Tribune Adds Ticket Re-Seller To All Its Websites

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: Tribune Company Partners With TicketNetwork Direct to Make Live Event Tickets Available Online : Newspaper, Television and Radio Web Site Visitors Nationwide Get Access to Tickets in Real Time : VERNON, CT--(Marketwire - January 7, 2009) - TicketNetwork, the leading source for live event tickets and innovative technology solutions, today announced that its partnership division, TicketNetwork Direct, has signed an agreement with Tribune Company to supply ticket inventory and content to the company's newspaper, television and radio web sites. : TicketNetwork Direct's alliance with Tribune will provide over $1 billion in ticket inventory and makes TicketNetwork Direct a provider of tickets to the media giant's Web entities across the country. The agreement includes the web sites of Tribune's eight newspapers, 23 television stations, and WGN Radio. : "Numerous Tribune properties, including the websites of television and radio stations in the top ten Nielsen markets in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Dallas, will now offer an extensive supply of tickets to local live events," said Don Vaccaro, CEO, TicketNetwork. "Concerts, sporting events and shows are often sold out in large cities due to high demand, and this partnership will fill that void with TicketNetwork providing ticket buyers with quality seats to live entertainment coast to coast," added Vaccaro. : "Working with TicketNetwork Direct, we're able to provide our readers, viewers and listeners with a valuable service -- tickets to in-demand live events, made available in real time," said Jonathan Ozeran, Manager, Product Innovation at Tribune Interactive. "Our newspaper and broadcast web sites have well-established identities within their local markets and are recognized as the go-to source for local news, information and entertainment. Providing this service gives consumers yet another reason to visit our sites." Ozeran added, "TicketNetwork's leadership position and expansive ticket inventory were critical to selecting them as a partner." : : About TicketNetwork Direct : TicketNetwork Direct powers Web sites with seamless access to the ticketing industry's largest inventory for popular local performances, shows, concerts and sporting events at competitive prices. TicketNetwork Direct enhances the ticket offerings of partner websites at a critical stage in the purchase process, when sports fans, tourists and locals are actively seeking information. : About TicketNetwork : TicketNetwork is the leading source for event tickets and innovative technology solutions for both ticket buyers and sellers. With a comprehensive selection of more than $1B in real-time ticket inventory, TicketNetwork provides sought-after tickets to concert, sporting, and theater events worldwide. TicketNetwork's signature Point-of-Sale software powers real-time ticketing transactions for both B2B and B2C, making it the leading innovative software platform in the secondary ticketing industry. The company's signature retail website www.TicketNetwork.com is both Payment Card Industry (PCI) and EVSSL-certified, making it the leading secure site for tickets in the secondary market. The company is a Ticket Software, LLC property and is parent company of: TicketLiquidator.com, TicketNetwork Direct, Ticket News, Ticket Summit, and TicketNetwork Point-of-Sale solutions. TicketNetwork was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Vernon, Connecticut. : About Tribune : TRIBUNE is America's largest employee-owned media company, operating businesses in publishing, interactive and broadcasting. In publishing, Tribune's leading daily newspapers include the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore Sun, Sun-Sentinel (South Florida), Orlando Sentinel, Hartford Courant, Morning Call and Daily Press. The Company's broadcasting group operates 23 television stations, WGN America on national cable, Chicago's WGN-AM and the Chicago Cubs baseball team. Popular news and information websites complement Tribune's print and broadcast properties and extend the Company's nationwide audience. At Tribune we take what we do seriously and with a great deal of pride. We also value the creative spirit and are nurturing a corporate culture that doesn't take itself too seriously. : (Press Release)

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