Attendance
Beware the Big Eventer
The rise of the Big Eventer is the sports business story of the last decade.
FC Cincinnati crosses 20,000 season-ticket sales milestone
FC Cincinnati has cleared 20,000 season ticket sales ahead of its inaugural season in MLS
Syracuse breaks NCAA on-campus attendance record
Syracuse University broke the NCAA Men's Basketball attendance record for a single game on a college campus on Saturday. The Syracuse-Duke game in ACC Conference play was attended by 35,642 fans
Mixed start for Alliance of American Football
The spring-season Alliance of American Football had a mixed inaugural weekend as it looks to fill the post-Super Bowl gridiron void.
Its first two games which aired on CBS on Saturday night, averaged 2.91
German Football League claims new ticket sales record
The German Football League (DFL) has reported record ticket sales for its top two divisions across the first half of the 2018-19 season.
The DFL said the 36 clubs in the Bundesliga and 2
Phoenix Open will no longer announce attendance
Last year's Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament set several attendance records, including the biggest single-day attendance and overall attendance for the tournament
Detroit Tigers move toward mobile-only ticketing for 2019
The Detroit Tigers are going paperless with the franchise's ticketing. The MLB team will join the increasing number of teams going exclusively to mobile apps for entry to games
Rays to reduce stadium capacity ‘to create more intimate experience’
The Tampa Bay Rays, whose long-term future in Florida remains in severe doubt, are reducing the stadium capacity at Tropicana Field to create a more "intimate, entertaining and appealing" experience for …
Toronto Blue Jays expect further attendance drop in 2019
The Toronto Blue Jays, who are in the middle of a rebuilding process on the field, are expecting a further drop in attendance next year
England Netball continues commercial activity with SecuTix tie-up
England Netball has continued its efforts to drive fresh revenue into the sport by agreeing a new partnership with ticketing and audience management provider SecuTix
ICC calls for prudence in international cricket
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has called on its members to make international bilateral cricket more affordable amid the continuing challenge of falling attendances, as it stated “considerable p…
Miami Marlins’ latest plan to beef up crowds? Bells and whistles
Major League Baseball team the Miami Marlins are looking to boost their dire attendances – and reach out to the local Hispanic community – by introducing a new supporter section in which fans will be en…
Miami Marlins lowering season-ticket prices after ‘screwing up’
The Miami Marlins are cutting the cost of season tickets by as much as 25 per cent in a bid to improve attendances.
Ticketmaster shuts down secondary ticketing services
Ticket sales and distribution company Ticketmaster has today (Monday) said it will close its secondary ticketing websites Seatwave and Get Me In as it switches to centralising such services under its main…