TicketNews TV reports from 2011 Ticket Summit Las Vegas
A recap of the most recent version of the Ticket Summit trade show and conference is the focus of a special edition of TicketNews TV. Correspondent Kim Crandall reports that…
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Ticketmaster’s latest social media effort: Facebook tagging
Looking to expand its social commerce efforts, Ticketmaster has begun helping fans find where their friends are sitting at events with a new Facebook interactive seat map application. The app…
Could Thinglink image-tagging technology revolutionize ticket selling?
A new image-linking technology that makes Web pictures interactive could help ticket resellers move significantly more ticket inventory, and brokers are beginning to take notice. Thinglink, a Helsinki, Finland-based technology…
Nebraska family hopes to get Sugarland tickets from defunct ticket brokerage
A Nebraska family who thought they had been ripped off after they bought Sugarland tickets that were never delivered from a local broker may be lucking out. The Girard family…
Rihanna, Live Nation nix refunds after fire-shortened concert
Fans of singer Rihanna, upset following her recent shortened concert in Dallas, learned this week that they will not be receiving refunds. In a statement, Live Nation, the show’s promoter,…
TicketNews TV looks at Groupon/Live Nation deal, Ticket Summit 2011
In the latest edition of TicketNews TV, correspondent Kim Crandall looks at the new partnership between Groupon and Live Nation, reviews the progress of ticket resale legislation in Connecticut, and…
New Winnipeg hockey team begins selling tickets
The owners of the new, as yet unnamed Winnipeg hockey team have begun selling season ticket packages in the hopes of reaching 13,000 subscribers before the end of the month….
Paperless tickets, secondary ticket sites focus of Houston TV report
A report this week by KHOU-TV in Houston focused on the secondary ticket market and the Flash Seats paperless ticketing option provided by Cleveland, OH-based Veritix. Flash Seats, a non-restrictive…
Connecticut paperless ticketing bill withdrawn by committee
Connecticut legislators today, April 25, withdrew a proposed ticket resale bill that would have regulated paperless ticketing in the state for the first time. The General Assembly’s General Law Committee,…
Thousands of Texas Rangers tickets stolen from Dallas ticket broker
Approximately $80,000 worth of Texas Rangers tickets were reported stolen from a Dallas ticket broker over the weekend, and now the broker is working with the team to cancel the…