SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- StubHub, the
world's largest event marketplace, and SeatGeek, the leading
mobile-focused ticket platform, have signed a multi-year agreement
with the New Orleans Pelicans. Through the partnership, StubHub
becomes an "Authentic Ticket Partner of the New Orleans Pelicans,"
enabling fans to now securely buy and sell verified tickets on
StubHub, in addition to SeatGeek.
Through the partnership, Pelicans ticket holders can buy and
sell verified tickets on StubHub with a fully integrated ticketing
experience, allowing for tickets to be cancelled and reissued
seamlessly between the StubHub and SeatGeek platforms. Tickets will
be provided instantly upon purchase via the StubHub mobile app.
This integration provides both buyers and sellers with a secure
system and eliminates fraud.
"StubHub has always been at the forefront of innovating the fan
experience and we are pleased to continue to do so for New Orleans
Pelicans fans," said Akshay Khanna,
head of partnerships for NBA, NFL and NHL for StubHub. "Now,
Pelicans fans can buy and sell tickets easily, securely and with
the experience they've come to love from StubHub."
In addition to the ticketing integration, StubHub will have
access to a portfolio of Pelicans marketing assets, including
social collaborations, digital assets and in-venue advertising and
promotions at Pelicans home games.
"With the addition of SeatGeek and now StubHub, we have taken
our fan experience to the next level," said Pelicans Senior Vice
President of Sales Michael
Stanfield. "We are thrilled to be a part of this initiative
and we are looking forward to continued success."
"SeatGeek's mission is to help fans attend more live events by
increasing access and improving the ticket-buying experience," said
SeatGeek co-founder Russ D'Souza.
"We're excited to work with StubHub to give Pelicans fans another
place to discover and purchase authentic tickets."
Offering a suite of tools for NBA fans to make the ticketing
process informed, intuitive, and secure, StubHub's platform
provides pricing guidance for sellers, recommendations and alerts
for 'best value seats,' and a 360-degree view-from-seat virtual
reality experience for buyers, plus access to the company's
24/7/365 customer service.
ABOUT STUBHUB
At StubHub, our mission is simple: bring
the joy of live to fans globally. We connect fans with their
favorite teams, shows and artists and introduce them to the ones
they'll love next. As the largest ticket marketplace in the world,
we enable fans to buy and sell tickets to tens of thousands of
events, whenever they want, through our desktop and mobile
experiences, including our StubHub app for iPhone, iPad, Apple
Watch and Android. Offering a superior fan experience at its core,
StubHub reinvented the ticket resale market in 2000 and continues
to lead through innovation. Our industry firsts include the
introduction of the first ticketing application, the first
interactive seat mapping tool, and the first live entertainment
rewards program. Our business partners include more than 130
properties in MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS and NCAA, plus AEG, AXS and
Paciolan, and now the Tessitura Network. StubHub provides the total
end-to-end event going experience throughout the
world. StubHub is an eBay company (NASDAQ: EBAY). For more
information on StubHub, visit StubHub.com or follow @StubHub
on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram or YouTube.com/StubHub.
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