TicketWeb Acquires Colorado Ticketing Company TicketChoice; Signs Exclusive Ticketing Deal With Nobody In Particular Presents.OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 1999--TicketWeb, the first company in the world to sell tickets on the Internet, has acquired TicketChoice, the Colorado ticketing company founded by concert promoter, Nobody In Particular Presents. In addition, TicketWeb has signed a long-term exclusive deal to handle ticketing for all Nobody In Particular Presents events and venues including the Ogden Theater and the Bluebird bluebird, common name for a North American migratory bird of the family Turdidae (thrush family). The eastern bluebird, Sialia sialis, is among the first spring arrivals in the North. It is about 7 in. (17.8 cm) long. Theater. TicketWeb began handling all TicketChoice transactions on March 1 and will be releasing tickets for The Allman Brothers at Red Rocks Amphitheater in early April. Tickets are available online at http://www.ticketweb.com, by phone at 800/965-4827 or 303/825-4849 or through any TicketWeb outlet, including Twist and Shout, Across the Trax and Independent Records locations. "The acquisition of TicketChoice and the subsequent agreement with Nobody in Particular Presents are key steps in executing our long-term vision," said Andrew Dreskin, president of TicketWeb. "These deals give us another stronghold in a major U.S. market and are additional building blocks in our vision of a global Internet-powered ticketing company." TicketWeb is widely seen as one of the world's leading online ticketing destinations. TicketWeb clients include some of the world's foremost entertainment and cultural facilities and promoters, such as The Museum of Modern Art, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , MCP (1) See Microsoft certification. (2) (MultiChip Package) A chip package that contains two or more chips. It is essentially a multichip module (MCM) that uses a laminated, printed-circuit-board-like substrate (MCM-L) rather than ceramic (MCM-C). , the Burning Man Arts Festival An arts festival or art fair is a festival that focuses on the visual arts, but which may also focus on other arts. Arts festivals in the visual arts are exhibitions. and the San Francisco Jazz Festival Debuting in 1983, the San Francisco Jazz Festival is an annual three-week celebration of today's best music, with over 30 concerts. Produced by SFJAZZ, a non-profit organization dedicated to jazz and jazz education. . This announcement follows on the heels of major international growth for TicketWeb, which recently began selling advance tickets for the Louvre Museum Louvre Museum National museum and art gallery of France, in Paris. It was built as a royal residence, begun under Francis I in 1546 on the site of a 12th-century fortress. in Paris. In addition, the company has launched its services in the UK through a joint venture agreement with The McKenzie Group, owner of two of London's most popular music venues, and in South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. through a licensing arrangement with African Media Entertainment, owner of Africa's largest event promoter. "TicketWeb represents the future of live event ticketing," said Doug Kauffman, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Nobody In Particular Presents. "Their system serves our needs perfectly and we are very excited about them coming to the Denver market." Kauffman, an independent promoter and owner of the Ogden Theatre, founded TicketChoice in 1998 because he was critical of the hefty service charges imposed by TicketMaster. In addition to selling tickets online and via phone, TicketChoice outlets included a network of record shops and other merchants, which will now be linked to TicketWeb by computer, and able to print tickets at the time of purchase. TicketWeb USA TicketWeb is a global Internet-based company committed to offering consumers the most competitive service fees and clients the most cutting edge ticketing technology. A driving force in the growth of online ticket transactions, TicketWeb is currently on track to sell several million tickets worldwide in 1999. TicketWeb's business strategy is to minimize operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales through the use of efficient Internet technology and to pass these savings on to the consumer in the form of competitive service fees. |
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