Tag: mobile ticketing
Mobile ticketing to go mainstream by 2011, research suggests
New research suggests that over 2.6 billion mobile tickets will be delivered to over 208 million mobile phone users by the year 2011.
Not only are mobile tickets cheaper, but they could help to cut down on fraud, as well as being more environmentally friendly.
Some of the major organisations responsible for issuing tickets are already on board, including Ticketmaster, British Airways, and Tickets.com, as well as operators and handset makers including O2, Vodafone, Nokia, and Samsung.
Nokia shutting Ticket Rush gig tickets service
Nokia’s Ticket Rush service is closing its doors on 3rd January, with users being offered new accounts with Nokia’s partner Live Nation instead. Ticket Rush launched in 2006, and offers pre-release tickets and tickets to sold-out gigs, as well as SMS alerts when tickets go on sale.
Chiltern Railways continues to develop mobile ticketing system
Chiltern Railways has entered the second phase of its mobile phone ticketing project following a successful three-month pilot where 6,000 mobile phone tickets were sold. They are the first UK rail company to offer barcodes on mobile phones as an…
Ministry of Sound try out mobile ticketing
Virgin Mobile have been testing it out, and now Ministry of Sound has carried out a live trial of mobile ticket purchasing – they say it's the first time an end-to-end transaction has taken place on a mobile. Clubbers attending…
Virgin Mobile extend mobile ticketing with free tickets to The Automatic gig
Virgin Mobile has extended its partnership with ActiveMedia Technology and FlyTxt to develop its mobile ticketing strategy, enticing its mobile customers by giving away 300 free tickets to "The Automatic" sell-out concert this Sunday, 26th November, at the Carling Academy,…
