Ticketing news and trends

Report: StubHub Delays IPO Amid Unpredictable Market
IPO // July 12, 2024

StubHub has reportedly delayed its initial public offering (IPO) until at least September, joining several other companies that have done so because of an unpredictable market.  Before adjusting its timing, the company had filed confidentially with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and planned to make...

Paytm Reportedly Explores Sale of Ticketing Unit to Zomato
Acquisitions // June 16, 2024

India’s Paytm is reportedly in discussions to sell its movie/event ticketing business to Zomato. Talks between the FinTech and the food delivery firm are in the advanced stages, Bloomberg News reported Sunday (June 16), citing sources familiar with the matter.  Zomato later confirmed the report...

Live Nation Faces Consumer Antitrust Lawsuit, Day After DOJ Suit
Legal // May 24, 2024

Live Nation and its Ticketmaster business are reportedly facing a consumer antitrust lawsuit that comes on the heels of a suit filed by the Justice Department. The consumer suit is the first of what’s likely to be many such suits, because they often follow legal action taken by U.S. or state...

Paytm Backs Bus Ticketing Firm Infinity With Estimated $1.4M
Investments // December 03, 2019

Paytm parent company One97 Communications has made a strategic investment in the travel software provider Infinity Transoft Solutions, Times of India reported Tuesday (Dec. 3). Sources close to the development said Paytm backed Infinity with upwards of $1.4 million. “We are excited to announce our...

Interviews & Exclusives
Where In The World Is Alipay?

September 04, 2017
Where in the world is Alipay? At this point, pretty much everywhere Chinese tourists might want to go, with most of Europe and North America now supported and South America being the only major exception (besides Antarctica, though we hear the tourism scene there is heating up, so who knows — it could be next!). […]

Quick Reads
Zomato to Acquire Paytm’s Entertainment Ticketing Business

August 21, 2024
Indian food delivery and quick commerce company Zomato intends to expand its efforts in the business of helping Indian consumers discover and purchase tickets for movies, sports and events. The company plans to do so by acquiring the entertainment ticketing business of Paytm, an Indian payments and financial services distribution company, Zomato said in a […]

Report: StubHub Delays IPO Amid Unpredictable Market

July 12, 2024
StubHub has reportedly delayed its initial public offering (IPO) until at least September, joining several other companies that have done so because of an unpredictable market.  Before adjusting its timing,...

Paytm Reportedly Explores Sale of Ticketing Unit to Zomato

June 16, 2024
India’s Paytm is reportedly in discussions to sell its movie/event ticketing business to Zomato. Talks between the FinTech and the food delivery firm are in the advanced stages, Bloomberg News...

Live Nation Faces Consumer Antitrust Lawsuit, Day After DOJ Suit

May 24, 2024
Live Nation and its Ticketmaster business are reportedly facing a consumer antitrust lawsuit that comes on the heels of a suit filed by the Justice Department. The consumer suit is the first of what’s likely to...