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TEG is delighted to announce the appointment of highly experienced executive Rachael Carroll to the newly created role of Managing Director, TEG Sport & Experiences. In this role, Rachael will drive the rapid growth of TEG Sport’s pipeline of major events and will lead TEG’s portfolio of family entertainment, experiential and exhibition businesses, which includes

Today TEG launches Ovation to provide world class, data-led marketing and technology solutions for the Live Entertainment and Sports industries.  Built on a new multi-million-dollar data warehouse and marketing personalisation platform, Ovation merges the former TEG Analytics, TEG Digital and TEG Insights.  Ovation provides Sporting Organisations, Venues, Promoters, Content Creators, Media and Technology Partners with a single destination

Australia’s leading ticketing provider to live entertainment, Ticketek, will service more South Australians with the announcement today of an exciting partnership with SA’s principal performing arts venue, Adelaide Festival Centre. The collaboration means ticket-buyers will experience Ticketek’s world-leading ticketing technology which provides the most streamlined, up-to-date way to purchase tickets for shows and events at

TEG is delighted to announce a new strategic global partnership and joint venture with The Rockefeller Company of New York: TEG Rockefeller. The Rockefeller Company of New York creates film, animation and live family entertainment theatre shows based on much-loved children’s books and movies. Its Rockefeller Productions subsidiary, founded in 2014, has a host of productions including The Very

TEG is pleased to announce that its UK subsidiary TEG MJR has acquired two of London’s best-loved live music venues, XOYO and the Camden Assembly, and plans to reopen both on June 21st with unmissable events. XOYO, an 800-capacity venue in Shoreditch, London, has hosted world-class EDM acts and DJs on weekends and pioneering live

TEG is delighted to announce that it has joined forces with one of Australia and New Zealand’s most beloved touring festivals, Laneway Festival. Laneway Festival is a boutique indie music festival that has evolved from a Melbourne street party in 2005 into a highly respected national touring festival. Laneway delivers 85 hours of contemporary live music

Ticketek is thrilled to announce the launch of the Ticketek App Clip, which will allow fans with an iPhone to buy mobile tickets in as few as two taps in a world-first move set to revolutionise the event day experience. Released with iOS 14, App Clips are a bite-sized version of an App that give customers access to an App’s

TEG is thrilled to announce that its UK-based promotion division, TEG MJR, in collaboration with MPI Artists, has formally signed an exclusive five-year deal with Hip hop legend Snoop Dogg. Under the multi-million-dollar deal TEG MJR will promote all Snoop Dogg tours globally outside of North America, beginning with dates for Snoop’s 2022 World Tour including rescheduled sold-out shows at the 02

TEG is proud to report that the A$11.1 million proceeds from FIRE FIGHT AUSTRALIA one year ago today have been successfully deployed to support hundreds of aid projects, helping dozens of communities, thousands of families and countless wildlife in their recovery from the worst Australian bushfire season in living memory. The historic 10-hour concert was

TEG has today announced the acquisition of a majority stake of Handsome Tours, the boutique tour and events promoter based in Sydney. Handsome Tours has specialised in breaking alt-pop, indie rock and hip-hop acts in Australia and New Zealand for more than 20 years. It has promoted tours for artists including Gang Of Youths, Stormzy,

TEG has today announced a management restructure that positions the live entertainment, ticketing and technology company for the long-term global expansion of its integrated business model. Under the changes, Cameron Hoy has been appointed to the new combined role of Chief Commercial Officer and Managing Director of Ticketing, taking on oversight of TEG Analytics, TEG

TEG, the global live entertainment, ticketing and technology company, is thrilled to announce that Ticketek New Zealand is to offer Afterpay as a payment method for fans. Ticketek New Zealand follows closely in the footsteps of Ticketek Australia, which became the world’s first ticketing platform to offer the world’s largest buy-now-pay later service this month.

