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Qwest Center Omaha Selects Ticketmaster TicketExchange for Event-Authorized Ticket Resale

Posted on: Tuesday, 9 January 2007, 12:00 CST

OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Qwest Center Omaha is pleased to announce the launch of TicketExchange, a new service provided by Ticketmaster, which enables venue patrons to purchase and resell event tickets. Ticketmaster's TicketExchange now serves as the venue's only authorized resale site. The convenient service offers fans that purchase tickets to Qwest Center Omaha events another layer of protection from potentially fraudulent ticket sellers as well as immediate value for fans purchasing tickets to an event.

Ticketmaster, the world's leading ticketing company, will continue to provide sales and marketing distribution services for Qwest Center Omaha's full roster of entertainment and sporting events. Fans of Qwest Center Omaha events will continue to have the option of purchasing tickets through http://www.ticketmaster.com/, Ticketmaster Charge-by-phone at 402-422-1212, Ticketmaster retail outlets and the Qwest Center Omaha Box Office. Now, they also have the option of purchasing tickets through Qwest Center Omaha's TicketExchange, the venue's authorized resale site.

Here's how it works: Ticket holders who purchase Qwest Center Omaha event tickets through Ticketmaster and for any variety of reasons find that they are unable to attend the event, may visit the TicketExchange section of Ticketmaster.com and post their tickets for sale to other fans. Fans may visit TicketExchange to peruse and purchase tickets offered by other fans for Qwest events that might be sold out, or to obtain what they may deem to be a more favorable seat location, or to obtain a ticket located in a specific seating section of the venue that might not otherwise be available.

Fans interested in using Qwest Center Omaha's new TicketExchange service may do so in three easy steps: 1) Visit Ticketmaster.com and locate the event they wish to attend; 2) Clicking the "Buy from Fans" tab to review available tickets; then 3) Simply purchase and print. The TicketExchange transaction is entirely automated and processed by Ticketmaster, the recognized and trusted brand for event ticketing. Fans who purchase tickets through TicketExchange receive a brand new ticket replete with a new and unique barcode identifying the buyer as the new owner of that ticket. Fans who purchase tickets through Ticketmaster by phone or online or through TicketExchange may select to have their tickets delivered electronically via TicketFast, Ticketmaster's online ticket delivery service.

"Ticketmaster has served us very well since we opened in September 2003. When we made the decision to offer our patrons a resale site, we reviewed many resale providers and found Ticketmaster's service to best meet our needs," said Roger Dixon, Qwest Center Omaha President/CEO Qwest Center Omaha. "We want to ensure that our guests have the best possible event experience and this includes providing them with an authorized site to buy and resell tickets and avoid potentially fraudulent resellers. We know that with Ticketmaster, we are receiving the very best ticketing technology and the very best team of professionals to help us grow our ticketing business and better serve our customers."

"Qwest Center Omaha is fully committed to their event-goers and their progressive thinking has positioned them as one of the Midwest's most prolific venues," said Tricia McCoy Gonyo, General Manager, Ticketmaster. "We'll continue to work closely with Qwest Center Omaha to introduce these and other new services to ensure that every aspect of the venue's expanded ticketing business will provide added value and the best possible scope of services to make it easy and convenient for consumers to attend events at Qwest Center Omaha."

About Ticketmaster

Ticketmaster is the world's leading ticketing company, operating in 20 global markets, providing ticket sales and distribution through http://www.ticketmaster.com/, one of the largest e-commerce sites on the Internet; approximately 6,500 retail outlets; 20 worldwide telephone call centers; and a broad online and offline marketing network. Celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2006, 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. In 2005, the company sold 119 million tickets valued at $6 billion on behalf of its clients. Ticketmaster is headquartered in West Hollywood, California and is an operating business of IAC/InterActiveCorp .

Ticketmaster

CONTACT: Bonnie Poindexter of Ticketmaster, +1-310-360-2321,bonnie.poindexter@ticketmaster.com; or Dana Dyksterhuis of Qwest Center Omaha,+1-402-599-6916, ddyksterhuis@qwestcenter.com

Web site: http://www.ticketmaster.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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