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7 September 2008

2 April: Ents24.com Announce Sponsorship of Guilfest 2007



For Immediate Release
2nd April 2007

Ents24.com, the UK's leading entertainment listings website, has just announced plans to sponsor its own stage at this year's Guilfest Festival, for a second year in succession. Held on the 13th to 15th July in Guilford, Surrey, Guilfest 2007 guarantees to be even bigger and better than last year, with headliners for the festival so far announced as Madness, Supergrass, The Magic Numbers and Squeeze.

Tim Gillions (Commercial Director) said, "To mark the 16th anniversary of Guilfest this year, Ents24 are planning a very special event for our sponsored stage and are also making some exciting additions to the website for the festival season. Sponsoring Guilfest is just the start; today, Ents24 launch the new look '2007 Festival Guide'. Covering nearly two hundred UK festivals and summer events, no matter how big or small, the 'Ents24 Festival Guide' is one of the most comprehensive available this year. As well as being constantly updated throughout the season with the latest news and information, it will also contain a selection of exclusive competitions and interviews, and will provide all the latest on our plans for Guilfest 2007."

Guilfest 2006 saw the Ents24 stage graced with the presence of artists such as Blue Oyster Cult, Sandi Thom, Hayseed Dixie and The guiLLeMoTs, helping last year's festival achieve the crown of 'Best Family Festival' in the 'UK Festival Awards 2006'. Established in 1999, Ents24 are experts in recognising the best in live entertainment, and both the new look 'Festival Guide' and Guilfest sponsorship plans denote some important changes for this ever-expanding company. Since last year's sponsorship of Guilfest, the audience of Ents24.com has almost doubled in size to a monthly audience of 1.1 million. With such an increased following, Ents24 aims to help Guilfest retain the 'Best Family Festival' award for another year and make this festival one to remember.
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For media information, logos or images contact Adele Taylor
(t) 0117 980 9452 (f) 0117 973 0152

Notes to editors:
Ents24.com are the UK's largest entertainment listings website, delivering comprehensive listings for live music, comedy, theatre and cinema since 1999. The website currently attracts over one million unique monthly readers and provides users with the unique ability to narrow their entertainment search by postcode, genre, artist or venue preferences. Working as a ticket agent for all the top online ticket companies, Ents24 also provides access to the widest selection of available tickets, all in one place.


14 May: Ents24.com Announce Winners of Student Writer Competition



For Immediate Release
14th May 2007

Ents24.com Announce Winners of Student Writer Competition

Ents24.com, the UK's most popular entertainment listings website, launched a local student writer competition with Bath Spa University in March this year, giving four students the chance to get work published to the 1.1 million monthly readers that the website attracts.
A host of applicants on the 'Into Print' course headed up by Dr. Mimi Thebo at Bath Spa University, entered the competition to become one of four student reviewers. Each finalist then conducted reviews in one of the genres that the entertainment listings website covers: Live Music, Comedy, Theatre and Cinema. One overall winner from the four finalists was chosen to receive £50 in recognition of the best review.
The four finalists Daniel Manning, Samantha Cartmel, Shaun Brill and Kelly Sorbie, displayed the best creative talent during the application process, and were sent out into Bath to write features for the Ents24 'Focus on Bath' section of the homepage. The student writer's articles are available to read now at www.ents24.com.

Meg Rowell, Ents24's resident Features Writer commented, "We were impressed by the standard of entries we received for the competition from the second year students, and we're pleased to give them the opportunity to add to their work portfolio as well as fulfil some of the requirements of their course.

Dr. Mimi Thebo, Senior Artswork Teaching Fellow of the School of English and Creative Studies at Bath Spa, added "Industry partners are essential factors in higher education today, and with guest lecturing and running the competition, Ents24 have given all our 'Into Print' module cohort superb insights into entertainment journalism. We're very proud of our students, who are fantastic advertisements for Creative Writing at Bath Spa, and hope that we can work with Ents24 again.

