Ticketmaster is providing
UCLA with a completely new approach to servicing
the University's most valued patrons, through comprehensive
online and offline
solution services designed to manage all patron touch points, event ticketing
,
and financial reporting within a single database. Fandango
sells tickets to more theaters than
all of its competitors combined and is the
exclusive ticketing service for the largest North American
exhibitors: Carmike
Theatres, Century Theatres, Edwards Theatres, Loews Cineplex Entertainment,
Regal
Cinemas, and United Artists Theatres, as well as to Brenden Theatres,
CineArts, Cineplex Odeon Cinemas
, Cobb Theatres, Crown Theatres, Eastern
Federal Theatres, Kerasotes Theatres, Magic Johnson, Majestic
Crest Theatre,
R/C Theatres, Signature Theatres, Star Theatres and Wallace Theaters.
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"Ticketmaster
gets it; clear and simple. General Manager, Ticketmaster Southern California.
"Our advanced suite
of products and services will provide UCLA and its patrons
with tremendous value, flexibility and
convenience.
Business Editors/Entertainment Editors
SHOWEST 2005
LOS ANGELES----Mann
Theatres today
announced that the company has selected REAL D as the exclusive
delivery system
for digital 3D entertainment for its theater chain., will host the REAL D
flagship theater, which
will open to the public in May 2005.
About REAL D
REAL D provides premium visual experiences
through the pioneering
and delivery of advanced visualization technologies for use in
entertainment
, marketing, science, research and other industries. "Our ticket sales are a clear indicator that
Sith
has kicked off the summer movie season loud and clear. enabled for remote ticketing) and to four out
of the five largest U.
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The UCLA Central Ticket Office has selected
Ticketmaster as
the exclusive ticketing provider for the University's athletic
events, UCLA Live! Performing Arts
events, concerts and family shows at its
campus venues, including Pauley Pavilion, Royce Hall, Freud
Playhouse,
MacGowan Hall's Little Theater, Schoenberg Hall, and the Los Angeles Tennis
Center
."
Through the implementation of Ticketmaster's fully integrated products and
services combined
with unparalleled marketing resources and distribution
network, UCLA will now be providing students
and patrons throughout Southern
California and beyond with easy and convenient access to event tickets
and
information online at ticketmaster.ticketmaster.com and at 1-800-FANDANGO.theatre theatrical
ucla.
"With REAL
D, Mann Theatres will be well-poised to address consumers'
demand for more sophisticated theatrical
experiences from their local
multiplex and help in the fight against piracy because of the extreme
difficulty of pirates replicating 3D movies.
Directories provide a straight list of sites, sometimes
with a brief description.
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UCLA will utilize
Ticketmaster's product suite to enable its new and renewing
season ticket
holders to manage their accounts, pay invoices, order and print their event
tickets
and group tickets using the ticketFast delivery system -- all online -
- through UCLA's official
ticketing website, http://www. As the nation's
single largest sales outlet for the theatrical distribution
of movies, we are
pleased that millions of moviegoers are taking advantage of the ease of
Fandango
to avoid the long lines and guarantee a hassle-free movie going
experience.theatre transborder
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, visit www.5 million of the projected four-day $158.copious worthy
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"We are honored that after extensive examination
, UCLA and its Central
Ticket Office have chosen to join forces with Ticketmaster for many years to
come. stores. Lewis,
Chairman, REAL D. Mann Theatres' Los Angeles area locations include the
world
-famous Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, The Village,
Bruin and National theatres in Westwood
Village and The Criterion 6 in
Santa Monica."
* Box office information from Box Office
Mojo and Box Office Guru.fandango.cosmopolis wolcott
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In addition, the agreement also covers events presented by UCLA
at
the world famous Rose Bowl in Pasadena, where UCLA plays its home football
games, along with
the Tournament of Roses events, including the Rose Bowl
game. "Ticketmaster provides very powerful
patron-friendly, full-service
ticketing solutions that are uniquely suited to streamline all ticketing
operations across the University. The University's athletic and performing arts sectors are wonderful
growth areas and UCLA patrons will be well-served by the client facing and
in-house solutions
we are implementing," said Dennis Scanlon, Vice President,
Integrated Products Marketing.com, via
phone through Ticketmaster's
Charge-By-Phone Network by calling (213) 480-3232, and at Ticketmaster
retail
ticket center locations including Tower Records, Robinsons-May, Ritmo Latino,
Wherehouse
Music, and select F. Known for their state-of-the-art presentation, these
theatres are among the
most prestigious in the industry and are host
to frequent star-studded world premieres and other
lavish industry
events.S.playwriting engagements
We are devoted to providing all of our
customers, including our season
and single event purchasers and our students,
with quality events and first-rate service and we are
confident that
Ticketmaster will be a strong ally in taking our event ticketing to a whole
new
level.Y.