Michael Cassel Group, one of the world’s leading theatre producers, has today announced it has accepted a strategic investment from Amplify, a global live entertainment and content holding company. Michael Cassel Group, as an independent company, will sit alongside TEG in Amplify, which was formed by Silver Lake and minority investor Mercury Capital to acquire

Australia’s largest live event businesses have today announced the formation of the Live Entertainment Industry Forum (LEIF) to ensure fans can return safely to live entertainment, music, theatre, festivals and sport events following the industry’s complete shutdown due to COVID-19 gathering restrictions. LEIF’s mission is to support the COVIDSafe reactivation of events with live audiences

TEG, the global live entertainment, ticketing and technology company, is proud to announce that Ticketek will be the world’s first ticketing platform to offer Afterpay, the world’s largest buy-now-pay later service. Afterpay will be integrated into the Ticketek website and apps as a payment option in the coming months. It will give fans the choice

TEG Dainty and TEG Live announce that a stellar line-up of major international and local artists will perform at ANZ Stadium in Sydney on Sunday 16 February 2020 to raise money for Australian bushfire relief. The national FIRE FIGHT AUSTRALIA benefit concert is expected to run from 1pm to 10pm. A full line-up of Artists

Leading Live Entertainment and Ticketing Platform Acquired from Affinity Partnership with Silver Lake Accelerates TEG’s Technology Innovation and International Expansion SYDNEY – 4 Oct. 2019 – TEG, Asia Pacific’s leading live entertainment and ticketing company, and Silver Lake, the global leader in technology investing, today announced that Silver Lake has signed a definitive agreement to

TEG Insights is proud to announce a breakthrough in market research that brings together TEG’s data set of more than 16m Australians with its consumer panel of more than 1m to create a research platform that scales and activates research results across all digital channels. Launching the insights to activation offering, called Doppler™, TEG Insights

TEG has today announced the acquisition of The MJR Group, the international event promoter and venue operator, based in Bristol in the United Kingdom. The MJR Group promotes and operates more than 2,000 shows a year and has toured acts including 50 Cent, Sia, Hans Zimmer and Culture Club. The MJR Group owns and operates

Dominic White will today join TEG as the organisation’s Head of Communications and Corporate Affairs. He brings to the role over 20 years’ experience in media and communications both in Australia and the United Kingdom. White was previously Head of Communications and Content at TV industry marketing and research body ThinkTV, owned by Nine, Seven

West HQ has announced that their Sydney Coliseum Theatre has selected Ticketek to be the official ticketing technology and digital marketing partner of the new venue. Opening its doors in December, the 2000 seat multi-mode venue will host world class international and Australian live music, musical theatre, ballet, symphony, contemporary dance and dramatic performances. Richard

The most watched tournament in Australian esports history Intel® Extreme Masters (IEM) Sydney, Australia’s biggest esports tournament, is now in the history books, with Team Liquid winning the tournament and taking home the lion’s share of US$250,000 in front of a packed Qudos Bank Arena. In an intense final lasting five maps, Team Liquid took

Animaccord, an international licensing company and studio behind the worldwide hit animated cartoon, Masha and the Bear, has inked a deal with TEG Life Like Touring on production and distribution of Masha and the Bear Live Shows worldwide. Animaccord confirmed a three-year licensing deal with TEG Life Like Touring, a leading force in developing, producing

Fans to benefit from fast, hassle-free entry BRISBANE – 22 May 2019 – Ticketek, the Australian leader in ticketing, announced today, Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, is Australia’s first sport and entertainment stadium to offer convenient and fast contactless tickets on iPhone and Apple Watch. Customers can now easily and securely add their contactless tickets to Apple Wallet in a single

TEG, Asia Pacific’s leading ticketing, live entertainment and data analytics business, has been named as the Ticketing Business of the Year at the prestigious Ticketing Business Forum international awards in Manchester, Great Britain. TEG was voted the top global ticketing company in a field open to ticketing platforms, venues, sporting teams, promoters, visitor destination managers,

Bankwest Stadium – the new home of sport and entertainment in Western Sydney – has today confirmed it has partnered with Ticketek Australia for all event ticketing going forward, starting with the Community Open Day on Sunday 14 April. Bankwest Stadium joins the illustrious ranks of ANZ Stadium, MCG, SCG, Suncorp Stadium, Adelaide Oval and

The Sydney Kings have today announced a new ownership structure that sees Total Sport and Entertainment (TSE) assume full control of the rapidly-growing NBL franchise. Under the arrangement, TSE will acquire the 50% holding shared by TEG and AEG Ogden, who together have stabilised and rejuvenated the Kings over the past three years. TSE Founder

