Richard Wilkins to become face of Ticketek
The Today Show’s entertainment editor Richard Wilkins is to be an “events and entertainment ambassador” for sister company Ticketek.
The announcement:
Nine Entertainment Co. is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Wilkins as the Events and Entertainment Ambassador for Ticketek, uniting two of Australia’s top entertainment brands.
As Entertainment Editor of the Nine Network, Wilkins will work with Ticketek on a variety of product and brand activations across Ticketek’s digital media assets, including entertainment news and video podcasts streamed twice weekly on Ticketek.com.au, and guest editing the weekly Ticketek newsletter.
Ticketek Australia’s Managing Director, Mr Cameron Hoy, said: “Richard’s credentials as Australia’s leading entertainment reporter are unrivalled. His credibility and the access he has to the world’s biggest names in entertainment means our fans will enjoy exclusive content and the very latest in entertainment news from around the world.
Wilkins said: “2012 will see some of the world’s biggest names visiting our shores. I’m excited to be working with Ticketek to create content that connects fans to their favourite events and build awareness during one of our busiest entertainment years.”
About Ticketek
Established in 1979, Ticketek is the leading ticketing partner to the sports and live entertainment industry in Australia and New Zealand. With a focus on superior customer service, innovative products and market-leading technology, Ticketek sells over 18 million tickets to more than 13,000 events each year.
www.ticketek.com is ranked Australia’s most popular entertainment and events website, averaging over 1.9 million unique browsers every month. Ticketek is committed to providing an exceptional ticketing and entertainment service where customers can buy tickets to their favourite events from an integrated multi-distribution platform, including real-time transactional ticketing through the internet at www.ticketek.com , from one of 150 call centre representatives, or at any of the 160 Ticketek agencies and box offices throughout Australia and New Zealand.
Ticketek is owned by Nine Entertainment Co., Australia’s most diversified media and entertainment group. Nine Entertainment Co. assets also include the Nine Network Australia, ACP Magazines, Allphones Arena, a 50% interest in ninemsn, as well as interests in the Australian News Channel (Sky News).
Source: Ticketek press release
Richard would make an amazing ambassador!!! He has all the right connections and conducts awesome interviews with celebrities!
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This is such a wonderful thing for Richard. He is such an inspiring journalist and will make a great ambassador for ticketek!
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I love Richard Wilkins! I have been following his work for years and I think it’s wonderful if being recognised for all his hard work and devotion over his career.
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Kate, Jackie and Ryan, your devotion to Mr Wilkins is admirable. Perhaps you should form some form of fan club. it should be reasonably convenient to do so as I see you already share an inernet connection.
Cheers,
Tim – Mumbrella
With Molly still sans consciousness in his hospital bed, Wilkins swoops in like a vulture to dominate the “old music dudes with heads like old bags” niche.
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OMG! Kate, Jackie and Ryan… could you be anymore obvious!!!!!!!!
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Do you think he has the same surgeon as Shane Warne…they look like twins.
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Clearly they are after the wrinkley and dumb market, but that’s OK someone has to help them, and who better than one of them. Sad though that he has to rely on orchestrated comments to get noticed. Really, really sad actually.
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“I love Richard Wilkins! I have been following his work for years.”
That is the kind of funny Ben Elton couldn’t buy.
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What “work” would that be Ryan? His “best of” Movie Reviews DVD? Latest gossip from Hollywood (sccops sourced from web the day before) with Richard Aspen? Or, maybe you refer to his “work” with the ladies?
Can you elaborate please Kate/Jackie/Ryan?
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