Sean Moriarty Resigns From Ticketmaster Entertainment

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Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:17pm EDT

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., March 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ticketmaster
Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq: TKTM) today announced that Sean Moriarty, its
President and the Chief Executive Officer of its Ticketmaster division, has
left the company effective March 24, 2009. Mr. Moriarty has also resigned from
the company's board of directors as of that date.

During Mr. Moriarty's tenure, Ticketmaster enjoyed significant growth both in
the United States and abroad, and expanded the scope of its operations through
acquisitions of companies including TicketsNow and Emma Entertainment, China's
leading promoter of Western acts and largest ticketing agency, and strategic
investments in businesses such as iLike and Echo Music. 

"Sean's passion for the company and its people has been profound and his
leadership, particularly driving product and technology innovation, has led
Ticketmaster's transformation into a major global ecommerce player and created
the foundation for Ticketmaster Entertainment to further transform live
entertainment," said Irving Azoff, Chief Executive Officer of Ticketmaster
Entertainment, Inc. and Chief Executive Officer of Front Line Management
Group.
 
Barry Diller, Chairman of Ticketmaster Entertainment, added "Sean's
contribution to Ticketmaster in various management roles over time, including
his role as President and CEO, has helped make Ticketmaster the great
organization that it is today.  While we will miss Sean's leadership and
vision, we are confident that the management team in place, led by Irving
Azoff, will help Ticketmaster continue to grow and prosper."

"I'll always be grateful for my time spent at Ticketmaster with its truly
outstanding people and I wish the company every success in the future," said
Sean Moriarty.

Moriarty was an early member of the original Citysearch technology team and
served Ticketmaster's predecessor, Ticketmaster Online-Citysearch, as director
of Internet Systems for Citysearch.  In addition, he was vice president of
Internet Systems for both Citysearch and Ticketmaster.com.  Moriarty became
Executive Vice President of Product and Technology of Ticketmaster in 2000,
and was named Chief Operating Officer in 2004.  In 2005, Moriarty became
President and COO, later becoming Chief Executive Officer in 2007.

About Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc.
Ticketmaster Entertainment consists of Ticketmaster and Front Line Management
Group. As the world's leading live entertainment ticketing and marketing
company, Ticketmaster connects the world to live entertainment. Ticketmaster
operates in 20 global markets, providing ticket sales, ticket resale services,
marketing and distribution through www.ticketmaster.com, one of the largest
e-commerce sites on the Internet; approximately 7,100 retail outlets; and 17
worldwide call centers. Established in 1976, Ticketmaster serves more than
10,000 clients worldwide across multiple event categories, providing exclusive
ticketing services for leading arenas, stadiums, professional sports
franchises and leagues, college sports teams, performing arts venues, museums,
and theaters. In 2008, the Company sold more than 141 million tickets valued
at over $8.9 billion on behalf of its clients. Ticketmaster Entertainment
acquired a controlling interest in Front Line in October 2008. Founded by
Irving Azoff and Howard Kaufman in 2004, Front Line Management Group is the
world's leading artist management company. Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. is
headquartered in West Hollywood, California (NASDAQ: TKTM).




SOURCE  Ticketmaster

Hannah Kampf of Ticketmaster Entertainment, +1-310-360-2602,
Hannah.Kampf@Ticketmaster.com
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