Key Developments For Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc.
Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. (TKTM.O) (Nasdaq)
Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc.'s Ticketmaster Signs Exclusive Deal to Provide Ticketing Services for the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup
Ticketmaster, a Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. company, announced it has signed an exclusive deal to provide the ticketing services for the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup. Ticketmaster has signed an exclusive ticketing deal for the tournament, which includes providing Ticketmaster's access control solution eEntry.
Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. Announces New Partnership With Brisbane Lions AFC
Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc.'s Ticketmaster announced a new contract to provide ticketing and membership services for the Brisbane Lions AFC. The multi-year agreement with Ticketmaster will provide several critical elements of ticketing for the Brisbane Lions and their fans including; Provision of daily ticketing for all Brisbane Lions matches held at the Gabba including Ticketfast online ticket delivery; Installation of upgraded venue entry and box office equipment to support all ticketed events and; Introduction of Archtics Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software to enhance the Brisbane Lions Membership experience including readily accessible online member services.
Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc.'s Ticketmaster Announces Multi Year Extension of Partnership With Honolulu's Neal S. Blaisdell Center
Ticketmaster, a Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. announced a multi-year extension of its nearly ten year partnership with Honolulu's Neal S. Blaisdell complex. The exclusive alliance will include Ticketmaster services for all of the Blaisdell Center's associated venues, including Blaisdell Arena, Blaisdell Concert Hall and the Waikiki Shell. Highlights of the two companies' continued relationship include the instillation of multi-purpose Ticketmaster kiosks at each building, as well as the enabling of TicketExchange technology for all of the venues' events.
Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. Announces New Partnership with City of San Antonio
Ticketmaster, Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. operating business, has announced a new contract with the City of San Antonio to manage ticketing operations for venues such as Alamodome, Municipal Auditorium, Lila Cockrell Theater, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center and Carver Cultural Center, which includes the Jo Long Theatre and Little Carver Theatre. The multi-year deal extends the original partnership between Ticketmaster and San Antonio that began when the Alamodome opened in 1995, and includes future options for further renewal. Under the terms of the new contract, Ticketmaster will provide an automated ticket system-including the design, implementation, maintenance and support of AccessManager and MailManager software, equipment and service requirements-to support all ticketed events at the above mentioned venues.
Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. Announces The Competition Commission Rules Against Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc./Live Nation Merger
Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc announced that The Competition Commission (CC) has provisionally ruled that the proposed merger of Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc and Live Nation, Inc will limit the development of competition in the market for live music ticket retailing. In its provisional findings published, the CC has concluded that the merger could severely inhibit the entry of a major new competitor into the UK ticketing market. Prior to the announcement of the merger, Live Nation had signed an agreement with CTS to provide ticketing services for its live music events and venues in the UK. The CC believes that this agreement with Live Nation would have provided CTS with a foothold in the UK market from which it would have grown, increasing significantly the degree of competition in a market which is currently dominated by Ticketmaster and one other large ticketing agent. The CC believes that, if the merger were to proceed, Live Nation would have the incentive to impede CTS's entry into the UK ticketing market, in particular by minimizing the supply of its tickets to CTS, and thereby frustrate CTS from becoming an additional effective competitor to Ticketmaster. This could lead to higher net prices and/or lower service quality and/or less innovation in the market than would otherwise be the case. The CC has not found any adverse effects on competition affecting other ticketing agents, promoters and venue operators arising from the merger.
