'The only way to restore competition ... is to break up Ticketmaster and Live Nation.'
SeatGeek CEO Jack Groetzinger says consumers suffer with the lack of competition in the ticket industry, adding 'venues fear losing Live Nation concerts if they don’t use Ticketmaster.'
Jack Groetzinger, the chief executive of the rival ticketer SeatGeek, says, “The only way to restore competition in this industry is to break up Ticketmaster and Live Nation.” https://t.co/A5Ptx6OOE7
The Ravens and @SeatGeek have announced a new multi-year partnership deal!
Through the partnership, we will revamp our ticketing experience with SeatGeek's mobile-first technology, beginning with the 2023 season.
https://t.co/7iWUkJmHOQ
The Florida Panthers became the first NHL club to break away from Ticketmaster, signing a multiyear deal with SeatGeek as its new official ticketing platform.
@seanshapiro breaks down the deal and why it could be good news for hockey fans ⤵️
https://t.co/OQUNT4dYZb
SeatGeek has started to allow ticket buyers to exchange their ticket for a promotional credit if they can no longer attend an event—no questions asked https://t.co/uRNwmhZspk
.@SeatGeek plans to introduce NFTs with NFL/NBA teams this fall.
The next phase of the company's blockchain ticketing approach will focus on the fractional ownership of seats and suites.
The final phase is putting tickets on a blockchain.
https://t.co/w5aLm2Eee0
.@SeatGeek Chief Product Officer Eric Waller says the company is developing #NFT products, with the goal to have a digital collectible, and possibly a marketplace, available before the end of the year (@Bretjust1T).
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@zackkitzmiller That reminds me of when we finally landed on the "execute the purchase one step at a time in a big function" approach in rails rather than the crazy graph of (sometimes magic) model method calls