6683 0 3 econsultancy_xml <p>It follows a <a href="/blog/1599-ticket-exchange-bags-30m-in-funding">similar move</a> earlier this month by viagogo, the European online ticket exchange.</p> <p>TickEx, which is privately funded, allows users to browse and compare tickets by searching for artists, venues, cost, date and seat location. It lists items from both primary and secondary sellers.</p> <p>It says the market for live tickets is worth £2.6bn each year in the UK - but presumably much greater riches await across the pond. </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>It follows a <Link URL="/blog/1599-ticket-exchange-bags-30m-in-funding" Window="Self">similar move</Link> earlier this month by viagogo, the European online ticket exchange.</Paragraph> <Paragraph>TickEx, which is privately funded, allows users to browse and compare tickets by searching for artists, venues, cost, date and seat location. It lists items from both primary and secondary sellers.</Paragraph> <Paragraph>It says the market for live tickets is worth £2.6bn each year in the UK - but presumably much greater riches await across the pond. </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2007-08-22T17:24:00+01:00 0 1 econsultancy_xml <strong> <a href="http://www.tickex.com">TickEx</a>, the UK-based vertical search engine for live events, has expanded across the Atlantic by opening an office in California.</strong> <p>The company, which launched a beta version of its site in the UK in June, says its US version will have 5m tickets in its index when it goes live.</p> <p> <img alt="TickEx homepage" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1168/1204221608_ad7ce12466_o.jpg" /> </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Emphasis> <Link URL="http://www.tickex.com" Window="Self">TickEx</Link>, the UK-based vertical search engine for live events, has expanded across the Atlantic by opening an office in California.</Emphasis> <Paragraph>The company, which launched a beta version of its site in the UK in June, says its US version will have 5m tickets in its index when it goes live.</Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Image AlternateText="TickEx homepage" Source="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1168/1204221608_ad7ce12466_o.jpg"> </Image> </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 1667 364072 UK ticket search engine launches in US false 2007-08-22T17:26:00+01:00 uk-ticket-search-engine-launches-in-us 2009-04-28T22:56:54+01:00 2009-04-28T22:56:54+01:00 251