Ticketmaster Launches Online Affiliate Network

New Opportunity for Consumers and Organizations Affiliating With

Ticketmaster to Receive Commissions for Link-through Ticket Sales

    WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Ticketmaster, the
 world's leading ticketing company, has launched its first-ever online
 affiliate network in the United States. Consumers and organizations may
 register to become Ticketmaster affiliates at ticketmaster.com/affiliates
 and begin earning commissions for online ticket sales that originate via
 links from their websites.
 
     Registered affiliates will receive access to use Ticketmaster's new
 EventEngine widget, to create and post a customized Ticketmaster event
 marketing engine on their website(s) to alert visitors and friends about
 upcoming events and link them to Ticketmaster.com and TicketWeb.com to
 purchase tickets. Ticketmaster affiliates will also have access to
 Ticketmaster search buttons, banners, and link engines.
 
     "Our new affiliate network will link us to marketing and content
 partners with loyal traffic and bring even more fans to Ticketmaster.com to
 purchase tickets to our clients' events," said Sean Moriarty, President and
 CEO, Ticketmaster. "We are going to continue expanding the network with
 more tools and functionality, and we expect to roll out the program
 globally in the near future."
 
     "As a promoter and venue operator, we work closely with Ticketmaster to
 market our events to the widest possible audience," said John Meglen,
 President and co-CEO, Touring and Special Events, AEG Live. "This affiliate
 program offers a valuable new distribution channel and positions
 Ticketmaster as an even stronger partner for us and the event industry."
 
     Ticketmaster is the first primary [original sale] ticketing company in
 the United States to offer an affiliate program. The Ticketmaster affiliate
 program and EventEngine widget were developed in association with buy at,
 Inc (http://www.buyat.com), a leading international affiliate network. buy
 at will provide Ticketmaster with affiliate support, tracking, reporting
 and payment services.
 
     "The extensive affiliate network and technology we're able to provide
 to Ticketmaster will allow the company to cost-effectively increase their
 reach on the Internet," said Malcolm Cowley, President, buy at, Inc. "As
 their affiliate network provider, we will be able to help them build and
 extend their online sales channels."
 
     About Ticketmaster
 
     Ticketmaster is the world's leading ticketing company, operating in 20
 global markets, providing ticket sales, ticket resale services, marketing
 and distribution through http://www.ticketmaster.com, one of the largest
 e-commerce sites on the Internet; approximately 6,500 retail outlets; and
 20 worldwide call centers. Ticketmaster celebrated its 30th anniversary in
 2006 and currently serves more than 9,000 clients worldwide across multiple
 event categories, providing exclusive ticketing services for hundreds of
 leading arenas, stadiums, performing arts venues, museums, and theaters. In
 2006, the company sold more than 128 million tickets valued at over $7
 billion on behalf of its clients. Ticketmaster is headquartered in West
 Hollywood, California and is an operating business of IAC (Nasdaq: IACI).
 
 
 

SOURCE Ticketmaster