Sept. 18, 2007
NORFOLK, VA - September 18, 2007) TED TiX, which sold tickets for events at the Ted Constant Convocation Center, is being rebranded as "COX Tix," as part of a naming rights agreement between Cox Communications and facility operator Global Spectrum. "COX Tix" will now be the official ticketing company of the Constant Center, the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts and Old Dominion University basketball.
"We're very excited to rebrand our ticketing company with a wonderful partner in Cox Communications," said Global Spectrum Regional Vice President Doug Higgons. "Cox Communications presents us with tremendous opportunities to generate new customers and sell tickets."
"COX Tix" is powered by New Era Tickets, a full service ticketing company which enables its clients to sell branding and marketing opportunities such as naming rights.
"COX Tix" provides tickets and many unique and special offers to its customers exclusively via the Internet at a new website coxtix.com and a new telephone number at 1-888-3-COXTIX, and at Tidewater Sports & Collectibles locations. Tickets will also be available at the designated venue's box offices through "COX Tix." Tickets can continue to be purchased through each facility's website via constantcenter.com and sandlercenter.org.
In addition to the naming rights for "COX Tix," Cox Communications will have the opportunity to offer its customers exclusive VIP access to order a limited number of tickets in advance of a public sale for select events.
"We are always on the lookout for new ways to provide additional value to our Cox customers. COX Tix allows us to deliver unique offers, special discounts and VIP programs to Cox customers, just another way we are `Your Friend in the Digital Age," said Gary McCollum, Vice President and Region Manager for Cox Communications.
Cox Communications is a multi-service broadband communications and entertainment company with more than 6 million total residential and commercial customers. The third-largest cable television company in the United States, Cox offers an array of advanced digital video, high-speed Internet and telephony services over its own nationwide IP network, as well as integrated wireless services in affiliation with Sprint (NYSE: S). Cox Business is a full-service, facilities-based provider of communications solutions for commercial customers, providing high-speed Internet, voice and long distance services, as well as data and video transport services for small to large-sized businesses. Cox Media offers national and local cable advertising in traditional spot and new media formats, along with promotional opportunities and production services. Cox Communications wholly owns and operates the Travel Channel. More information about the services of Cox Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, is available at www.cox.com, www.coxbusiness.com, and www.coxmedia.com.
Global Spectrum (global-spectrum.com) is the fastest growing firm in the public assembly facility management field with more than 70 facilities throughout the United States and Canada. The Philadelphia-based company is part of one of the world's largest sports and entertainment companies, Comcast-Spectacor, which also owns the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League, the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association, the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League, Flyers Skate Zone, a series of community ice skating rinks, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, a regional sports programming network, Ovations Food Services, a food and beverage services provider, New Era Tickets, a full-service ticketing and marketing product for public assembly facilities, and Front Row Marketing Services, a commercial rights sales company and 3601 Creative Group, a full-service in-house advertising agency. In a partnership with Disson Skating, Comcast-Spectacor annually produces 10 nationally televised figure skating spectaculars on NBC.
CONTACT:Mark Fine September 18, 2007757-683-6542