Those who attend major sporting events, plays, and concerts likely obtain their tickets through Los Angeles-based Ticketmaster, which sells tickets at physical locations, through call centers, and via ticketmaster.com. The world's leading ticket company, Ticketmaster sold more than 83 million tickets worldwide (totaling $3.2 billion) for its clients in 2000. Formerly known as Ticketmaster Corp., the company became known as Ticketmaster when it merged with Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch in 2001—which until that time had served as Ticketmaster Corp.'s exclusive agent for online sales. USA Networks Inc. holds a majority stake in Ticketmaster, which is a part of the TV network's interactive group.
Tickets aren't Ticketmaster's only game. In addition to its subsidiary TicketWeb, a provider of Internet-based box office services and software, the company also operates several other enterprises. These include Match.com, an online matchmaking service; Citysearch.com, which provides people with details about hundreds of different cities; Evite.com, an event planning, hosting, and management site for individuals and businesses; LiveDaily, a news and information hub for music fans; TM VISTA, a provider of event solutions for organizations; and ReserveAmerica, a provider of campground management and camping reservation solutions.
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