About Ticketmaster
Ticketmaster is the world's leading ticketing company
, providing ticket
sales and distribution through http://www.com, one of the largest
e-commerce
sites on the Internet; approximately 3,300 retail Ticket Center
outlets; 19 worldwide telephone call
centers; and a broad online and offline
marketing network.engagements wolcott
5 million* domestic opening
weekend box office for REVENGE OF THE SITH, or approximately 10.
A few more facts from
Fandango:
-- Revenge of the Sith now stands as Fandango's top-selling movie for
opening weekend sales, followed by THE Return of the King.
"Even as of Sunday, we're selling
tickets like gangbusters," says Fandango
President and CEO Art Levitt.wolcott solicit
After a
very detailed
and thorough examination, we determined that Ticketmaster is
uniquely qualified to be our partner
to deliver these services to our most
valued constituents," said Dave Lowenstein, Director, UCLA
Central Ticket
Office. From its
celebrated faculty to its high-achieving students and distinguished
alumni,
UCLA's College of Letters and Science and 11 professional schools are
committed to advancing
the common good through research, teaching and active
participation in the communities they serve
.
Ticketmaster is headquartered in West Hollywood, California and is an
operating business of IAC
/InterActiveCorp (Nasdaq: IACI).REALD. Fandango's convenient service lets
moviegoers quickly select
a film, plan where and when to see it, and buy
tickets in advance on http://www.
teatrolinks engagements
E. REAL D
is
headquartered in Los Angeles with R+D and manufacturing operations
in San Rafael, Calif.patrons ionvegas
Additionally
, UCLA will take advantage of Ticketmaster's integrated emailing
solution featuring premiere patron
data collection, campaign targeting and
ROI-based reporting. Added to the lineup of premier theatres
in 2001 is Mann
Chinese 6, with its Luxurious VIP Lounge, adjacent to Grauman's in
Hollywood.
5 percent of
Sith ticket sales.ionvegas interpreted
Ticketmaster Selected to Provide Integrated Ticketing, Distribution
,
Customer Relationship Management, Access Control, and Marketing Solutions for
One of the Nation's Leading Public Universities
LOS ANGELES, Ticketmaster, the world's leading
ticketing company, announced today the signing of a multi-year agreement to
provide comprehensive
, integrated ticketing solutions for the University of
California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Ticketmaster
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
, and sold 98 million tickets valued at $5 billion in 2004.
In addition to being able to play upcoming
3D content from
filmmakers such as James Cameron ("Aliens of the Deep"), Robert
Zemeckis ("Polar
Express"), and Robert Rodriguez ("Spy Kids"; "Shark
Boy + Lava Girl"), the REAL D solution allows
Mann Theatres to realize
additional revenue streams from the presentation of alternative
programming
, such as live concerts and sporting events, as well as
high-impact advertising.suite101 choreographers
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REAL D will upgrade
Mann Theatres with its patented technology
beginning with the Mann Chinese VIP Theater.com
About
Mann Theatres
Mann Theatres is a boutique theatre chain currently owning and
operating 22
theatres with 128 screens in Southern California, with
the circuit's primary area of operation being
the greater Los Angeles
area. Leading Movie Ticketing Service Sells 10.
-- Thursday-Friday
, May 19-20, Sith's first two days of release, were
Fandango's top-selling 48 hours in the
company's history.
About Fandango
Fandango, the nation's largest online and phone
movie ticketing service,
sells tickets to approximately 1,100 theaters and 12,500 screens (nearly
70
percent of theaters in the U.transborder theatre
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Moves to Ticketmaster
Our UCLA Central Ticket Office
delivers a broad scope of services to a large and diverse audience
."
