Alibaba Pictures Snaps Up India's Online Ticketing Platform TicketNew for USD18 Million
Yicai Global
DATE:  Jun 07 2017
/ SOURCE:  Yicai
Alibaba Pictures Snaps Up India's Online Ticketing Platform TicketNew for USD18 Million Alibaba Pictures Snaps Up India's Online Ticketing Platform TicketNew for USD18 Million

(Yicai Global) June 7 -- Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd. [HKG:1060] has bought a majority stake in India's TicketNew for almost USD18.6 million (INR1.2 billion), Sina.com reported yesterday.

The acquisition will help strengthen TicketNew's operations and expand its services across India.

TicketNew is an online ticketing platform based in Chennai, India. Encompassing around 3,000 screens in its India-wide network, TicketNew handles an average of 100,000 tickets per day. Following its partnership with Alibaba Pictures, the company hopes to lift that number to 300,000 over the next eight months.

The acquisition will also help Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. [NYSE:BABA] expand its entertainment business in India. Alibaba Pictures currently runs online ticketing platform Taopiaopiao. Alibaba took over Damai.cn, China's largest performance ticketing platform, in March.

The TicketNew deal is Alibaba Pictures' first acquisition outside China in the online ticketing industry. Alibaba Pictures has already launched its globalization strategy. It has entered into a comprehensive strategic partnership with Amblin Partners, formerly known as DreamWorks and owned by Universal Pictures, one of Hollywood's 'Big Six' film studios, with the aim of promoting joint development, it announced last Oct. 9.

Alibaba Pictures is the culture, film and entertainment arm of Alibaba Group.

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