WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Nov. 25, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
- Ticketmaster, a Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq:TKTM) company, today announced plans to offer fans access to all 34 College Bowl Subdivision football games for the 2008-09 Bowl Season. College football fanatics can feast on tickets to the Allstate Sugar Bowl, the Chick-fil-A Bowl, the Gator Bowl, and the Valero Alamo Bowl and more.
- Fans can now access tickets directly from Ticketmaster's 2008-09 College Bowl headquarters located at: www.Ticketmaster.com/collegefootball. After Selection Sunday on December 7, 2008, fans also can access tickets directly from select, bowl-bound university football programs. The 2008-09 College Bowl Season runs from December 20, 2008 through January 8, 2009
- Ticketmaster will deploy a full suite of solutions to help fans secure the tickets they must have, including applications supporting university athletic programs, TicketExchange, and TicketsNow.
- Ticketmaster highlighted bowl games include: Allstate Sugar Bowl, Capital One Bowl, Champs Sports Bowl, Gator Bowl, Motor City Bowl, Music City Bowl, Pacific Life Holiday Bowl, San Diego Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, and the Valero Alamo Bowl.
- Ticketmaster provides the most convenient, fan-friendly and secure destination for college football fans...especially during the 2008-09 Bowl Season and its 34 games.
"We've been pleased with the options afforded Sugar Bowl fans by Ticketmaster's TicketExchange product," said Allstate Sugar Bowl COO Jeff Hundley. "The convenience of TicketExchange is outstanding and the secure environment for the buying and selling of game tickets is second to none. Last year we really put TicketExchange to the test as we hosted the Allstate Sugar Bowl and the Allstate BCS National Championship Game in a two-week period. During that time we were pleased to experience what we already believed to be true - Ticketmaster's TicketExchange is a great product for the secure transfer of game tickets among committed fans."
"We've been pleased with the options afforded Sugar Bowl fans by Ticketmaster's TicketExchange product," said Allstate Sugar Bowl COO Jeff Hundley. "The convenience of TicketExchange is outstanding and the secure environment for the buying and selling of game tickets is second to none. Last year we really put TicketExchange to the test as we hosted the Allstate Sugar Bowl and the Allstate BCS National Championship Game in a two-week period. During that time we were pleased to experience what we already believed to be true - Ticketmaster's TicketExchange is a great product for the secure transfer of game tickets among committed fans."
"The Valero Alamo Bowl is committed to our loyal option holders and fans of the teams participating in our game," said Derrick Fox, President and CEO of the Valero Alamo Bowl. "TicketExchange has been a valuable resource for our patrons to buy and sell tickets to the game."
"At this time of year, there is nothing more exciting than college bowl matchups," said Eric Korman, president of Ticketmaster. "At Ticketmaster, we're proud to provide the fan-friendly environments of Ticketmaster.com, TicketsNow, and TicketExchange to help college footballs fans get into must-see bowl games."
2008-09 College Bowl Subdivision Schedule - Official Web Sites and Dates
Allstate Sugar Bowl -- January 2, 2009
AT&T Cotton Bowl -- January 2, 2009
AutoZone Liberty Bowl -- January 2, 2009
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl -- December 31, 2008
Brut Sun Bowl -- December 31, 2008
Capital One Bowl -- January 1, 2009
Champs Sports Bowl -- December 27, 2008
Chick-fil-A Bowl -- December 31, 2008
EagleBank Bowl -- December 20, 2008
Emerald Bowl -- December 27, 2008
FedEx BCS National Championship -- January 8, 2009
FedEx Orange Bowl -- January 1, 2009
Konica Minolta Gator Bowl -- January 1, 2009
GMAC Bowl -- January 6, 2009
Independence Bowl -- December 28, 2008
Insight Bowl -- December 31, 2008
International Bowl -- January 3, 2009
Meineke Car Care Bowl -- December 27, 2008
Motor City Bowl -- December 26, 2008
Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl -- December 31, 2008
New Mexico Bowl -- December 20, 2008
Outback Bowl -- January 1, 2009
Pacific Life Holiday Bowl -- December 30, 2008
Papajohns.com Bowl -- December 29, 2008
Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl -- December 20, 2008
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl -- December 21, 2008
Roady's Humanitarian Bowl -- December 30, 2008
Rose Bowl -- January 1, 2009
San Diego Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl -- December 23, 2008
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl -- December 24, 2008
St. Petersburg Bowl -- December 20, 2008
Texas Bowl -- December 30, 2008
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl -- January 5, 2009
Valero Alamo Bowl -- December 29, 2008
About Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc.
Ticketmaster Entertainment consists of Ticketmaster and Front Line Management Group. 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 6,700 retail outlets; and 19 worldwide call centers. Established in 1976, Ticketmaster serves more than 10,000 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 141 million tickets valued at over $8.3 billion on behalf of its clients. Ticketmaster Entertainment acquired a controlling interest in Front Line Management Group in October 2008. Front Line is one of the world's leading artist management companies, with nearly 200 clients and more than 80 executive managers. Front Line represents a wide range of major artists, including Eagles, Jimmy Buffett, Neil Diamond, Van Halen, Fleetwood Mac, Christina Aguilera, Stevie Nicks, Aerosmith, Steely Dan, Chicago, Journey, and Guns N' Roses. Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. is headquartered in West Hollywood, California (Nasdaq:TKTM).
Contacts:
Ticketmaster: Albert Lopez, +1-310-360-2602, Albert.Lopez@Ticketmaster.com
Investor Relations: +1-310-360-2354, ir@ticketmaster.com