Category: Technology

Scam: free tix tied to Ticketmaster breach

TOO LATE: UFC 295, which took place in November 2023, is among the events listed in an email scam offering two free tickets for Ticketmaster customers who were victims in July’s massive data breach of the ticketing firm. (Getty Images) Life is imitating art in the bizarro world of live entertainment. The massive Ticketmaster data breach that took place in July is now manifesting itself in phishing scams offering two free tickets to sports events and concerts to customers whose personal data was stolen in the breach. An email forwarded to VenuesNow on Wednesday from a Ticketmaster customer showed a message tagged with “Ticketmaster data breach — IMPORTANT UPDATE” in the subject line. VenuesNow forwarded the email to Ticketmaster officials as requested and they confirmed that the email was fake and not issued by the company. The bogus email, featuring a plain blue Ticketmaster header, contains a message that starts… Continue Reading Scam: free tix tied to Ticketmaster breach

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VNC Wraps With Cosm’s Jeb Terry Keynote

PHOENIX, Arizona — A record-breaking 2024 VenuesNow Conference, the facility industry’s flagship event, wrapped yesterday yesterday (Oct. 16) at the Arizona Biltmore covering an array of topics ranging from the boom in women’s sports to sponsorship strategies, the business case for sustainability, the evolving security landscape and a host of other critical issues facing the industry. Continue Reading VNC Wraps With Cosm’s Jeb Terry Keynote

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First Of Three Cosm Attractions Rolls Out

INGLEWOOD, California — Turn an 87-foot LED dome on its side, project high-definition video and supply impeccable sound, then face it with a multi-level, 2,000-capacity audience and top it all off with high-end food and beverages and what you’ve got is COSM, an immersive experience that opened in Hollywood Park this summer.

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Running Hot and Cold in Cincy

WARM OR COOL: DreamSeat has an order to install 12,000 heating and cooling seats at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, site of the Western and Southern Open, pictured here in 2023. (Getty Images) DreamSeat Has Big Order at Lindner Family Tennis Center DreamSeat’s first full venue installation of its heating and cooling seats is set for the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Cincinnati, site of the Cincinnati Open tennis tournament, formerly the Western and Southern Open. The order for 12,000 seats is the largest ever for DreamSeat’s new heating and cooling seat, said a company representative exhibiting at the Association of Luxury Suite Directors Premium Experience Conference and Trade Show, which concluded July 16 at the JW Marriott at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles. The company is providing all of the seats at the 18,000-capacity Intuit Dome, set to open in less than one month in… Continue Reading Running Hot and Cold in Cincy

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