For the third consecutive year, fans purchasing event tickets on Ticketmaster can chose to add a $1 or $5 donation to their order, benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®. One hundred percent of all donations will directly support the lifesaving work of St. Jude for children with cancer and other deadly diseases.

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From the Ticketmaster family to yours, have a safe and happy Halloween.

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We want to make ticket buying as convenient as possible, and what possibly could be more convenient than purchasing tickets at your neighborhood Walmart? In nearly 1,200 Walmart stores throughout twenty-one states, fans can purchase any Ticketmaster ticket in the Electronics Department.

Fans can peruse the live event tickets for sale using a touch screen located at the register. When the tickets are selected, a Walmart associate will step in, complete the transaction and immediately print the tickets.

Stay tuned shoppers as we continue to deliver special offers for Walmart ...

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Last week, I wrote about why fans want and deserve a better ticket resale experience, and why our partners (artists, teams, venues, performing arts centers, etc.) should be part of that process as well. Today I’m going to show you how our clients can choose to create transparent, fan-friendly links between pages on Ticketmaster and pages on TicketsNow. This will provide fans more ticket options and in the process clients will participate in the revenue generated from the resulting ticket resale transactions. The concept is pretty simple: when a fan searches on Ticketmaster for tickets but there aren’t tickets available under those parameters, he or she gets a “no tickets found” page. Clients who choose to place our fan-friendly, fan-tested links to TicketsNow on these “no tickets found” pages will share in the revenue from transactions generated by these links. We will digitally authenticate tickets that are bought this way ...

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Ticket reselling websites have become a significant way for fans to purchase live event tickets. Today, we estimate that about 20% of the tickets that Ticketmaster sells on behalf of our clients are resold in the secondary market.

Ticket reselling is happening, and it is here to stay. When done right, ticket reselling is a legitimate distribution channel that meets the needs of real fans. If we ignore resale as an industry, it will continue to exist in an uncontrolled, unsanctioned world and the bad parts will only get worse.

The resale market exists because ticket pricing is not perfectly efficient; supply and demand change over time, and some fans wait until the last minute to make the decision as to whether or not they can go to an event. The local ticket brokerage model has been built on this, providing services for niche groups of customers who seek unique ...

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Because of your generosity, Ticketmaster collected $223,870 for the American Red Cross to benefit Japan’s earthquake and tsunami victims. On March 22nd of this year, we invited you to consider donating to the Red Cross through Ticketmaster.com, Livenation.com, or by selecting an optional $5 donation during checkout. More than 40,000 of you donated and 100% of your donations went directly to the American Red Cross.

We are humbled that so many fans joined us in contributing to the aid of the victims in Japan. It was a privilege to leverage our eCommerce resources to help the Red Cross raise almost a quarter of a million dollars for the victims of this triple tragedy. On behalf of the entire Ticketmaster family, thank ...

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Today in New Jersey, the notorious ticket scalpers –known at the Wiseguys - were sentenced as felons in US Federal court. On behalf of fans everywhere, Ticketmaster would like to thank law enforcement and the prosecuting attorneys for their efforts in bringing these criminals to justice. (See the press release from the US District Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey.)

As important as today is, our work is not even close to being done. There continue to be nefarious online scalpers who use sophisticated tools - often known as bots - to cut in line ahead of you and scoop up large quantities of tickets, only to turn around and sell them to fans at many times the face value of the tickets. The use of these bots is illegal, it violates our terms of use, and it is on the rise. Worst of all, these bots prevent you from ...

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Thanks for the shout out – our social team wakes up every day (in the event they actually sleep) working on new ways to keep you amazed, informed, engaged and rewarded. Friend us, follow us, and give us your ...

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The devastation that is still unfolding in Japan affects the hearts and minds of us all. In the wake of this unimaginable series of events, we are humbled that we can use our ecommerce resources to lend a hand to the American Red Cross and help raise funds for the relief efforts. Please help in supporting the American Red Cross and the crucial aid and relief they are providing to those affected by the earthquake in Japan and tsunami throughout the Pacific. You can start helping now by simply visiting Ticketmaster or Live Nation to make a donation. Or add an optional $5 donation at checkout when you buy tickets for most US events on Ticketmaster.com or LiveNation.com from March 30th through April 30th. 100% of your gift goes directly to the American Red Cross to support the relief effort and emergency services. For more information about Ticketmaster and the ...

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We’re grateful for the shout out (and the pizzas) from one of the greatest entertainers alive. We’re incredibly proud to have been able to deliver for our client, Garth, and the great cause he’s supporting. For all those going, make sure to review the shows at Ticketmaster.com!

Best,

Nathan

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