#TBA24 Shortlists: Congrats to the Finalists!

TheTicketingBusiness is delighted to unveil the finalists for this year’s Awards.

Our congratulations to all of the finalists for making the TheTicketingBusiness Awards 2024 shortlists.

The #TBA24 finalists are:

CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

• Co-op Membership Presale – Co-op Live/OVG
• Disney 100: The Exhibition at London ExCeL Centre – FKP Scorpio Entertainment Ltd & Luna Entertainment Group
• FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Australia and New Zealand Ticketing
• London Diamond League 2023
• Ticketmaster x AGPC – Simplifying the fan journey
• ‘Weirdly Easy’ campaign – Dice

IMPACT AWARD

• Cologne’s global touring exhibitions – Explorado Group
• CSR Ticketing Scheme, Salford Red Devils
• Data-driven audience development – Segerstrom Center for the Arts
• Music of the Spheres sustainability tour – Coldplay/Live Nation/SAP/Green Nation
• Reaching into the Community – Stuttgarter Kickers/vivenu
• Summer Olympic Games Ticket Donation Initiative – Paris 2024
• The humane event ticketing platform – Humanitix

DISRUPTOR AWARD

• ABBA Voyage – The immersive concert experience
• Gateway to accessible event ticketing – Different Breed
• #OwnOurVenues scheme – Music Venue Trust
• Subscription ticketing – RSC Anderlecht/Roboticket
• Tickets, travel and more – Integrated event experience platform Fortius
• Virtual/Community Tickets – Kaizen Ticketing

GUEST EXPERIENCE AWARD

• Digital Ticket Implementation for The Nutcracker – Ballet Austin/True Tickets
• Festival Engagement & Satisfaction – St Magnus International Festival
• Joined up guest experience – VisitOne
• Lollapalooza India – BookMyShow
• Self-Serve Ticket Exchange & Return – Ticketek/AFL
• Trackside Treasures at Dutch Grand Prix/Zandvoort
• VIP Experiences and Reviews – The Padded Seat

PRODUCT INNOVATION

• Apple Tap to Pay – INTIX
• Accessibility Management – Alloc8
• GTX Mobile Entry Pedestal – Janam Technologies
• Online Accessible Ticketing – Ticketek
• Pay with Friends – Backpocket/Megatix
• Timeslot Lottery – Paris Olympics 2024/CTS Eventim

INSIGHTS & ANALYTICS AWARD

• Act Green Initiative – Arts Council England/You.Smart.Thing/Indigo
• Corporate Tickets Revamp – Philadelphia Eagles/TicketManager
• Cultural Participation Monitor – Audience Agency
• Data & Marketing Ecosystem – Fever
• Genonme InTime – Ticketek
• Reverse Ticketing and Data-Driven Insights – TicketRev

UNSUNG HERO

• James Alexander, Team Manager – Ticketing Live Entertainment, SEC
• Kerry Black, Box Office Assistant, Capital Theatres
• Nicholas Brennan, Ticketing Systems Manager, Warwickshire CCC
• Kelly Larson, Head of Ticketing, Venues Live WA
• Cecilia Root, Box Office and Retail Manager, Kalamazoo State Theatre
• Ben Truscott, Client and Event Services Manager, Moshtix

MOVERS & SHAKERS

• Abigail Fisher, Head of Sales, Dewynters
• Justin Gamblin, Path Entertainment Group / Monopoly Lifesized
• Ali Jeeves, Client Services Director, AXS Europe
• Zane Rambaran, Director of Touring, Robomagic Live
• Zorica Sterjov, Senior Account Manager, Moulin Rouge! The Musical – Australian Tour
• Matt Usher, Head of Ticketing, ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 – Official Travel Programme

EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR

• Pierre-Henri Deballon, Co-Founder & CEO, Weezevent
• Phillipa Hicks, Co-Founder & Head of Product, Seat Unique
• David Lynam, Founder, Kaizen Ticketing
• Ben Sebborn, Co-Founder & CTO, Skiddle
• Marco Rios, CEO, Primuse Live
• Hrefna Sif Jónsdóttir, Managing Director, Tixly

THE TICKETING BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

• BookMyShow
• CTS Eventim
• Dice
• Paris Entertainment Company
• Secutix
• Skiddle

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT

The Outstanding Achievement Award recognises an individual that has shown exceptional commitment, service and leadership to the ticketing ecosystem over a sustained period of time. (And no, they don’t have to be retiring any time soon!)

No shortlist. Recipient is selected privately by TheTicketingBusiness Awards team and will be announced at the 2024 Winners Party.

Our congratulations to all of our finalists for making the TheTicketingBusiness Awards 2024 (#TBA24) shortlists. We will be in touch shortly to advise the next steps of your nomination. Give us a day or two but if you’re on the shortlists and have still not received your Finalist Media Kit and Awards night invitation then do email us.

Meanwhile, the full dossier (and supporting evidence) is being compiled and is on its way to the Judging Panel for final adjudication.

Winners will be announced on the evening of 16 April at #TBF24 in Manchester. See you there!