Archive for 6 December, 2007
Beijing Olympics Ticketing Director – Falls on his sword or just shafted?
By LORETTA CHAO
30 November 2007
“The Beijing Olympics committee has replaced the director of its ticketing operations in the fallout of a fiasco last month, when the Olympics ticketing system crashed after kicking off a critical second phase of sales.“
“Zhu Yan, the new director, declined to say whether his predecessor, Rong Jun, was fired for mishandling the October sale.” So, it appears the ticketing process was mishandled. But wasn’t the Ticketmaster joint venture meant to avoid exactly this sort of outcome? “Our state-of-the-art technologies and ticketing system will help the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee, as well as other event providers, sell more tickets more effectively …” – Ticketmaster Chairman and CEO, Terry Barnes 27 October 2006
The contradiction in the more recent WSJ report is very interesting in light of this: “The system failure highlighted the need for better ticketing technology in China, which is hosting an increasing number of high-profile events, from next year’s Olympics to mega-pop star concerts and Broadway shows. A number of ticketing companies are working to develop better sales and distribution methods.“ MORE DETAILS >>
6 December, 2007 at 6:55 pm Tim Roberts ARTS Australia 1 comment
