News Ltd launches Foxtix

News Ltd has launched a national ticketing site designed to take on Ticketek and Ticketmaster.  

The announcement:

News Limited’s chairman and chief executive John Hartigan today announced the launch of a new national ticketing service – Foxtix – which will take on the Ticketek/Ticketmaster duopoly with an aggressive entry into mainstream major event ticketing.

“This new venture will provide ticket buyers, venues and event promoters with a more powerful option than they are getting now and will open up new marketing opportunities for major events across News Limited’s network of newspapers and websites,” Hartigan said.

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