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Tixel's Zac Leigh: Ticketing companies are recognising the value of resale platforms

Tixel's Zac Leigh: Ticketing companies are recognising the value of resale platforms

Australian ticket resale platform Tixel entered the local market last year after its founders Zac Leigh and Jason Webb fell victim to a fraudulent ticket reseller at a sold-out Tame Impala show in…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 7, 2019
Tixel's Zac Leigh: Ticketing companies are recognising the value of resale platforms

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Tixel's Zac Leigh: Ticketing companies are recognising the value of resale platforms

Australian ticket resale platform Tixel entered the local market last year after its founders Zac Leigh and Jason Webb fell victim to a fraudulent ticket reseller at a sold-out Tame Impala show in…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 7, 2019
Viagogo set up a fake Facebook account to con music fans: Exclusive

Viagogo set up a fake Facebook account to con music fans: Exclusive

Viagogo, arguably the most hated ticket resale company in the world, has created a Facebook account to hijack upcoming music events in Australia. Through posts to an account called ‘Things To Do in…

By Poppy Reid - Aug 23, 2018
Viagogo set up a fake Facebook account to con music fans: Exclusive

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Viagogo set up a fake Facebook account to con music fans: Exclusive

Viagogo, arguably the most hated ticket resale company in the world, has created a Facebook account to hijack upcoming music events in Australia. Through posts to an account called ‘Things To Do in…

By Poppy Reid - Aug 23, 2018
Secondary ticket market a big problem despite closure of Ticketmaster resale sites

Secondary ticket market a big problem despite closure of Ticketmaster resale sites

Ticketmaster’s decision to close its resale sites in the UK and Europe has been welcomed by Australian operators – but they say the secondary market for concert tickets remains a big problem. From…

By Poppy Reid - Aug 14, 2018
Secondary ticket market a big problem despite closure of Ticketmaster resale sites

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Secondary ticket market a big problem despite closure of Ticketmaster resale sites

Ticketmaster’s decision to close its resale sites in the UK and Europe has been welcomed by Australian operators – but they say the secondary market for concert tickets remains a big problem. From…

By Poppy Reid - Aug 14, 2018
Twickets launches in Aus, sets sights on the US and Europe

Twickets launches in Aus, sets sights on the US and Europe

Having been the cause of bubbling outrage among concert promoters in Australia, and the world, for over a decade now, the secondary ticketing business may have just met its match locally with the…

By Poppy Reid - May 26, 2017
Twickets launches in Aus, sets sights on the US and Europe

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Twickets launches in Aus, sets sights on the US and Europe

Having been the cause of bubbling outrage among concert promoters in Australia, and the world, for over a decade now, the secondary ticketing business may have just met its match locally with the…

By Poppy Reid - May 26, 2017
Live Nation's Michael Rapino: Efforts to stop touts are "unrealistic"

Live Nation's Michael Rapino: Efforts to stop touts are "unrealistic"

Forget legislation, the free market can clean up the mess created by ticket scalpers. That’s the opinion of the live industry’s top exec, Live Nation president/CEO Michael Rapino. “As long as the…

By Poppy Reid - Apr 26, 2017
Live Nation's Michael Rapino: Efforts to stop touts are "unrealistic"

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Live Nation's Michael Rapino: Efforts to stop touts are "unrealistic"

Forget legislation, the free market can clean up the mess created by ticket scalpers. That’s the opinion of the live industry’s top exec, Live Nation president/CEO Michael Rapino. “As long as the…

By Poppy Reid - Apr 26, 2017
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