FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 18, 2011 – SAN FRANCISCO – StubHub, the world’s largest ticket marketplace, today announced that it will become the Official Fan to Fan Ticket Marketplace for Stanford University Athletics, facilitated through its existing relationship with Paciolan, the leading provider of ticketing, marketing, and fundraising solutions in college athletics. Continuing the momentum, Stanford becomes the eighth NCAA team to fully integrate with StubHub this year, joining a total roster of 12 integrated teams through Paciolan.
StubHub’s ticket marketplace offers fans of the Cardinal a convenient online destination where tickets can be purchased in a trusted environment. Ensuring quick delivery and legitimacy, StubHub’s FanProtect Guarantee backs every order so Stanford fans can purchase tickets with confidence.
“With this integration, Stanford fans have even more to cheer about this year,” said Greg Ivry, manager of business development at StubHub. “This integration gives them a safe and secure place to both purchase and sell their tickets to all Stanford athletic events.”
Paciolan’s leading software integration with the university enhances the overall fan experience. The product integration allows fans to buy tickets online and print them at home, which, combined with StubHub’s expertise in the secondary ticket marketplace, provides fans of the Cardinal with a stress-free purchasing process.
“We pride ourselves in helping our clients make sure the overall sporting event experience goes well for the fan,” said Dave Butler, CEO of Paciolan. “Together with StubHub and Stanford, we are bringing the ultimate in convenience and customer service to fans and the University. Our advanced technology options continue to streamline and simplify buying and selling tickets to all Stanford sporting events.”
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About StubHub
StubHub is the world’s largest ticket marketplace, enabling fans to buy and sell tickets to tens of thousands of sports, concert, theater and other live entertainment events. StubHub reinvented the ticket resale market in 2000 and continues to lead it through innovation. The company’s unique online marketplace, dedicated solely to tickets, provides all fans the choice to buy or sell their tickets in a safe, convenient and highly reliable environment. All transactions are processed and delivered by StubHub and backed by the company’s FanProtect Guarantee™. Company partners include the New York Yankees and the University of Southern California, along with nearly 60 teams in the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL and NCAA, complemented with companies such as ESPN.
StubHub is an eBay company (NASDAQ: EBAY). For more information on StubHub, visit www.stubhub.com, www.twitter.com/stubhub, or www.facebook.com/Stubhub
About Paciolan
Founded in 1980, Paciolan is the leader in venue enablement, powering ticketing, fundraising and marketing technology solutions for leading organizations across North America. Collectively, Paciolan powers over 500 live entertainment organizations who sell over 100 million tickets annually. Primary markets include college athletics, professional sports, performing arts, arenas and museums. Paciolan is a wholly owned subsidiary of Comcast-Spectacor.
Comcast-Spectacor
Comcast-Spectacor (comcast-spectacor.com) is the Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment company which owns the Philadelphia Flyers (NHL), the home arena for both the Flyers and the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers, the Wells Fargo Center, and four Flyers Skate Zone community ice skating and hockey rinks. In addition, Comcast-Spectacor is also the principal owner of Global Spectrum, the fastest growing firm in the public assembly management field with more than 100 facilities throughout the United States and Canada; Ovations Food Services, a food and beverage service provider; New Era Tickets, a ticketing and marketing company for public assembly facilities; Front Row Marketing Services, a commercial rights sales company; FanOne, a digital fan marketing company; and Paciolan, the leading provider of venue enablement, ticketing, fundraising and marketing technology solutions.
| Media Contacts | |
| Joellen Ferrer StubHub o: 415.222.8412 jferrer@stubhub.com |
Craig Ricks VP of Marketing, Paciolan o: 949.823.1636 cricks@paciolan.com |




