Agreement Solidifies Tickets.com's Presence in the Chicago Market
COSTA MESA, Calif., March 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Tickets.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: TIXX) and the Chicago White Sox today announced
that the two organizations have entered into an exclusive multi-year ticketing
services agreement, beginning with the White Sox 2002 season. Single game
tickets go on sale this Saturday, March 23, 2002 at 10:00AM CT. Under the
terms of the agreement, Tickets.com will serve as the full provider of ticket
sales and distribution services through all channels, including the Internet
through http://www.mlb.com and http://www.whitesox.com ; visiting
http://www.tickets.com ; telephone and interactive voice response (IVR)
(1-866-SOX-GAME) (1-866-769-4263); official Tickets.com retail outlets in the
region including Chicagoland Sears and Sears Hardware locations
(web kiosk and staffed locations); the Comiskey Park Box Office and other
additional locations to be announced.
The agreement with the Chicago White Sox follows last year's
precedent-setting announcement that Tickets.com had been selected as the
exclusive provider of online ticketing solutions for MLB Advanced Media, L.P.
"We selected Tickets.com because of the company's innovative approach to
delivering ticketing solutions, as well as its successful track record in
delivering high volume ticketing services for other major league franchises,"
said Tim Buzard, the White Sox' Vice President of Administration and Finance.
"We are excited to continue to build upon the tremendous success we have
enjoyed in the Chicago marketplace with the addition of the White Sox," said
Dan Afrasiabi, president of Tickets.com's Ticketing Services Group. "We look
forward to delivering the highest levels of innovation, convenience and
customer service to fans throughout the Chicago region and beyond."
The addition of the White Sox will dramatically increase Tickets.com's
presence in the region that already includes such high-profile clients as the
Chicago Cubs, Governors State University and The Chicagoland Speedway.
Currently, Tickets.com also provides exclusive full-service ticketing
solutions for the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Oakland
A's, Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants, and licenses ticketing
software to the Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers and Next Ticketing, Inc.,
which handles ticketing services for the Boston Red Sox. In addition, for the
2002 season, Tickets.com in partnership with MLB Advanced Media, L.P.,
provides online ticketing capabilities for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado
Rockies, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, New York
Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals, and
Toronto Blue Jays.
About Tickets.com
Tickets.com is a leading live event business-to-business ticketing
solutions provider. The company facilitates the sale of tickets by enabling
venues and entertainment organizations with proprietary and cutting edge
software, retail outlets, call centers and interactive voice response (IVR)
systems. Tickets.com develops private label Ticketing Gateways(SM) to enable
live entertainment organizations with e-commerce distribution platforms. The
company also sells tickets directly to consumers at http://www.tickets.com ,
providing tickets and information on virtually all events and entertainment
organizations, as well as offering related products and services.
Tickets.com's automated ticketing solutions are used by thousands of
entertainment organizations such as leading performing arts centers,
professional sports organizations and various stadiums and arenas in the U.S.,
Canada, Europe, Australia and Latin America. Tickets.com was the official
ticketing supplier to the 2002 Olympic Winter Games as well as the official
online ticketing solutions provider for MLB Advanced Media, LP.
For further information, please contact Melissa Zukerman of Tickets.com,
Inc., +1-310-275-0481.
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SOURCE Tickets.com, Inc.
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