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Ticketmaster was founded in Phoenix, Arizona in 1976 [5] by college staffers Peter Gadwa and Albert Leffler, Gordon Gunn III, as well as businessman Jerry Nelson. [6] [7] The company originally licensed computer programs and sold hardware for ticketing systems.
By 1990, Ticketron had 750 outlets and had a 40% market share, behind Ticketmaster with 50% of the market. [6] In 1990 the majority of Ticketron's assets and business, with the exception of a small antitrust carve-out for Broadway's "Telecharge" business-unit, were bought by The Carlyle Group who sold it the following year to rival Ticketmaster ...
TicketNetwork operates under a model similar to eBay, where tickets are listed on the company's marketplace, but transactions are handled by the individual seller.Buyers are charged a service fee for tickets purchased, plus a delivery fee, depending on the method of delivery, location, and time until the event. [3]
Ticketmaster recently updated the ticket transfer policy for Taylor Swift's Indianapolis shows Nov. 1–3 as a response to ticket scams involving her shows. Here's what to know about the change.
SeatGeek is a mobile-focused ticket platform that enables users to buy and sell tickets for live sports, concerts, and theater events. SeatGeek allows both mobile app and desktop users to browse events, view interactive color-coded seatmaps, complete purchases, and receive electronic or print tickets.
In Summer 2005, Prime Retail, who owns four other outlet malls in Florida, acquired the center and named it "Prime Outlets-Orlando". In September 2007, The mall reopened after a multimillion-dollar remodel into an open air lifestyle center and was again renamed as Prime Outlets-International for the road the mall is located on.
StubHub, Ticketmaster, TicketNetwork, and others began to lobby state legislatures to repeal or modify the stricter anti-scalping laws. In Florida , StubHub made over $6,500 in campaign donations to members of the state legislature in support of a 2006 bill to amend Florida's 61-year-old anti-scalping laws.
The tour used Ticketmaster's Verified fan program in North America. [5] It initially consisted of 50 dates (32 in North America and 18 in Europe). [5] [6] Tickets sold out quickly, leading to the addition of more dates. [7] A third and fourth leg, with locations in Oceania and Latin America, respectively, were also added to the tour. [8] [9]