WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., April 8, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ticketmaster, a Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc., (Nasdaq:TKTM) operating business today announced that the Ticketmaster for BlackBerry smartphones application for BlackBerry(r) smartphones is now live and available as a free download on BlackBerry App World(tm). The application provides fans with convenient 'on the go' access to easily browse and search through 1000's of live entertainment events and purchase tickets directly from their BlackBerry(r) smartphones from Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq:RIMM) (TSX:RIM).
How to get the Ticketmaster application for BlackBerry smartphones:
- Download BlackBerry App World (www.blackberry.com/appworld) using your BlackBerry(r) Browser. Ticketmaster is a featured application, on the front page carousel, on BlackBerry App World, which you can click on to download the application
- Alternatively, visit www.ticketmaster.com/blackberry from your PC, enter your email address, and download the application from the link emailed to your BlackBerry smartphone
"We are always seeking new ways to make the ticket-buying experience more convenient and accessible," said Eric Korman, Ticketmaster's President. "Working with RIM, we're able to provide best in class mobile technology, secure commerce and the ease of navigation that is so familiar to BlackBerry smartphone consumers."
Launching in the U.S. and Canada, with the U.K. soon to follow, Ticketmaster for BlackBerry smartphones features a streamlined interface of Ticketmaster.com, providing users with an optimized mobile browsing experience. The application gives fans event ticket purchasing capabilities for primary market sales and the ability to securely purchase tickets using their stored "My Ticketmaster" account billing. In addition, users will soon be able to receive mobile notification to advanced or reserved tickets as well as special events.
"Not unlike the phones, outlets and Web before, this is a new channel that Ticketmaster is deploying on behalf of our clients that allows fans to search and buy tickets from their BlackBerry smartphones," said Greg Consiglio, Ticketmaster's Senior Vice President, Business Development. "The RIM relationship is a big picture strategy that marks Ticketmaster's first end-to-end mobile e-commerce solution for smartphone-based ticket purchasing in North America and establishes BlackBerry as the Official Smartphone of Ticketmaster."
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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 7,100 retail outlets; and 17 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 2008, the Company sold more than 141 million tickets valued at over $8.9 billion on behalf of its clients. Ticketmaster Entertainment acquired a controlling interest in Front Line Management Group in October 2008. Founded by Irving Azoff and Howard Kaufman in 2004, Front Line Management Group is the world's leading artist management company. Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. is headquartered in West Hollywood, California (Nasdaq:TKTM).
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