LOS ANGELES, December 20 Live Nation (NYSE: LYV) announced today that it had entered into a long-term agreement with CTS , which will enable Live Nation to launch its own ticketing service using the platform
 LOS ANGELES, December 20                              
 Live Nation (NYSE: LYV) announced today that it had entered into a long-term agreement with CTS Eventim, which will enable Live Nation to launch its own ticketing service using the platform of the most advanced ticketing technologically in the world. Live Nation will grant an exclusive license to the platform Eventim in North America, in return, will propose This new agreement will allow Live Nation to begin selling tickets on 1 January 2009. 
 The President and CEO of Live Nation, Michael Rapino, said: This is a giant step in the evolution of Live Nation to a new music generation. Eventim is the platform ticketing the most advanced technologically in the world. Live Nation will use its most important asset, concert ticket, to build the careers of artists and relationships with customers, forge innovative sponsorship agreements, create a platform-friendly secondary ticketing for artists and their fans and offer an alternative ticket for concert halls third parties. We are confident that our partnership with Eventim will enable us to achieve this metamorphosis visionary.
 The general manager of CTS Eventim, Klaus-Peter Schulenberg, added: Eventim are at the forefront of innovation in ticketing across Europe, and we share the passion of Live Nation to improve the experience of 'purchasing tickets for fans. We will provide the infrastructure and technology needed to revamped how customers to access the Live Nation ticket stock and provide ancillary revenue opportunities, while greatly enhancing the overall experience of buying tickets for the fans.
 The agreement guarantees Live Nation an engine of world-class ticket for a limited investment, catapulting .The new platform will allow ticketing Live Nation to verify the data of its clients, to create products concerts improved on the basis of tickets, as well as to capitalize on the distribution channels developed and opportunities for sponsorship.
 . The platform Eventim offer innovative services including interactive maps of places, a mobile distribution, service ticketing primary and secondary integrated models of alternative access (auctions, lottery, and so on.), A service of Print at home, tickets to Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) capabilities and customer relationship management solutions without equal (CRM).
 Live Nation will host a conference call for investors at the beginning of January to present the details of the partnership.
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