TEG has today announced the appointment of a new Chief Technology Officer as part of a management restructure of TEG’s ticketing and technology operations. Greg Willis will commence in the CTO role this month, bringing over 20 years’ commercial experience in the e-commerce, digital media, finance and IT industries. Willis joins TEG from Oneflare, where

TEG Analytics, one of Australia’s leading data analytical and data science businesses, today launched LIFE Segments™, TEG’s proprietary behavioural, psychographic customer segmentation for the Australian market. In an Australian-first, LIFE Segments™ delivers new, powerful insights about customers across all industries by analysing millions of transactions across the live economy. LIFE Segments™ turns fan data into

TEG, Asia Pacific’s largest integrated live entertainment company, has helped light up the Melbourne summer with the first six concerts across all four Melbourne Park venues as they re-opened in February after the 2019 Australian Open. The opening live events for this year at the iconic venues were promoted by TEG Dainty and TEG Live.

TEG has today announced a management restructure to meet the challenges of a new era for TEG’s ticketing and technology operations. Under the changes, the ticketing, technology, Client Services, e-commerce, marketing and product innovation teams will be unified into a single stream, reporting to Cameron Hoy, who has been appointed to the new role of

TEG has today announced the launch of Ticketek Singapore, an exciting new ticketing portal for live entertainment fans in South-East Asia. The new website is now live at www.ticketek.com.sg and will progressively add new tickets and shows in the months ahead. The Ticketek Singapore ticketing platform will list a wide variety of events in Singapore, South East Asia,

Ticketek is the first event ticketing company in Australia to introduce Google Pay Payments API. This new payment option is available now and will provide fans with a fast, simple and secure way to pay for tickets. Customers can safely store both credit and debit cards in their Google Pay digital wallet and quickly access

Almost all Christmas shoppers will shop in store for presents despite the perception that e-commerce will dominate Festive season sales, according to research findings from TEG Insights. An Omnibus survey of 1,000 Australians found that 97% of respondents will purchase their Christmas gifts in a traditional retail store. When they do go online to purchase

Domestic overnight expenditure on travel related to entertainment jumped by 12% in the year to 30 June 2018, representing a tourism segment worth $2.1 billion. Research by TEG Analytics, one of Australia’s leading data analytical and data science businesses, shows  more than 2 million entertainment tickets were purchased by fans who travelled interstate to see

TEG has today announced the acquisition of TicketWorld, a leading ticketing company in the Philippines. Founded in 1995, TicketWorld is a specialist live event ticketing provider for events of all sizes, offering a full suite of ticketing and marketing services. TicketWorld has ticketed a number of major international concert tours, including Guns N’ Roses ‘Not In

TEG has today announced the launch of Ticketek Marketplace, an ethical ticket exchange for Australian consumers. The new platform will go live later this month at www.marketplace.ticketek.com.au Ticketek Marketplace is a secure online portal where customers who have previously purchased from Ticketek can quickly and easily list their tickets for sale. The key features of Ticketek Marketplace include; Customers

Family live entertainment continues to thrive in digital age The family live entertainment and children’s show genre in Australia continues to thrive despite the rise of digital entertainment options, new TEG Analytics research has found. The average price per ticket for children’s shows of $50.63* is up 8.2%, while the average spend is $204.51*, up

Sydney said thank you – and farewell – to the all conquering servicemen and women of the world as the Invictus Games Sydney 2018 presented by Jaguar Land Rover came to an end. In a spectacular closing ceremony, mateship and medals were on display at Qudos Bank Arena with all 500 competitors and their families

TEG has announced that Hong Kong Ticketing (“HK TICKETING”) has successfully switched to TEG’s Softix ticketing technology platform. HK TICKETING is a subsidiary of Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (Management) Limited (“HML”) and is one of the region’s biggest privately owned ticketing operators with multi-distribution channels for entertainment events in Hong Kong and Macao.

