CTS Eventim names former See Tickets CEO as UK Chairman
Nick Blackburn, the former Chairman and CEO of UK-based See Tickets, has been named Chairman of rival CTS Eventim’s UK…
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Manchester United increases ticket prices
The break from ticket price hikes for Manchester United fans was nice, but it’s over. The Glazer family, criticized for…
Live Nation, Festival Republic to deliver UK concert tickets sooner
Both Live Nation and Festival Republic, promoter of the popular Leeds and Reading festivals in August, have agreed to distribute…
Millions request London Olympic tickets
Organizers for the 2012 London Summer Olympics are reporting an impressive public response to the online ticket application process which…
UK hotel chain dumps London Olympics rooms agreement
The London Olympic Organizing Committee’s (LOCOG) troubles with local hotels have just gotten deeper. The growing animosity between London’s hoteliers…
London hoteliers angered over London Olympics package prices
The problems with planning London’s 2012 Summer Olympic Games just seem to go on and on. Last month, a large…
StubHub begins marketing more to international countries but says expansion is premature
In an effort to increase its marketplace sales worldwide, secondary ticketing giant StubHub has begun allowing international consumers to buy…
Chelsea and Arsenal increase ticket prices for UK soccer fans
It looks like British football (U.S. soccer) fans will have to dig a bit deeper into their pockets next season…
UK-based viagogo ordered to turn over names of rugby ticket resellers
In a situation reminiscent of the StubHub vs. New England Patriots case, UK secondary ticket company viagogo has been ordered…
Hundreds of Manchester City playoff soccer tickets are cancelled after mail truck theft
Hundreds of Manchester City tickets to the English soccer club’s April 16 Football Association Challenge (FA) Cup semi-final were stolen…