Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Former Live Nation exec Tim Chambers joins Tixserve Board | Music Business Worldwide


Experienced ticketing specialist Tim Chambers has joined the Board of new B2B digital ticket fulfilment platform Tixserve.

Chambers has worked in the live entertainment market for more than 20 years, having held the post of VP European Development at Ticketmaster and SVP International Corporate Development for Live Nation Entertainment, as well as being the founder of TicketWeb in the UK.

Tixserve is a new B2B digital ticket fulfilment solution for ticketing platforms and retailers in the live entertainment market.

The Irish tech company has recently secured €250,000 in funding from Enterprise Ireland as part of its High Potential Start-Up programme. Among the private investors in Tixserve is Michael Smurfit, one of Ireland’s most well-known businessmen.

“The live entertainment sector is often slow to adopt the benefits of new technologies. It no longer makes sense to rely solely on paper tickets”

Tim Chambers, Tixserve

Tim Chambers said: “The live entertainment sector is often slow to adopt the benefits of new technologies. It no longer makes sense to rely solely on paper tickets – especially when you look at the tremendous capabilities of a secure Tixserve digital ticket. The future of ticketing must incorporate seamless digital distribution with mobile authentication, and enhanced consumer services including event timings, line-ups and biographies, location maps, and added value merchandise up-sale opportunities. Tixserve does all of this, and more.”

Co-founder and Managing Director of Tixserve, Patrick Kirby, said: “The Tixserve digital ticket fulfilment platform is a secure white label solution that can be used by existing ticket sellers to enhance the experience for ticket-purchasers, reduce costs and generate new revenue streams.

“Since our launch in 2017, we have successfully concluded a number of extensive private field trials with well-known venues and ticket agents in the United Kingdom and Ireland and we look forward to announcing details of commercial partnerships with these clients very soon. Tim Chambers brings a rich international experience and will help to steer the company as we target large global opportunities in the live event ticketing industry.”Music Business Worldwide

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