TEG Analytics and Roy Morgan today announced the launch of Genome Audience Planner, a next generation sponsorship planning and optimisation platform that provides the fastest and simplest way for advertisers to identify, reach and measure new sponsorship opportunities across the live sport and entertainment sector. The Australian media rights and sponsorship sector is worth more

TEG has today announced the appointment of John Nicholl as TEG Head of Commercial. The newly-created executive role will have responsibility for brand partnerships, sponsorships and hospitality sales across TEG’s vast portfolio of live entertainment. Nicholl has 25 years’ experience in sales and marketing, including eight years as Business Director with the multi-national marketing services giant

The Sydney Kings today announced a new ownership structure that sets up the club for an exciting era amid the growth surge of Australian basketball. The new structure will see Total Sport and Entertainment (TSE) assume a 50% share in the Kings. Current owner AEG Ogden will be joined by Australia’s largest live entertainment company

Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) today announced that Ticketek Australia will continue as the ticketing services partner of the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), following the outcome of a competitive tender process. The renewed partnership will ensure patrons continue to receive world’s best practice in ticketing technology and service when accessing tickets for events at the MCG

TEG is delighted to announce that its online research business TEG Rewards will rebrand as TEG Insights. The change reflects the rapidly evolving research market, new technologies, new data sets and a closer working relationship with TEG Analytics and TEG Digital. “The rebrand to TEG Insights is the final piece in TEG’s strategy to activate

TEG-owned Ticketek has entered a partnership with ECAL, a global leader in calendar marketing and communications technology. The partnership sees Ticketek, Australasia’s leading ticketing and data-driven marketing company, integrate ECAL’s ‘Sync to Calendar’ technology across the breadth of the ticketing experience on its website and email communications. The integration will incorporate everything from event search and

TEG has announced that the newly-created Melbourne Esports Open (MEO) will be staged over the weekend of 1 & 2 September this year at Melbourne Park. The tournament is set to become Australia’s biggest celebration of local esports, promoted by TEG Live in partnership with ESL, the world’s largest independent esports company. The MEO will be

In less than five years facial recognition technology will become a core part of venue security and event-goers will no longer have to print tickets to access large venues like the MCG, TEG Chief Technology Officer Matt Cudworth has told The Australian Financial Review. The company, which owns ticketing, live entertainment and data analytics businesses including

Ticketek has launched a Facebook Messenger Event Finder Chatbot. The Ticketek Chatbot allows customers to browse featured events, discover events based on date and price range, complete a transaction without leaving the Messenger environment, receive event alerts through push notifications and get customer support through filtering our most frequently asked questions and categories. More than 13

Corporate News Australia can become world class esports nation, says VP of global giant ESL 14 May 2018 Australia is well placed to become a world class nation in esports, according to Michal Blicharz, the Vice President of Pro Gaming at esports global giant ESL. Speaking at an esports industry seminar held in conjunction with

The Entertainment Store Partners with Warner Bros. Consumer Products to Bring the LOONEY TUNES to Life Through Live Entertainment Experiences TEG is delighted to announce that The Entertainment Store has partnered with Warner Bros. Consumer Products to bring to life the iconic Looney Tunes characters through live entertainment experiences in Australia. The Looney Tunes originated as animated comedy

TEG has welcomed the launch of the GC2018 Fan Marketplace, an authorised ticket resale site for tickets to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. GOLDOC Chairman Peter Beattie AC today said that that the launch of the GC2018 Fan Marketplace comes after GOLDOC took into consideration feedback from GC2018 ticketholders and created a safe and

Ticketek New Zealand has announced that H3 in Hamilton has renewed its ticketing partnership. H3 runs Hamilton’s major sports and entertainment venues, including; Claudelands, the award-winning, one-site, multi-zoned event facility ideal for live music, performance, sport, conferencing, meetings, functions and exhibitions. FMG Stadium Waikato, the spiritual home of rugby in Hamilton, and an impressive sporting

Australia’s biggest esports event the Intel® Extreme Masters (IEM) will return to Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena 4-6 May with a record prize pool of USD$250,000 (AUD$310,000). The Intel® Extreme Masters (IEM), the world’s longest running global pro gaming tour, will expand the Sydney event as 16 world-class Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams compete live. The line-up

Australians over 50 years of age are spending more on live entertainment than people under 50, new TEG research has found. The findings are based on a TEG Rewards online survey of 1,000 people in August and September this year, along with TEG Analytics event attendance data over a three-year period to 30 June this

Qudos Bank Arena has been ranked 6th in the world among global venues in a report by the internationally respected industry publication Venues Today. This puts Qudos Bank Arena in the same echelon as London’s O2 Arena, New York’s Madison Square Gardens and the Staples Centre in LA, which are the top three. TEG, Australasia’s

