ATLANTA and WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., April 1, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Premier Exhibitions, Inc. has selected Ticketmaster as its exclusive ticketing services provider for the Company's Bodies and Titanic touring exhibitions in the United States. Premier will use Ticketmaster VISTA technology that provides a fully integrated system of reporting capabilities, including ticket availability, attendance and revenue analysis.
Premier operates the record-setting Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition, BODIES...The Exhibition and Bodies Revealed. Ticketmaster's support of these touring exhibitions begins immediately for all self-run non-institutional venues. Ticketmaster will enable Premier patrons to purchase advance tickets through Ticketmaster.com, via Ticketmaster's Charge-By-Phone Network and at Ticketmaster retail ticket outlet locations.
"Ticketmaster will serve as the first national ticketing agency for Premier, allowing us to be more economically efficient and profitable," said Bruce Eskowitz, President and CEO of Premier Exhibitions, Inc. "We are dedicated to improving all aspects of our exhibition model and this partnership with Ticketmaster will provide visitors with easy and convenient access to their ticketing needs."
"We are excited to partner with Premier in providing a national ticketing platform that will better serve patrons of these blockbuster exhibitions," said Nicole Hobby, Vice President Ticketmaster VISTA. "Our products and software will enable Premier to attract new visitors, serve existing patrons and more efficiently manage ticketing across the country."
Ticketmaster VISTA Software provides fully integrated reservations, scheduling and admissions systems designed specifically to help museums and exhibitions operate at maximum efficiency.
About Premier Exhibitions, Inc.
Premier Exhibitions, Inc. (Nasdaq:PRXI) is a major provider of museum quality exhibitions throughout the world. Premier is a recognized leader in developing and displaying unique exhibitions for education and entertainment including Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition, BODIES...The Exhibition, Bodies Revealed, Dialogue in the Dark and Sports Immortals(r) the Traveling Exhibition. The Company's exhibitions present unique opportunities to experience compelling stories using authentic objects and artifacts in diverse environments. Exhibitions are presented in museums, exhibition centers and other entertainment venues. The Company's wholly owned subsidiary RMS Titanic, Inc. is the only entity permitted by law to recover objects from the wreck of the Titanic. The Company was granted Salvor-in-possession rights to the wreck of Titanic by a United States federal court in 1994. Premier Exhibitions, Inc. is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
About Ticketmaster
As the world's leading live entertainment ticketing and marketing company, Ticketmaster connects the world to live entertainment. Ticketmaster operates in 20 global markets, providing ticket sales, ticket resale services, marketing and distribution through www.ticketmaster.com, one of the largest e-commerce sites on the Internet; approximately 6,500 retail outlets; and 23 worldwide call centers. Established in 1976, Ticketmaster serves more than 9,000 clients worldwide across multiple event categories, providing exclusive ticketing services for leading arenas, stadiums, professional sports franchises and leagues, college sports teams, performing arts venues, museums, and theaters. In 2007, the company sold more than 142 million tickets valued at over $8 billion on behalf of its clients. Ticketmaster is headquartered in West Hollywood, California and is an operating business of IAC (NASDAQ: IACI).
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain of the statements contained in this press release contain forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements are within the meaning of that term in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Premier Exhibitions have based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations and projections about future events, based on the information currently available to it. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release may also include statements relating to Premier Exhibitions' anticipated financial performance, business prospects, new developments, strategies and similar matters. Certain of the factors described in Premier Exhibitions' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the section of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 28, 2007 entitled "Risk Factors," may affect Premier Exhibitions' future results and cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Premier Exhibitions disclaims any obligation to update any of its forward-looking statements, except as may be required by law.