February 22nd, 2011
February 22, 2011 (New York, NY) - SeatGeek, the leading ticket search engine, today announced a partnership with Bleacher Report, the leading publisher of original sports content online. SeatGeek now powers scores and schedule pages on Bleacher Report for the four major professional sports, as well as college football and basketball. Each team’s Schedules page displays the recent game results, and allows fans to find the best prices on tickets to upcoming games on SeatGeek.com.
“We are excited to partner with SeatGeek to provide access to scores, schedules and tickets,†said Dave Nemetz, Founder and VP Business Development of Bleacher Report. “SeatGeek’s platform offers the latest data on ticket availability and prices, giving our users the best information to make purchasing decisions.â€
“Bleacher Report has seen explosive growth and is a driving force in original sports content online,†said Nihar Singhal, VP Business Development of SeatGeek. “Providing an easy way for fans to find scores, schedules, and tickets for their favorite teams will solidify Bleacher Report as a one stop destination for all things sports.â€
Bleacher Report readers can now find the best prices, and easily purchase tickets through the Schedule page of their favorite team. SeatGeek offers tickets from all major secondary ticket markets and uses patent-pending Deal Scoreâ„¢ and ticket price forecasting, allowing Bleacher Report 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. Founded in 2009, SeatGeek is a venture-backed company based in New York City.
About Bleacher Report
Bleacher Report (http://bleacherreport.com) is the web's leading publisher of original and entertaining sports editorial content. Since launching in 2008, B/R's web site has attracted an audience of more than 19 million monthly unique visitors. Today, BleacherReport.com is one of the two fastest-growing sites on the Quantcast web rankings (since April 2010), and is the fifth largest sports media destination as ranked by comScore. In addition, over 1 million users subscribe to B/R’s sport- and team-specific email newsletters, which provide a demand driven mix of content that engages a broad array of sports fans.