Sport Events and Ticketing

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Further ticket problem for Beijing Olympics - 7 May 08

Ticket sales for the Beijing Olympics have once again encountered severe problems, despite assurances from organisers that the online system had been repaired. Problems last year led to the dismissal of the ticket centre's director.

Valencia GP sold out - 14 Apr 08

Tickets for the inaugural 2008 Valencia Formula One Grand Prix have sold out after going on sale on 1 April.

Cap put on spectator numbers for Fuji GP - 21 Feb 08

Attendance for the 2008 Fuji Grand Prix will be limited to 110,000 organisers have revealed.

Tickets.com to enter Chinese market - 30 Jan 08

Event ticketing solutions company Tickets.com and China Sports Industry International agreed a joint-venture to provide ticketing and ticketing-related services for sports and associated markets in China.

Ticketmaster acquires getmein.com - 30 Jan 08

Ticketmaster acquired GET ME IN! (http://www.getmein.com), an independent web-based marketplace for music, sport, theatre and other live entertainment event tickets in Europe.

UK MPs call for voluntary code for the ticketing industry - 10 Jan 08

Artists and sports bodies should share profits from tickets resold on internet auction sites, according to a new report by UK MPs.

Comcast-Spectacor offers 2008 predictions for sports industry - 4 Jan 08

Executives at Comcast-Spectacor, the Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment firm, forecast technology playing an ever-increasing role in presenting, selling and communicating events in 2008.

Ticketmaster to operate NHL ticket resale service - 20 Dec 07

Ticketmaster has struck an exclusive multi-year agreement with the National Hockey League (NHL) to create an NHL resale ticketing service.

NFL and Ticketmaster set up resale platform - 19 Dec 07

The National Football League (NFL) has signed up Ticketmaster to create an NFL Ticket Exchange service that provide fans with a league-endorsed resale platform.