America Online Launches New Ticket Sales Feature in Joint Effort with StubHub.com.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers DULLES, Va. & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2004
New Feature Allows Consumers to Purchase Tickets from StubHub.com
Users for a Wide Range of Entertainment Events
AOL(R) Tickets Users Can Also Now Bid for Tickets to Hot Events
Including Television Tapings, Hollywood Premieres and Film Festivals
AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Tickets, the most comprehensive online ticketing resource, has joined forces with StubHub.com to let AOL Tickets users buy and sell tickets to all kinds of entertainment events from fellow users, America Online See AOL. (R) announced today. By adding this new ticketing service, AOL Tickets now combines the largest inventory of tickets anywhere with the ability to buy tickets to sold-out events, making it easier than ever for users to get the tickets they want. Additionally, those with tickets they can't use now have a convenient and safer resource to find a buyer. As an added benefit of the StubHub.com relationship, AOL Tickets users will now have the chance to bid for tickets to events that were not previously readily available to the public including TV tapings, Hollywood movie shoots, red carpet premieres, film festivals, front-row concert seats with celebrity meet and greets and more. Portions of the proceeds from these special auctions will be donated to charitable foundations. "AOL Tickets already offers the widest inventory of event tickets on the Web, and by introducing StubHub.com's ticket marketplace to our members, we're greatly increasing their ability to secure tickets to in-demand events everywhere," said Scott Richman, Vice President of Marketing and Promotion, AOL Entertainment. "We're committed to improving the ticket-buying experience for our members and StubHub.com's unique benefits will make a valuable addition to our service." "AOL has a well-deserved reputation for serving up the very best in online services to its members, and we are excited that AOL has chosen to bring StubHub.com's ticket marketplace into their entertainment and sports content areas," said Eric Baker
Eric Baker, played by Ed O'Neill, is a recurring character during the final two seasons of the American television series The West Wing. , President of StubHub.com. StubHub.com's music concert offerings will be available at AOL Keyword: Concert & Tour Tickets and contextual links will be located throughout AOL's entertainment areas. Sports tickets can be found on AOL Sports' individual team pages. AOL Tickets, America Online's ticketing and information destination for entertainment events, offers tickets to more than 40,000 events at more than 6,000 venues, making it the most comprehensive ticketing resource online. AOL Tickets is available on the America Online service at AOL Keyword: Tickets or on the Web at AOLTickets.com. About America Online, Inc. America Online, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Time Warner Inc. Based in Dulles, Virginia Dulles, Virginia is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Loudoun County, Virginia, part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The headquarters of AOL, Orbital Sciences Corporation and ODIN technologies and the former headquarters of MCI Inc. are located in Dulles. , America Online is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services. About StubHub.com StubHub.com is a website where users can buy or sell tickets to sporting events, concerts and theater. All transactions on StubHub.com are 100 percent guaranteed and the site uses the latest Internet security ''This article or section is being rewritten at Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software. technology to help ensure that all information is protected. StubHub.com is easy to use and offers a seamless and convenient transaction process. Fans can find a broad selection of great seats at great prices. The company also offers charity ticket packages to exclusive events that cannot be purchased through other outlets. The StubHub Network of partners includes sports teams in the NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= , MLB MLB Major League Baseball MLB Minor League Baseball MLB Middle Linebacker (football) MLB Motor Life Boat MLB Matt Leblanc (actor) MLB Mother Love Bone (band) , NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga and NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there ; performing artists including Christina Aguilera  Some statements may be disputed, incorrect, , biased or otherwise objectionable. |
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