Skiddle Ltd
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Skiddle Ltd or simply Skiddle is a Preston-based business dealing with events, bookings, ticketing systems and includes one of the UK's largest What's On Guides, receiving a Hitwise
Top 10 Award every month since 2008 and in August 2011, Skiddle was awarded the Hitwise Top 6 Award.
The business evolved from an earlier project ran by Dyer called StudentWeekly, which he ran whilst studying at Cumbria Institute of the Arts
and Skiddle.com was born after Dyer met business partner Sebborn who studied Computer Sciences at UCLAN.
Skiddle was the first ticket selling website to offer promoters with online management of their events in 2001.
The business has evolved to supply tickets for almost every venue in the UK, developed market leading ticketing technologies and is in regular attendance at most major UK festivals.
Skiddle was rebranded in 2011 to include the strapline: "Weekends Matter" reflecting the evolution of the business from an events tickets site and what's on guide to a website which covers a wide range of listings, tickets and other booking opportunities such as hotels and restaurants.
and has gone on to sponsor a number of festival tents in the intervening years.
At the 2010 RockNess Festival Skiddle introduced the SKIDDLEBUS, a multimedia broadcast bus for live coverage allowing festival goers to upload their content using the internet. The SKIDDLEBUS is now a regular feature at UK festivals as well as being used by organisations such as the BBC.
As an additional service Skiddle developed their own ticketing technology which has been used as the primary ticketing facility by numerous festivals in the UK.
Hitwise
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Top 10 Award every month since 2008 and in August 2011, Skiddle was awarded the Hitwise Top 6 Award.
History
Skiddle was launched in May 2001 by Richard Dyer and Ben Sebborn. It was initially launched as a What's on Guide for Preston in Lancashire.The business evolved from an earlier project ran by Dyer called StudentWeekly, which he ran whilst studying at Cumbria Institute of the Arts
Cumbria Institute of the Arts
The Cumbria Institute of the Arts was a further and higher education institution in Carlisle, Cumbria, England.-History:Founded as the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts in 1822, it proceeded as the Carlisle College of Art, from 1950, and switched to Cumbria Institute of the Arts from...
and Skiddle.com was born after Dyer met business partner Sebborn who studied Computer Sciences at UCLAN.
Skiddle was the first ticket selling website to offer promoters with online management of their events in 2001.
The business has evolved to supply tickets for almost every venue in the UK, developed market leading ticketing technologies and is in regular attendance at most major UK festivals.
Skiddle was rebranded in 2011 to include the strapline: "Weekends Matter" reflecting the evolution of the business from an events tickets site and what's on guide to a website which covers a wide range of listings, tickets and other booking opportunities such as hotels and restaurants.
Festivals
Festivals are a key element to the summer season in the UK and as a ticket distribution organisation Skiddle has held a number of ticket distribution deals. In 2005 Skiddle sponsored it's first dance tent at The Wickerman FestivalWickerman Festival
The Wickerman Festival is an annual music festival held near to Dundrennan in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Dubbed 'Scotland's Alternative Music festival', the festival will celebrate its 10th Birthday in 2011 on Friday 22nd & Saturday 23rd July....
and has gone on to sponsor a number of festival tents in the intervening years.
At the 2010 RockNess Festival Skiddle introduced the SKIDDLEBUS, a multimedia broadcast bus for live coverage allowing festival goers to upload their content using the internet. The SKIDDLEBUS is now a regular feature at UK festivals as well as being used by organisations such as the BBC.
As an additional service Skiddle developed their own ticketing technology which has been used as the primary ticketing facility by numerous festivals in the UK.