CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA
CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA, founded in Bremen, Germany, in 1989, stands as a prominent international player in the leisure and live events industry. With operations spanning numerous countries including Germany, Italy, the United States, Switzerland, Austria, Finland, the Netherlands, and Spain, the company's activities are divided into two main business units: Ticketing and Live Entertainment. The Ticketing segment comprehensively handles the entire process of producing, selling, brokering, distributing, and marketing admission tickets for a diverse range of events such as concerts, theatrical performances, art exhibitions, and sporting contests. This involves leveraging its proprietary eventim.Web platform, the extensive EVENTIM.Net network, in-house ticketing solutions via EVENTIM.Inhouse, specialized sports ticketing with EVENTIM.Tixx, and the EVENTIM.Light self-service tool for promoters. It also provides EVENTIM.Access for integrated ticket sales and admission control. Furthermore, this division oversees the kinoheld software for cinema operators, facilitates customer-to-customer ticket resales through EVENTIM.fanSALE, and manages a portfolio of well-known online portals including eventim.de, oeticket.com, ticketcorner.ch, ticketone.it, and entradas.com. The Live Entertainment segment focuses on the planning, preparation, and execution of various tours, events, and festivals, with a particular emphasis on music events and concerts. This division also takes charge of marketing music productions and is involved in the management and operation of entertainment venues. The company adopted its current name, CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA, in May 2014, having previously operated as CTS EVENTIM AG.