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"We are striving for an EBIT margin of 15 percent for the whole group in 2010," Klaus-Peter Schulenberg said, in Reuters. EBIT margin this year is expected to rise to 14 percent from 12.4 percent last year. Related Articles: Eventim Tickets are now also on MySpace! A deal between CTS Eventim AG, Europe's market leader in the
primary ticketing market and MySpace, the world's largest music platform will
now have MySpace's users able to buy tickets directly from the primary ticketing
company under http://www.myspace.com/ticketshop.
CTS Eventim Moves Into Swiss Market German ticket marketer CTS Eventim and Swiss media company
Ringier have agreed to form a joint venture.
The new company will be known as Eventim CH AG and will begin business in
February 2010.
UK Online Scam Tickets on the Rise - Doubles in One Year It appears that UK fraudsters running scam websites are turning their attentions to European music fans, according to a recent BBC report by business reporter Simon Atkinson.
Sites
have been advertising and selling non-existent tickets to events held in around Europe ncluding Spain, France and... Ticketmaster, Live Nation Merger Approval Challenged by CTS Eventim in UK CTS Eventim has formerly challenged UK approval (which was recently reversed from Nay to Yea) of a possible merger between Ticketmaster Entertainment and Live Nation, and stated its concerns were not given proper hearing by U.K.’s Competition Commission, the antitrust authorities.
Eventim takes Swiss competitor, Ticketcorner, to Task. CTS Eventim, the
leading European ticket marketer and promoter, today brought an action against the
prime Swiss ticket agent, Ticketcorner, before the Swiss Competition Commission
(Comco) arguing that its competitor was contravening Swiss anti-trust laws.
Comco is now
examining whether an... Stage Crews vote U2’s Tour Best of the Year U2's 360 Degree tour, with its groundbreaking
"claw" stage, was named live production of the year at the Total
Production International (TPI) Awards.
The ceremony rewards roadies, riggers,
truckers and other behind-the-scenes workers.
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CTS Eventim, Europe's main player in the primary ticket market which also provides live entertainment, is confident of growing both its sales and profit next year despite the economic crisis, its chief executive told Boersen-Zeitung on Saturday.