Ticket News Announces Top Ticket Sellers for Week Ending August 8, 2009
VERNON, CT--(Marketwire - August 13, 2009) - TicketNews announces top ticket
sellers rankings for the week ending August 8, 2009.
The third ranked overall seller Live Nation is facing another lawsuit, this
time from Philadelphia festival promoter Popped!. According to TicketNews,
Popped! CEO/President Alexis Rosenzweig alleges that Live Nation broke a legally binding
contract with the festival when the live entertainment giant cut its
ties with the Philly promoter's third annual Popped! Festival. Rosenzweig
is also alleging tortuous interference by Live Nation for preventing The
Roots from playing at a 2008 Popped! festival. Although The Roots had a
deal with Popped!, Live Nation allegedly convinced The Roots to play at a
Live Nation event several weeks earlier instead.
This week, Live Nation also reported a
six percent drop in revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2009,
compared to the same period in 2008, and the company's operating income
also fell significantly. According to TicketNews, the company generated
revenues of $1.06 billion in Q2, compared to $1.13 billion in 2008. It also
posted a drop in operating income for the quarter of nearly sixty percent
to $11.5 million, down from $27.8 million in 2008, but that was prior to
accumulating merger-related expenses of $14.9 million, which resulted in an
overall operating loss of $3.4 million.
Live Nation was also able to move up one spot in the Top Overall Sellers
rankings to number three with a power score of 7.57. Ticketmaster kept
its number one position with a power score of 29.97 and it was followed by
StubHub with a
power score of 19.59.
WE 08-08-09 WE 08-01-09 4 Week Avg
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Power Power Power
Seller Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score
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Ticketmaster.com 1 29.97 1 31.80 1 31.46
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StubHub.com 2 19.59 2 18.94 2 18.90
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LiveNation.com 3 7.57 4 7.02 3.25 7.25
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TicketsNow.com 4 5.58 3 7.10 3.75 6.67
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TicketLiquidator.com 5 3.28 5 3.55 5 3.51
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Telecharge.com 6 2.30 7 1.98 7.75 1.86
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TicketCity.com 7 2.16 6 2.14 6.25 2.18
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ETix.com 8 1.72 9 1.46 8.5 1.52
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TicketWeb.com 9 1.56 8 1.78 8 1.71
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CoasttoCoastTickets.com 10 1.30 10 1.18 9.75 1.27
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RazorGator.com 11 1.08 15 0.92 13.5 0.99
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Tix.com 12 1.06 27 0.48 23.5 0.59
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Tickets.com 13 1.01 11 1.08 11.25 1.13
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GoTickets.com 14 1.00 14 0.94 13.25 0.99
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TickCo.com 15 0.98 13 0.98 14.5 0.97
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TicketNetwork.com 16 0.96 19 0.70 17.75 0.79
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Vividseats.com 17 0.95 12 0.99 13.5 1.02
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Brownpapertickets.com 18 0.87 20 0.69 19.25 0.74
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EventTicketsCenter.com 19 0.87 17 0.72 18.25 0.75
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TicketZoom.com 20 0.80 23 0.55 23 0.60
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The top five companies on the Top Secondary Sellers rankings remained the
same this week with StubHub on top with a power score of 35.31. Razor Gator moved
up three spots to number six this week with a power score of 2.22. TicketNetwork found its way into
the top ten with a power score of 1.99.