TEG Rewards is celebrating its 10th anniversary at the forefront of Australia’s online research and direct marketing industry. Established in 2007, now with a wealth of operational experience and market insights, TEG Rewards successfully rebranded its membership program as Purkle in 2016 with the tagline “Earn rewards for telling it like it is”. In the

Queensland’s iconic Suncorp Stadium has renewed its long-standing partnership with Ticketek. The ticketing services relationship spans more than three decades and has covered some of the greatest moments in Australian sport and entertainment at the stadium in Milton, Brisbane. The latest multi-year renewal commences in 2018 and includes a major investment in new technology to

Ticketek’s parent TEG has embarked on a strategy to provide real-time data streams to venues, sports codes, teams and travel package bookers, opening new avenues to connect with customers. TEG Chief Technology Officer Matt Cudworth calls it “innovation through integration”. The initiative is underpinned by an 18 month-old technology strategy to reinvigorate and open Ticketek’s

A breakthrough data science project using TEG Analytics’ new Genome Live™ analytics platform has opened the door to the world of esports for marketers trying to understand one of the most sought-after demographics. In Australia, esports has almost 1.5 million avid followers, according to the Omnibus survey by TEG Rewards, TEG’s online research business. This

Ticketek, Australia’s largest ticketing company in the sports and live entertainment industries, is delivering an enhanced customer experience to millions of customers after migrating to MongoDB Atlas, MongoDB’s database as a service. MongoDB Atlas serves as the data layer for the core transactional systems needed to power Australia’s most advanced multi-channel ticket sales and distribution

TEG has today announced that Queensland’s home for contemporary culture, Brisbane Powerhouse, will join the Ticketek network from 1 September. Brisbane Powerhouse is located in a magnificent power station of the 1920s reborn as an arts centre on the Brisbane River. With over 1,250 performances and events each year, Brisbane Powerhouse is one of the

Brendon Bainbridge has been appointed as Managing Director of the new division TEG Asia. Bainbridge has spent 11 years as Managing Director of Ticketek New Zealand. He will relocate to TEG Asia’s Singapore base later this year to manage all TEG operations in Asia. TEG Asia will lead all TEG’s ticketing and live entertainment activities

TEG has announced an exclusive new partnership with global marketing agency, Havas Sports & Entertainment to connect brands with consumer passion points. The collaboration will provide marketers with unprecedented insight into where their target audiences are spending their money within the world of sports and entertainment, including music, film, TV and the arts and allow

TEG has today announced a strategic alliance with the Division Agency to promote national tours and events featuring electronic dance music acts. The joint venture comes after Jason Ayoubi joined the Division Agency (DA) as a Partner and Director, reuniting with Scott Robertson. In tandem, they were the driving force behind Future Music Festival and

TEG has announced that Mazen Kassis has been appointed as TEG’s Managing Director of Data, Digital and Technology. Kassis joins the TEG Senior Leadership Team and will have management oversight for TEG Analytics, TEG Rewards, TEG Digital and Softix. For over 10 years Mazen has worked in research and analytics capacities in Australia, Asia, Africa

TEG has today announced the acquisition of the leading live entertainment ticketing company in Malaysia, TicketCharge. Founded in 1991, TicketCharge is the leading ticketing provider for events of all sizes in Malaysia, offering a full suite of ticketing and marketing services. TicketCharge has offices in Kuala Lumpur and Penang.  As part of the acquisition, TEG

Geoff Jones, CEO of Australasia’s leading ticketing, live content and data analytics company TEG, has today congratulated Paul Dainty on his Order of Australia honour in the Queen’s Birthday list. “Paul is truly a doyen of the music industry and the Order of Australian honour is worthy recognition of his 40-year contribution,” said Jones. “I

Corporate News IEM esports debut in Australia a global hit with 8 million viewers 19 May 2017 TEG has confirmed that the Australian debut of IEM esports was an unqualified success with a 15,000 live audience and 8 million unique viewers online. Promoted by TEG Live, IEM Sydney was played on 6-7 May when the

TEG  has today announced the findings of Australia’s largest data science project and the launch of a new product Genome Live that reveals the DNA driving the leisure lifestyle choices of Australians. Conducted by TEG Analytics, the Genome Live project mapped the entertainment preferences of more than 12 million Australians, a data science project of