viagogo and STV join forces in Scotland

December 24, 2006 (PRLEAP.COM) Technology News
viagogo.co.uk the market leader in secondary ticketing, and stv, Scotland’s most popular peak time TV station, announced today that they have agreed on an affiliate deal to provide users of stv’s website, www.stv.tv, with quick and easy access to the latest tickets to live events.

viagogo.co.uk the first business of its kind in the UK and Europe, is providing a co-branded ticket exchange for stv.tv users, allowing them to buy and sell tickets in a safe and secure way. To make transactions, users can search viagogo’s database of events and buy and sell tickets on the co-branded site.

Eric Baker, CEO of viagogo said: “This partnership will help to increase our user base in Scotland whilst providing visitors to stv’s website with the only guaranteed way to buy and sell their tickets with confidence.”

Andrew Windsor, Ecommerce Director at stv, added: “Our website provides comprehensive information about what’s going on with sports and entertainment events in Scotland today, and by working with viagogo we can now provide stv.tv users with the best way of finding sought after tickets to see these events or selling those they don’t need.”