WE 08-08-09 WE 08-01-09 4 Week Avg
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Power Power Power
Seller Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score
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StubHub.com 1 35.31 1 34.53 1 34.37
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TicketsNow.com 2 10.39 2 13.23 2 12.43
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TicketLiquidator.com 3 6.29 3 6.81 3 6.74
====== ======== ====== ======== ====== ========
TicketCity.com 4 4.14 4 4.20 4 4.23
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CoasttoCoastTickets.com 5 2.66 5 2.46 5 2.64
====== ======== ====== ======== ====== ========
RazorGator.com 6 2.22 9 1.94 7.5 2.09
====== ======== ====== ======== ====== ========
GoTickets.com 7 2.06 8 2.01 7 2.10
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TickCo.com 8 2.04 6 2.07 7.75 2.05
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TicketNetwork.com 9 1.99 12 1.53 11 1.70
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Vividseats.com 10 1.94 7 2.05 8 2.09
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EventTicketsCenter.com 11 1.86 10 1.59 11 1.64
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TicketZoom.com 12 1.66 15 1.19 15.25 1.28
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JumboTickets.com 13 1.35 13 1.51 12.25 1.51
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ABC Tickets.com 14 1.35 14 1.25 14.75 1.27
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TicketTango.com 15 1.34 17 1.11 15.25 1.29
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Ace Ticket 16 1.32 11 1.56 12.5 1.50
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TicketSpot.com 17 1.22 16 1.18 16.75 1.18
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BuyBetterTickets.com 18 1.20 21 0.86 20.25 0.91
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Findticketsfast.com 19 1.16 19 0.99 19 0.99
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OnlineSeats.com 20 1.15 18 1.06 17.5 1.17
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Ticketmaster is once again the Top Primary Seller with a power score of
60.12. It was followed in the rankings by Live Nation and Telecharge with
power scores of 15.16 and 4.60, respectively. Etix moved up one position to
number four, while Tix.com moved up two spots to the seventh position.
WE 08-08-09 WE 08-01-09 4 Week Avg
=============== =============== ===============
Power Power Power
Seller Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score
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Ticketmaster.com 1 60.12 1 63.20 1 62.59
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LiveNation.com 2 15.16 2 13.94 2 14.40
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Telecharge.com 3 4.60 3 3.92 3.75 3.69
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ETix.com 4 3.60 5 3.04 4.5 3.16
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TicketWeb.com 5 3.15 4 3.56 4 3.41
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Tickets.com 6 2.29 6 2.40 5.75 2.52
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Tix.com 7 2.23 9 1.08 8.5 1.27
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Brownpapertickets.com 8 1.75 7 1.39 7.25 1.48
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Wantickets.com 9 1.04 8 1.26 8.25 1.17
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Comcasttix.com 10 0.57 10 0.52 10.5 0.53
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TicketNews.com developed the algorithm for the exclusive weekly rankings of
the industry's ticket sellers. Top sellers rankings and power scores are
based on web traffic received by a ticket seller's website. The power score
is highly correlated with the number of transactions from the TicketNetwork
ExchangeT, the world's largest secondary ticket market exchange. A top
seller power score illustrates a given seller's category-specific
significance. Three factors obtained from multiple independent resources
are used to compare sellers within a particular category.
1. Number of unique visitors (IP addresses visiting a website in a
24-hour period).
2. Number of visits (a series of one or more page requests by a visitor
without 30 consecutive minutes of inactivity).
3. Page views (the average number of unique pages viewed by a unique
visitor).
Top seller power scores should only be used to compare sellers within a
particular category. TicketNews.com also ranks the top events weekly. For
more information, visit www.ticketnews.com/ticket_industry_rankings.
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About TicketNews
TicketNews is a comprehensive resource for news, market analysis, event
announcements, and information relating to the ticket industry. TicketNews
keeps industry professionals and fans informed about tour dates, current
and pending ticket resale legislation, rankings, ticket "steals and deals",
and more! TicketNews developed the algorithm for the exclusive weekly
rankings of the industry's top events and ticket sellers. The content is
updated daily, with original articles from TicketNews reporters and an
aggregation of 3rd party sources.
With more than 120,000 unique visitors per month TicketNews has enjoyed a
steady increase in web traffic. Ticket brokers, venues, affiliate marketing
professionals, TicketNetwork retail customers, sports management
professionals, concert/event promoters and software vendors are some
examples of TicketNews readers.
TicketNetwork is the parent company of TicketNews. TicketNetwork is the
leading-edge technology solutions provider in the ticket industry. With its
Point-of-Sale software and real-time inventory, TicketNetwork provides the
best and most efficient solutions for ticket buyers and ticket sellers.
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