Ticketmaster and Queens Park Rangers Extend Ticketing Deal


LONDON, May 14 /PRNewswire/ --     Ticketmaster, a Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:TKTM) company,
is pleased to announce it has signed a new contract extension with Queens
Park Rangers Football Club. As part of the deal Ticketmaster will be
providing QPR with its access control system AccessManager and TicketFast(R)
technology.

Ticketmaster will install its well-established access control system,
AccessManager, at Loftus Road Stadium. AccessManager will allow QPR to
utilise and coordinate all of their ticketing services, providing an
innovative and complete ticketing solution. Instead of a season ticket
voucher book, QPR Season Ticket holders will receive bar coded season cards
to access the stadium. Additionally, when season ticket holders purchase
tickets for other QPR matches at Loftus Road, their bar coded season card can
be automatically updated to admit them. Customers purchasing individual match
day tickets will also be using bar coded tickets for quick entry. Each ticket
has a unique barcode for security, which is scanned at the stadium using
Ticketmaster's AccessManager. The system validates tickets in real-time and
deters counterfeiters by identifying fraudulent and invalid tickets and
denying access.

AccessManager also allows QPR's fans to take full advantage of
Ticketmaster's TicketFast(R) ticketing. Supporters who book seats online will
be able to print their TicketFast(R) tickets at home and present them at
turnstiles, providing a simplified booking and access process.

Chris Edmonds, Managing Director, Ticketmaster UK, said: "We are excited
by the opportunity to extend our already excellent relationship with Queens
Park Rangers Football Club. The introduction of our AccessManager system at
Loftus Road will give the club enhanced access control whilst allowing them
to take advantage of our TicketFast(R) ticketing technology. This allows QPR
to take make full use of our continued investment in innovative ticketing
solutions, which will ultimately benefit their fans as well."

QPR's Deputy Managing Director, Ali Russell, said: "This is an excellent
deal for the Club, which will only serve to enhance the already positive
matchday experience we have on offer at Loftus Road. The Board of Directors
is wholly committed to investing in all areas of the business and this
agreement extension with Ticketmaster fits in line with their aims and
objectives of improving our fans' experience."

Russell added: "The introduction of AccessManager and TicketFast(R)
technology very much brings us in line with a number of the big Clubs in this
country, whilst also allowing us to move into the 21st century and be a huge
benefit to our fans."

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About Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc.

Ticketmaster Entertainment consists of Ticketmaster and Front Line
Management Group. As the world's leading live entertainment ticketing and
marketing company, Ticketmaster connects the world to live entertainment.
Ticketmaster operates in 20 global markets, providing ticket sales, ticket
resale services, marketing and distribution through
http://www.ticketmaster.com, one of the largest e-commerce sites on the
Internet; approximately 7,100 retail outlets; and 17 worldwide call centres.
Established in 1976, Ticketmaster serves more than 10,000 clients worldwide
across multiple event categories, providing exclusive ticketing services for
leading arenas, stadiums, professional sports franchises and leagues, college
sports teams, performing arts venues, museums, and theaters. In 2008, the
Company sold more than 141 million tickets valued at over $8.9 billion on
behalf of its clients. Ticketmaster Entertainment acquired a controlling
interest in Front Line Management Group in October 2008. Founded by Irving
Azoff and Howard Kaufman in 2004, Front Line Management Group is the world's
leading artist management company. Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. is
headquartered in West Hollywood, California (NASDAQ:TKTM).

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