German-born CTS EVENTIM is entering the North American ticketing market.
The company’s new US-based website eventim.com started selling tickets on September 26, with EVENTIM saying its goal is “to establish an alternative to the dominant providers in the US and Canada.”
Last year, CTS EVENTIM and US promoter Michael Cohl formed the joint venture EMC Presents with the goal of bringing international artists to the US and Canada.
The JV sold more than 300,000 tickets for the North American tour for Genesis, which kicks off in mid-November in Chicago.
This summer also saw the launch of EVENTIM LIVE ASIA.
The company, headquartered in Singapore and led by CEO Jason Miller, focuses on the growing live entertainment markets in China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines.
EVENTIM also recently set out its plans to spend…
