange
“FirstDIBZ Announces Super Bowl XLIV Ticket Availability and New Pricing” CHICAGO, IL (Marketwire) December 17, 2008 – Online forward market…
Arena Football League shuts down season, plans to come back in 2010
If only the Arena Football League (AFL) could sell tickets like one of its team co-owners, rock superstar Jon Bon…
Vancouver Olympics organizers to use fake shoppers to nab scalpers
In a move to combat ticket scalpers, organizers for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics plan to enlist fake shoppers to…
NFL not immune to recession woes, cuts 150 jobs
The National Football League (NFL), considered the strongest of the major North American professional sports leagues, will eliminate 150 jobs…
Cubs raise some ticket prices but team not directly linked to Tribune bankruptcy
A day after its owners, the Tribune Company, filed for bankruptcy protection, the Chicago Cubs separately announced that the team…
College Bowl schedule ready to be set this weekend
It’s getting to that time of year again for college football fans. Bowl season is here, and the discussion of…