Attendance
How secondary ticketing is helping to fire up the NFL’s global growth
Cris Miller, Managing Director of viagogo, explains the vital role the resale ticket market plays in increasing the reach of sport’s best-attended league – both at home and abroad – and the lessons other leagues can learn.
MLB surpasses attendance expectations with 70m fans in 2023
Rule changes at Major League Baseball designed to quicken the pace of play and entice fans back to ballparks has had the desired effect, with 70
WNBA 2023 regular season sets multiple records
The Women's National Basketball Association set multiple records during the 2023 regular season, including drawing the league's best viewership in 21 years
MLB enjoys attendance boost despite record low ratings for All-Star Game
Major League Baseball suffered record-low viewership of its All-Star Game, with 7.01 million viewers on Fox, but the July 14-16 weekend was the best attended of the season so far.
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Ary lands Major League Cricket rights in Pakistan, opening game a sellout
Ary, the pay-television broadcaster in Pakistan, has acquired media rights in the country to the inaugural edition of the US-based Major League Cricket tournament
MLS sets single-game attendance record
Major League Soccer has set a new single-game attendance record as 82,110 fans watched the LA Galaxy defeat Los Angeles FC 2-1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California on July 4
MLB attendances surge over holiday weekend
Major League Baseball recorded a Father's Day weekend surge in crowd numbers, part of an improvement to the league's overall attendances during the 2023 season
Ligue 1 sets new attendance record
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has revealed that a record 9.05 million fans attended Ligue 1 matches during the 2022-23 season, a 16-per-cent increase on the previous campaign.
Gotham FC, Benfica announce partnership as NWSL club sets ticket record
National Women's Soccer League side NJ/NY Gotham FC has announced a "strategic partnership" with SL Benfica of the Campeonato Nacional Feminino
Sold out WNBA preseason game in Toronto lays path to expansion
The Women's National Basketball Association's preseason game in Toronto, Canada proved to be a success, with more than 19,000 fans in attendance as the league eyes expansion into new markets
NBA sets all-time attendance record for 2022-23 regular season
The National Basketball Association has announced that more than 22 million fans attended games in the 2022-23 regular season, with an average attendance per game exceeding 18,000 fans for the first time
WWE boasts most successful WrestleMania
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has announced that its two-day WrestleMania 39 event in Los Angeles, California's SoFi Stadium was the most successful WrestleMania in the company's history, with record…
World Baseball Classic sets TV viewership, attendance records
The 2023 World Baseball Classic further set new records as the tournament concluded with Japan hanging on to defeat the United States 3-2 in the championship game
Berman heralds ticket sales rise ahead of 11th NWSL season
Ahead of the National Women's Soccer League's 11th season, commissioner Jessica Berman lauded a 20-per-cent increase in season ticket memberships across the league and record tickets already sold for the…
World Baseball Classic sets record attendance, viewership figures
The first round of the 2023 World Baseball Classic has set records in attendance, global viewership, and merchandise sales
American Gaming Association expects $15.5bn in March Madness bets
One quarter of all American adults plan to wager an estimated $15.5bn (€14.4bn) on the 2023 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, known as March Madness, according to a survey by the American Gaming Association (AGA).
MLS names Ticketmaster as official ticketing partner
Major League Soccer has unveiled a 'multi-year' agreement with Ticketmaster to replace SeatGeek as the league's official ticketing partner as the league begins its 28th season
SeatGeek ousts StubHub as MLB title resale partner
Ticketing firm SeatGeek has completed the set of major North American sports by agreeing a deal with Major League Baseball (MLB)