Ticketmaster's TicketWeb Powers Ticketing for Brand New Venue matter at The O2

Ticketmaster's TicketWeb Powers Ticketing for Brand New Venue matter at The O2

LONDON, September 19/PRNewswire/ -- Ticketmaster's (NASDAQ:TKTM) TicketWeb, the UK's leading self-service, fully functioned box office service, has been chosen by matter, London's newest state of the art club to power ticketing for the 2,600 capacity venue at London's O2 Arena, which has been created by the people behind Fabric.

Ticketweb, is proud to announce a multi-year deal with new venue matter, a ground breaking and unique, purpose built space opening this September designed to offer an advanced new proposition for both live music and club nights in London. TicketWeb is the preferred ticketing supplier, providing a client-branded, online booking service to customers from matterlondon.com, a bespoke, 24hr booking and information line, TicketFast(R) ticketing, and real time access control with AccessManager(R).

TicketWeb provides venues and promoters with market leading technologies and innovative forward thinking ticketing solutions. TicketWeb is uniquely positioned to provide matter with a range of bespoke ticketing solutions across a variety of genres and events with differing market demands and audience profiles.

Dan Coshan, Group Operations Director, Fabric & matter, said, "Having worked alongside TicketWeb for over 9 years at Fabric, we were confident that they offered the right audience profile with which to market events across the increasingly blurred genre lines of clubs, dance and live music. We believe the experience, expertise and enthusiasm of the TicketWeb team and the technologies available to be second to none in the UK market."

With AccessManager(R), TicketWeb's venue access and ticket authentication system, matter will be able to coordinate all of their ticketing services. The system scans each ticket's unique barcode, validating tickets in real-time, granting entry and deterring counterfeiters by identifying invalid tickets and denying access.

The AccessManager(R) system will allow matter to offer TicketFast(R), TicketWeb's print at home ticketing solution. TicketFast(R) is a quick and convenient way to receive tickets allowing customers to download and print their own tickets at home immediately after purchase, rather than waiting for them to be posted or queuing at the box office. Each ticket has a unique barcode for security, which is scanned at the venue by front of house staff using a hand held scanner linked to the "real time" sales data of the event. TicketFast(R) will maximise the opportunity for consumers to purchase tickets on the day of the event providing greater flexibility and increased sale opportunities for matter.

Chris Edmonds, Managing Director of TicketWeb and Ticketmaster, "We are delighted to have extended our relationship with Fabric in their new venture matter. We will support matter in delivering excellence in every aspect of ticketing and the implementation of customer focused technologies, reliable fulfilment and customer service support will be integral to our approach."

About TicketWeb

TicketWeb is the UK's leading internet based ticketing agency retailing tickets nationally both online at http://www.ticketweb.co.uk and via a custom built 24 hour call centre for a wide variety of clients, including arts Festivals, comedy clubs, concert venues, fan club ticketing, music festivals, nightclubs, and theatres. TicketWeb are unique in providing organisations with the technology to administrate their own online ticketing operations. TicketWeb is a self-service, fully functioned box-office system available for use by venues and event organisers at potentially no cost TicketWeb serves more than 3,000 venues, events and promoters In addition to full operations across the United Kingdom and the United States, TicketWeb has a large presence in Canada. TicketWeb is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ticketmaster.

About Ticketmaster

As the world's leading live entertainment ticketing and marketing company, Ticketmaster connects the world to live entertainment. Ticketmaster operates in 20 global markets, providing ticket sales, ticket resale services, marketing and distribution through http://www.ticketmaster.com, one of the largest e-commerce sites on the Internet; approximately 6,700 retail outlets; and 21 worldwide call centers. Established in 1976, Ticketmaster serves more than 10,000 clients worldwide across multiple event categories, providing exclusive ticketing services for leading arenas, stadiums, professional sports franchises and leagues, college sports teams, performing arts venues, museums, and theaters. In 2007, the company sold more than 141 million tickets valued at over $8.3 billion on behalf of its clients. Ticketmaster is headquartered in West Hollywood, California (NASDAQ:TKTM).

Source: Ticketmaster UK Ltd

For more information contact: Jon Wiffen, Ticketmaster UK, Phone: +44(0)207-344-4000; For further information on matter, please call Julie, Rachel, Eva or Ash at 9PR, Tel: +44(0)207-833-9303, email: Julie@9pr.co.uk, rachel@9pr.co.uk, eva@9pr.co.uk, or ash@9pr.co.uk

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