Startup Daily understands Ticketbooth this week turned down an acquisition offer of around $22 million from a large player in the ticketing industry.
Qnect Technologies has had its customer data stolen, with the hackers threatening to publish the information online unless the business paid out bitcoins.
Launched in 2006, Eventfinda was originally an events listing platform. Now incorporating ticketing, the startup last year processed 20 million tickets for events around New Zealand.
Despite the headlines, it’s not all doom and gloom for music services. In fact, Australian online radio station Pulse Global has been going from strength to strength since it began refreshing its business model in 2012.
Melbourne's Linktree makes CNBC's 100 startups to watch
Mike Cannon-Brookes and some of the biggest names in Australian tech are backing Startmate's new climate change program
Prospa shares are being savaged after revenue downgrade
New data reveals the boom in payments fintech as challenger Payright expands to New Zealand
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