TORONTO, March 30, 2017 /CNW/ -- The Toronto
Blue Jays and StubHub today announced an agreement that
designates StubHub as the official ticket fan-to-fan marketplace of
the club. Under the one-year agreement, StubHub will
offer Blue Jays fans a fully integrated ticketing
solution that will enable all Blue Jays Season
Ticket Members, Game Pack holders and single-game ticket buyers to
re-sell, purchase and electronically transmit tickets conveniently,
safely and securely on the StubHub platform.
"We want to provide a safe and convenient platform for Blue Jays
fans to experience watching their favourite team live
in-stadium. This partnership does just that,"
said Justin Hay, Vice
President, Ticket Sales & Operations, Toronto Blue
Jays. "StubHub's secure and user-friendly digital
platform will allow our fans to buy or sell tickets on the
secondary ticket market using full integration into our ticketing
system."
"This is a huge step forward expanding our MLB club partnerships
by teaming up with Canada's
Team, the Toronto Blue Jays," said StubHub
General Manager, Canada,
Jeff Poirier. "With this
partnership and integration, Blue Jays fans will enjoy our
trusted marketplace backed by our industry leading Fan Protect™
Guarantee as well as a ticket experience rooted in ease and
innovation that offers a superior mobile ticketing platform."
In addition to the ticketing integration, StubHub's
industry-leading technology also provides tools for customers,
including pricing guidance for sellers, best value recommendation
and panoramic 360-degree virtual view-from-seats for buyers.
All Blue Jays tickets will be available on
mobile, for both iOS and Android devices, or as print-at-home
tickets. Customers can post hard stock tickets for sale; upon being
sold, those tickets will be converted to mobile format, and fans
will use their smartphones for entry into the stadium.
Through its partnership with the Toronto Blue Jays,
StubHub will receive marketing and sponsorship benefits, including
in-stadium signage, hospitality assets and integration
with Blue Jays Season Ticket Member accounts on
mlb.com/bluejays, allowing Season Ticket Members to post
their Blue Jays tickets for sale on StubHub with
ease.
About StubHub
At StubHub, our mission is simple:
help fans find fun. We connect fans with their favourite 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 it through innovation.
Our industry firsts include the introduction of the first ticketing
application and the first interactive seat mapping tool. Our
business partners include more than 60 teams in the CFL, MLB, NBA,
NHL, MLS and NCAA, AEG, AXS and Spectra Ticketing & Fan
Engagement. With the acquisition of Ticketbis in August 2016, throughout the world, StubHub
provides the total end-to-end event going experience. StubHub
is an eBay company (NASDAQ: EBAY). For more information on
StubHub, visit StubHub.com or follow @StubHubCA
on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram or YouTube.com/StubHub.
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