"UCLA is clearly a leader among the nation's universities, and
Ticketmaster is thrilled
to be partnering with this prestigious institution,"
said Kathy Frazer, Sr.
About the
University of California, Los Angeles
As one of the nation's premier universities, UCLA has come
so far, so fast
in its rise to the top tier of institutions of higher education."
"3D technology
has rapidly advanced in recent years, enabling REAL
D to pioneer an affordable, premium solution
for digital 3D exhibition
for the motion picture industry that harnesses the mission-critical
technology
trusted by Fortune 500 companies," said Michael V. Fandango officially began selling tickets to Sith
on April
14, nearly five weeks before its May 19 opening date.theatre engagements
Unlike traditional 3D projection
technology that is costly and
cumbersome, REAL D has focused on providing a solution that allows
Mann Theatres to play the highest quality stereoscopic content using a
single digital projector
and lightweight "sunglasses" without the
costly expense of maintaining multiple projectors, unreliable
shutterglasses and additional staffing. theater chains. For example, the Open Directory Project
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-- On Friday, May 20, SITH broke Fandango's record for hourly sales,
selling an average of eight tickets per second (during peak periods,
Fandango sold as
many as 35 SITH tickets per second).S.playwrights incorporate
tickets.edu.Revenge Is Sweet: Final Star Wars Movie Breaks Fandango
Records
By comparison, Fandango sold 8 percent of the domestic opening weekend box
office
for the blockbusters Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in June
2004 and THE Lord of the Rings:
The Return of the King in December 2003.
-- SITH represents 98 percent of the company's weekly
ticket sales.playwriting suite101
The REAL D flagship theater at the Chinese complex
will mark the first time the 78
-year-old theater complex has been
equipped to show 3D movies.
Mann Theatres will announce plans
for the rollout of additional
REAL D theaters later this year. REAL
D is the first company to
provide the entertainment industry with a
multitude of solutions for the delivery of unsurpassed
stereoscopic
experiences capable of reaching sizeable audiences.5 Percent of the Nation's Opening
Weekend Box Office for STAR WARS: EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE SITH
LOS ANGELES,
Fandango, the nation's largest online
and phone movie ticketing service with exclusive access to
nearly 70 percent
of the nation's wired theaters, announced today that it sold an estimated
$16
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Mann Theatres Selects REAL D as Exclusive Delivery System for Digital 3D Entertainment; Mann
Theatres' Grauman's Chinese Complex to Host REAL D Flagship Theate
"REAL D's solution is visually
stunning, cost-effective and easy
to deploy," said Peter Dobson, Chief Executive Officer, Mann Theatres
. With REAL D's
recent acquisition of StereoGraphics, the world's leading inventor,
manufacturer
and supplier of stereoscopic hardware and software, it is
poised to bring a multitude of mission
-critical technologies currently
used by companies like NASA, Pfizer, BMW, General Motors,
Mercedes
-Benz, SEGA and Boeing to the entertainment industry. Fandango
allows customers to bypass the box
office with in-theater ticket pick-up
kiosks and Print at Home ticketing, and offers the "gift of
the movies,"
Fandango Bucks, and an e-mail invitation tool, Evite Friends.solicit dramaturgy
Uniquely positioned at
the
crossroads of the world's economies and cultures, UCLA combines outstanding
intellectual achievement
with an innovative, entrepreneurial style and a deep
sense of civic responsibility.transborder suite101
"Ticketmaster
's integrated sales and marketing
distribution programs will offer added value to the University's
overall
customer service and ticket sales strategy.
Mann Theatres' world-famous Grauman's Chinese
Complex, located on
Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, Calif.
Spurred by recent overwhelming interest
from content creators
coupled with continued enthusiasm from consumers for 3D entertainment,
Mann
Theatres is the first theater chain to embrace the exhibition of
digital 3D content. "Once audiences
see how much the technology has
advanced, they will come to expect 3D to enhance their movie-going
experiences. This system, based on the
upcoming standard defined by the Digital Cinema Initiative
(DCI),
provides all the necessary equipment for the flawless delivery of 3D
content, as well as
the highest quality 2D content.solicit transborder
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