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StubHub Announces Interactive Mobile Seat Maps
<p class='bwalignc'> <i>World's Largest Ticket Marketplace Becomes First Entertainment Ticketing Company to Offer Interactive Venue Seat Maps on a Mobile Device</i> </p>
Monday, October 15, 2012
StubHub Announces Interactive Mobile Seat Maps08:37 EDT Monday, October 15, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO (Business Wire) -- StubHub,
the world's largest ticket marketplace, announced today that it is the
first entertainment ticketing company to launch interactive venue seat
maps on mobile devices. The integration will improve the buyer
experience by merging StubHub's onsite experience with their mobile
applications and mobile web services. Through these new features, fans
will be able to browse for tickets by section, see the range of ticket
prices in that section and view photos of sight lines, all from
StubHub's various mobile services.
Immediately, football fans will be able to view mobile interactive seat
maps through StubHub's mobile web application for all 32 NFL teams with
view from section functionality. The new maps will improve the buyer and
seller experience by having these maps available to assist StubHub
customers purchasing through that platform. Mobile interactive seat maps
will soon be available across all genres and mobile platforms.
“This is long overdue, and we're excited to be extending the same great
StubHub experience our customers have grown accustomed to on their
computers, to their mobile devices,” said Ray Elias, Chief Marketing
Officer at StubHub. “We have millions of StubHub buyers sorting through
thousands of ticket listings on their mobile devices, and that can be
pretty cumbersome on a fraction of the real estate. Our interactive maps
will dramatically improve this experience for fans.”
Recently, StubHub increased their mobile offerings through an iOS 6
mobile app integration with Apple Passbook. This allowed fans the option
of storing event tickets they purchased on StubHub in Apple Passbook,
and using their phone as their ticket into events. The first two teams
that StubHub has integrated into Apple Passbook were two of its Paciolan
integrated partners, University of Texas and Purdue. A full suite of
partners are expected to be announced in the coming months.
The StubHub interactive seat maps on mobile will be supported on Android
4 and iOS 4 and above.
StubHub's application is available on all iPhone, Android and Windows
devices and can be downloaded through the App Store. More information on
StubHub and tens of thousands of events can be found at www.stubhub.com.
About StubHub
StubHub is the world's largest ticket marketplace, enabling fans to buy
and sell tickets to tens of thousands of sports, concert, theater and
other live entertainment events. StubHub reinvented the ticket resale
market in 2000 and continues to lead it through innovation. The
company's unique online marketplace, dedicated solely to tickets,
provides all fans the choice to buy or sell their tickets in a safe,
convenient and highly reliable environment. All transactions are
processed and delivered by StubHub and backed by the company's
FanProtect Guarantee™. Company partners include the San Francisco Giants
and University of Texas, along with over 60 teams in the NFL, MLB, NBA,
NHL and NCAA, complemented with companies such as ESPN, Tickets.com, and
Paciolan.
StubHub is an eBay company (NASDAQ: EBAY).For more information
on StubHub, visit StubHub.com,
Twitter.com/StubHub,
Facebook.com/StubHub, or YouTube.com/StubHub.
StubHubShannon J. Barbara, 415-222-8494 (Media)sbarbara@stubhub.com
