Seatwave to provide MSN users with direct access to the UK’s most popular tickets
London, 02 January 2008: Seatwave.com, the UK’s largest online fan to fan ticket exchange has today announced a relationship with Microsoft to power their ticket channel on MSN UK.
The ticket exchange is now integrated into MSN Entertainment and MSN Music channels and enables MSN UK’s 21 million users to purchase concert, theatre and sports tickets directly through the internet portal.
The ‘tickets’ option on MSN Entertainment and MSN Music channels will link to Seatwave’s homepage with information about buying and selling tickets, the hottest buys and new tickets on sale.
Joe Cohen CEO of Seatwave said “We are delighted to have partnered with one of the UKs leading portals. This is a fantastic opportunity to promote live entertainment and provide fans with direct access to tickets for their favourite games, gigs and shows”.
Alex Marks, Head of Trade Marketing, Microsoft Digital Advertising Solutions said, “The deal with Seatwave will provide our users with a one-stop shop for entertainment. Users can already visit MSN for information and news about their favourite bands, watch video clips of performances, and share their opinions, through the partnership with Seatwave, they will now also be able to access tickets, providing yet another service solution which meets the ever changing needs of today’s engaged, information hungry internet users.”
Seatwave launched in February 2007 and is now the top website for selling entertainment tickets, with over 500,000 tickets on sale at any one time. The MSN homepage can be found at http://uk.msn.com.
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About Seatwave
Seatwave is Europe's largest online fan to fan ticket exchange where fans can buy and sells tickets for concerts, theatre, sports and any other live events. Launched by Joe Cohen in February 2007, Seatwave already has more than 500,000 tickets on sale at any one time, 25 times as many as available on eBay, and is the top website selling entertainment tickets.
Seatwave allows fans to buy tickets in a safe and secure environment, offering two market leading consumer protection products - TicketIntegrity™ and Ticketcover™ free of charge with our service. Ticketintegrity™ guarantees that buyers will receive the tickets they ordered and in good time for the event. If not Seatwave refunds 150% of what was paid. All tickets bought on Seatwave are also covered by Ticketcover™ which provides for a full refund if an event is cancelled and even covers buyers for a range of circumstances that may prevent them from attending their performance. The company is based in London.
www.seatwave.com
About Microsoft Digital Advertising Solutions
Microsoft Digital Advertising Solutions is a robust set of global advertising products and services designed to effectively connect advertisers with their target audiences across multiple digital touch points. Advertisers can actively engage with their consumers through a suite of high-impact advertising products and platforms, reaching a global audience of more than 465 million unique users per month across the MSN network, as well as millions more through Windows Live, Xbox®, the Microsoft Office system and Live Search. Advertisers can feel confident they will achieve measurable results through groundbreaking research, advertising innovation, strategic planning and excellence in execution. More information about Microsoft Digital Advertising Solutions is available at
http://advertising.microsoft.com/uk/.
About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realise their full potential.
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