LONDON, May 7 /PRNewswire/ --
Ticketmaster UK Ltd, a Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:TKTM)company, is pleased to announce the launching of two charity partnershipswith Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy and children's charity Sparks.
Ticketmaster has been working with Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy for manyyears now and have recently begun working the children's charity Sparks.Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy promotes health, well-being and socialinclusion through the skilled use of music with individuals, groups andcommunities who are challenged by disability, illness or injustice. Sparks isthe children's medical research charity, whose sole remit is to fund researchacross the whole spectrum of paediatric medicine, and their goal is for allbabies to be born healthy and stay healthy.
Ticketmaster has been a long-term supporter of Nordoff-Robbins and hasrecently increased its activity to help raise funds for the charity's work.The Nordoff-Robbins tartan clef logo is embedded on the Ticketmaster Scotlandwebsite enabling visitors the opportunity to donate directly and helps raisethe charity's profile in Scotland. For all events in the Glasgow areacustomers are presented with the option to make a donation to the charity,should they wish, before finalising their transaction. Not associated withany particular artist or event, this initiative has been offered for allevents in the Glasgow area, since November '08 and in four months thegenerosity of our customers has raised over GBP4,000.
Elsewhere in the UK Ticketmaster is working together with bothNordoff-Robbins and Sparks to raise funds through a number of methods,including online ticket auctions, Platinum Tickets and a new agreement withRedeem plc to recycle mobile phones. Ticketmaster's clients have theopportunity to help raise funds for these two important causes by offeringevent tickets for auction or by using the Platinum programme of variablepricing, with the extra revenue generated on each ticket being donated to thecharities.
Ticketmaster is also now working with Redeem to give our customers theopportunity to recycle unwanted mobile phones in exchange for a Ticketmastergift card. This gift card can be used as full or part payment to purchasetickets for all concerts and other events sold via Ticketmaster. For everymobile phone recycled and a Ticketmaster Gift Card claimed, Ticketmaster willdonate GBP1 to charity, with the amount split equally between Nordoff-Robbinsand Sparks. Customers also have the option to donate the full value of theirphone to be shared between the charities.
Chris Edmonds, Managing Director of Ticketmaster UK, said: "We are reallypleased to be working with two such important charities here in the UK. Weare looking to increase awareness of what they do as well as assist inraising funds that will help them continue the invaluable work they undertakeall over the UK."
David Munns, Chairman, Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy FundraisingCommittee, said: "Ticketmaster has been a strong supporter Nordoff-RobbinsMusic Therapy for many years. This new set of initiatives is testament totheir ongoing support for the amazing and vital work that N-RMT does."
Sir Trevor Brooking, Sparks Vice-president and Trustee, said:"Ticketmaster's charity partnership with Sparks is a natural fit. You sellthe tickets to the type of events so many of our celebrity Ambassadors starin. And we've teamed up to try and score the greatest goal possible...helpingALL babies and children to be born healthy and grow up healthy. Thank you,Ticketmaster."
Jamie Rae, Chief Executive of Redeem plc, said: "This new partnershipwith Ticketmaster is very exciting for us as a company, but also offers abrand new way for their customers to enjoy events and concerts across the UK.By recycling mobile phones with Ticketmaster they are also helping two veryworthwhile charities and preventing potentially toxic waste going tolandfill. We look forward to offering this recycling service withTicketmaster across the UK."
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Ticketmaster Entertainment consists of Ticketmaster and Front LineManagement Group. As the world's leading live entertainment ticketing andmarketing company, Ticketmaster connects the world to live entertainment. Ticketmaster operates in 20 global markets, providing ticket sales, ticketresale services, marketing and distribution through www.ticketmaster.com, oneof the largest e-commerce sites on the Internet; approximately 7,100 retailoutlets; and 17 worldwide call centres. Established in 1976, Ticketmasterserves more than 10,000 clients worldwide across multiple event categories,providing exclusive ticketing services for leading arenas, stadiums,professional sports franchises and leagues, college sports teams, performingarts venues, museums, and theaters. In 2008, the Company sold more than 141million tickets valued at over $8.9 billion on behalf of its clients.Ticketmaster Entertainment acquired a controlling interest in Front LineManagement Group in October 2008. Founded by Irving Azoff and Howard Kaufmanin 2004, Front Line Management Group is the world's leading artist managementcompany. Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. is headquartered in West Hollywood,California (NASDAQ:TKTM).
For more information please contact: Jon Wiffen, PR Manager, Ticketmaster UK, T: +44(0)20-7344-4000, E: jon.wiffen@ticketmaster.co.uk
