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*PRESS RELEASE*
*CTS EVENTIM wins multiple Arthur Awards*
· Two awards and six nominations in the twelve categories of the Live
Entertainment 'Oscars'
· CTS EVENTIM voted best ticketing company for the third time in five
years
· Folkert Koopmans (FKP Scorpio) named Promoters' Promoter for the second
time
· Rauha Kyyrö, Aino-Maria Paasivirta (both Fullsteam), EVENTIM Apollo and
'Blue Planet II' (FKP Scorpio) also among nominees
London, 8 March 2019. CTS EVENTIM, one of the leading international
Ticketing and Live Entertainment companies, had multiple reasons to
celebrate at this year's Arthur Awards. At the unofficial Oscar gala for the
Live Entertainment industry, which takes place annually at the International
Live Music Conference (ILMC) in London and celebrated its 25th anniversary
this year, the company won in two of twelve categories and was nominated a
total of six times.
For starters, CTS EVENTIM was honoured as the best ticketing provider for
the third time in the past five years. Christian Steinhof, Head of Corporate
Communications at CTS EVENTIM, accepted the company's third 'Golden Ticket'
award after 2015 and 2017 at the awards gala, and said: "This award
recognises the commitment of all our colleagues who work every day in more
than 20 countries to offer artists, promoters and customers the best
solutions. After pooling our forces in Live Entertainment just yesterday
with the launch of EVENTIM LIVE, we're thrilled that our teamwork is getting
appreciation from the highest level - namely from our industry peers - in
Ticketing as well."
Meanwhile, Folkert Koopmans, Founder and Managing Director of the EVENTIM
subsidiary FKP Scorpio, was named Promoters' Promoter - again, as he had
already won the award once before, in 2013. FKP Scorpio is active as a
concert and festival organiser in eight countries throughout Europe and last
year hosted the stadium tours of Ed Sheeran and the Rolling Stones. Koopmans
expressed his thanks for being honoured as the 'Promoters' Promoter': "Given
the many outstanding promoters in our industry, it is a very special honour
to be receiving this award for the second time. My thanks go to the many
artists and fans who made 2018 a truly outstanding year for FKP Scorpio. But
first and foremost, I dedicate this award to my team, whose passion is the
most important guarantee for the success of our work."
This year marked the first time the Arthur Awards were presented in twelve
categories. The winners are selected by the delegates and members of the
ILMC, where the who's who of the global Live Entertainment industry meets
each year. More than 4,000 representatives from more than 60 countries cast
their votes to determine the award winners.
Besides winning the two awards in the 'Golden Ticket' and 'Promoters'
Promoter' categories, CTS EVENTIM scored several other nominations: The
EVENTIM Apollo in London was one of the finalists for 'First Venue to Come
into Your Head'; the FKP Scorpio production 'Blue Planet II - Live in
Concert' was nominated for 'Best in Show'; and Rauha Kyyrö (Founder and
President of the Finnish promoter Fullsteam) and Aino-Maria Paasivirta
(Promoter, also Fullsteam) were shortlisted for 'Promoters' Promoter' and
'Tomorrow's New Boss', respectively.
*About CTS EVENTIM*
CTS EVENTIM is one of the leading international providers of Ticketing and
Live Entertainment. In 2018, approx. 250 million tickets were marketed using
the company's systems - through stationary box offices, online or mobile.
Its online portals operate under brands such as eventim.de, oeticket.com,
ticketcorner.ch, ticketone.it, and entradas.com. The EVENTIM Group also
includes many concert, tour and festival promoter companies for events like
'Rock am Ring', 'Rock im Park', 'Hurricane', 'Southside', and 'Lucca
Summer'. In addition, some of Europe's most renowned venues are operated by
CTS EVENTIM, for example the LANXESS arena in Cologne, the Waldbühne in
Berlin and the EVENTIM Apollo in London. CTS EVENTIM AG & Co. KGaA (ISIN DE
0005470306) has been listed on the stock exchange since 2000 and is
currently a member of the SDAX segment. In 2018, its 3,141-strong workforce
generated more than 1.2 billion Euros in revenue in 21 countries.
*For further information, contact:*
Corporate Communications:
Christian Steinhof
Head of Corporate Communications
Tel.: +49.40.380788.7299
christian.steinhof@eventim.de
_Investor Relations:
Marco Haeckermann
Vice President Corporate Development & Strategy
Tel.: +49.421.3666.270_
marco.haeckermann@eventim.de
End of Media Release
Issuer: CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA
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Language: English
Company: CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA
Rablstr. 26
81669 München
Germany
Phone: 0421/ 3666-233
Fax: 0421/ 3666-290
E-mail: tatjana.wilhelm@eventim.de
Internet: www.eventim.de
ISIN: DE0005470306
WKN: 547030
Indices: SDAX
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated
Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich,
Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange
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