December 7th, 2010

SeatGeek Announces Partnership With FanSided Sports Blog Network

SeatGeek to Power Team Schedule Pages To Help Fans Find The Best Deals On Tickets

December 7, 2010 (New York, NY) - SeatGeek, the leading ticket search engine, today announced a partnership with FanSided, the fast growing sports blog network and fan community. SeatGeek now powers the Schedule pages for FanSided’s professional sports team blogs including football, baseball, basketball, hockey, and more. Each team’s Schedules page displays the team’s recent record, gives users the ability to purchase tickets to upcoming games on SeatGeek.com, and includes SeatGeek’s proprietary “fan sentiment” data.

"FanSided is thrilled to be working with SeatGeek, a company that has revolutionized the way sports fans buy tickets,” said Zach Best, Co-Founder of FanSided. “This partnership not only aligns two up-and-coming companies, but also gives FanSided readers yet another reason to visit and keep visiting our large family of sites."

“FanSided is a leading destination for sports blogging and commentary, and caters to the most devoted of fans,” said Nihar Singhal, VP Business Development of SeatGeek. “Adding a seamless, no hassle way to find great deals on tickets within these blogs, creates a one stop destination that will keep fans coming back for more.”

Readers of FanSided’s network of blogs can now easily purchase tickets to the game of their choice through ticketing links provided by SeatGeek on the Schedule pages. SeatGeek aggregates tickets from all major secondary ticket markets and uses patent-pending Deal Score™ and ticket price forecasting, allowing FanSided readers to save time and money during their ticket buying experience.

About SeatGeek
SeatGeek (/) is the leading ticket search engine that enables fans to quickly and easily discover the best deals for sports, concert, and theater events. The company’s Deal Score™ and forecasting technology provides fans with the buying intelligence needed to find the best prices from trusted secondary ticket markets and alerts them of the ideal time to purchase.

SeatGeek powers ticket search, discovery, and listings for major media partners including Yahoo! Sports, The Wall Street Journal, YardBarker, and more.

Founded in 2009, SeatGeek is a venture-backed company based in New York City.

About FanSided
The FanSided Network (http://fansided.com) is the fastest growing independent sports blog network in the world. With 160-plus (and counting) sites offering around-the-clock coverage of specific teams, sports and even players, the FanSided Network has something for every sports fanatic. That's why millions of sports fans visit the FanSided roster of sports communities every month. FanSided has sports fans covered -- every day, all year long.