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Monday, March 02, 2009

Ticketmaster Installs Accessmanager in 45th Venue in the UK in Scotland's Braehead Arena

Ticketmaster Installs Accessmanager in 45th Venue in the UK in Scotland's Braehead Arena

LONDON, March 2/PRNewswire/ -- Ticketmaster UK Ltd, a Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:TKTM)
company, is pleased to announce the successful launch of AccessManager(R) its
venue access and ticket authentication system at Braehead Arena in Scotland.

A client since 1999, with a recently renewed contract for a further 5
years, Braehead Arena in Scotland has upgraded their ticketing services with
Ticketmaster and installed AccessManager(R) making it the 45th venue to go
live with the system in the UK.

AccessManager(R) will enable Braehead Arena to offer innovative customer
friendly ticket options to concert goers customers, including print-at-home
and mobile phone tickets. The system scans each ticket's unique barcode,
validating tickets in real-time, granting entry and deterring counterfeiters
by identifying invalid tickets and denying access.

The AccessManager(R) system also enables the venue to offer its customers
the TicketFast(R), service, Ticketmaster's print at home ticketing solution.
TicketFast(R) is a quick and convenient way to receive tickets as customers
can download and print their own tickets at home immediately after purchase,
rather than waiting for them to be posted or spending time queuing at the box
office. Each ticket has a unique barcode for security, which is scanned at
the venue by front of house staff using a hand held scanner linked to the
"real time" sales data of the event.

Chris Edmonds, Managing Director, Ticketmaster UK
(http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/), said: "We have been working with Braehead
Arena for over 9 years, and we are delighted to be able to work with them for
another 5 years. The introduction of AccessManager(R) will enable Braehead
Arena to take full advantage of our investment into innovative ticketing
solutions for clients and customers."

Scott Martin, Braehead Arena manager, said: "The AccessManager(R)
enhanced ticketing feature that is being introduced at Braehead Arena gives
added benefits to the customer as well as the promoter and the venue. With
the hand-held barcode scanning equipment our operators will be using, people
can gain entry to the arena much more quickly than before and there will be
less queuing involved. There is also the facility that if an event -goer
needs to be contacted in an emergency situation after they have left home,
our operators will have a message appear on their consul when that person
presents their ticket and it is scanned. For the promoter this new system
allows us to carry out automatic seat upgrade and relocation if a particular
section of the arena has to be filled. And for us, AccessManager(R) means
that since the tickets are scanned we can easily identify stolen or forged
tickets. We are extremely pleased to be extending our partnership with
Ticketmaster. We have been working together closely since 1999 and we are
looking forward to more years of excellent service and ticketing. The new
installation of AccessManager(R) will allow us to continue providing our
customers with the latest innovative ticketing technology."

Other Recent Ticketmaster UK News:

TICKETMASTER LAUNCHES e-TICKET SYSTEM IN BARRHEAD TRAVEL SHOPS ACROSS
SCOTLAND

http://mediacenter.ticketmaster.com/Extranet/TMPRArticlePressReleases.aspx?id=7674)

TICKETMASTER SIGNS MULTI-YEAR TICKETING DEAL WITH SCOTTISH RUGBY

http://mediacenter.ticketmaster.com/Extranet/TMPRArticlePressReleases.aspx?id=7136&fragment=0&SearchType=OR&terms=

About Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc.

Ticketmaster Entertainment consists of Ticketmaster and Front
Line Management Group. As the world's leading live entertainment ticketing
and marketing company, Ticketmaster connects the world to live entertainment.
Ticketmaster operates in 19 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 6,700 retail outlets; and 19 worldwide call centers.
Established in 1976, Ticketmaster serves 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, performing arts venues, museums, and theatres. In 2007, the
company sold more than 141 million tickets valued at over $8.3 billion on
behalf of its clients. Ticketmaster Entertainment acquired a controlling
interest in Front Line Management Group in October 2008. Front Line is one of
the world's leading artist management companies, with nearly 200 clients and
more than 80 executive managers. . Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. is
headquartered in West Hollywood, California (NASDAQ:TKTM).

Source: Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc.

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