The overall winner of the competition, Shaun Brill, is the first writer to benefit from the scheme that Ents24 is looking to expand in the near future.
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For media information, information about future student writing scheme plans, logos or images contact Adele Taylor (t) 0117 980 9452
(f) 0117 973 0152

Notes to editors:
Ents24.com are the UK's largest entertainment listings website, delivering comprehensive listings for live music, comedy, theatre and cinema since 1999. The website currently attracts over one million unique monthly readers and provides users with the unique ability to narrow their entertainment search by postcode, genre, artist or venue preferences. Working as a ticket agent for all the top online ticket companies, Ents24 also provides access to the widest selection of available tickets, all in one place.


14 May: Ents24.com Launch Competition to Win Stage Slot at UK Festival



For Immediate Release
14th May 2007

Ents24.com, the UK's leading live music listings website, is running a competition to find the best emerging talent that the UK has to offer. Ents24's 'Unsigned Gig @ GuilFest', although positioned towards the unsigned band, is open to all emerging talent, making any kind of music. The competition gives all entrants the chance to get their music to the masses and take centre stage in front of 40,000 people attracted to GuilFest, held on the 13th-15th July in Guildford, Surrey. Amongst other great prizes and opportunities, the winner gets a 30 minute slot on the Ents24 stage at the festival where headliners include The Magic Numbers, Squeeze, Madness and Supergrass.

Registration for the competition has already begun at www.ents24.com/unsigned where each band or artist will be asked to register and upload their MP3 for the public vote which commences on the 29th May. The competition marks the first time Ents24 has allowed MP3s to be streamed from the website, and only registered entrants will be able to do so until the competition closes on the 29th June.

Tim Gillions [Commercial Director] said, "Ents24 was established with the aim to bring our audience the most comprehensive entertainment listings and whether that's from the big international names or small unsigned bands, every artist receives the same high standard service. We're delighted to be launching a competition that helps some of those smaller names get their music, and themselves, out to a huge UK audience. Ents24's Unsigned Gig @ GuilFest, not only offers a slot on stage at one of the largest UK festivals this year, but also gives each registered band exposure to the website's 1.1 million monthly readers, which is an opportunity that very few other 'battle of the band' or 'unsigned band' competitions can replicate."

Ents24's 'Unsigned Gig @ Guilfest' competition adopts a 'winner-takes-all' format, where the winner will receive:
* a 30 minute slot on stage,
* a dedicated PR team for the weekend,
* their song circulated to thousands at the festival on CD
* exposure to some of the industries most influential record executives,
* an exclusive 2 week promotional spot with MP3 stream on the ents24 homepage,
* official reviews and interviews for the band on the homepage,
* as well as free entry to GuilFest 2007, including camping and travel expenses.

Registration starts on the 15th May at www.ents24.com/unisgned and closes at 10am on the 29th May. Terms and conditions apply.
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For media information, logos or images contact Adele Taylor (t) 0117 980 9452 (f) 0117 973 0152

Notes to editors: Ents24.com are the UK's largest entertainment listings website, delivering comprehensive listings for live music, comedy, theatre and cinema since 1999. The website currently attracts over one million unique monthly readers and provides users with the unique ability to narrow their entertainment search by postcode, genre, artist or venue preferences. Working as a ticket agent for all the top online ticket companies, Ents24 also provides access to the widest selection of available tickets, all in one place.


19 October: Ents24.com celebrate 8 years online



On Friday 19th October 2007, Ents24.com celebrates 8 years of helping the nation plan their days and nights out. Not wanting to keep all the presents for themselves, Ents24 are celebrating in style with a special competition to give eight lucky winners free tickets to their chosen event. Anyone who purchases tickets for an event from the site between 8am and 8pm on Ents24's birthday (this Friday) will be entered into a prize draw to win their tickets free! All that users need to do to enter is send details of their order confirmation number to Ents24.com with the answer to a simple question and they'll be entered into the prize draw. Eight lucky winners will be refunded the full price of their order, courtesy of Ents24.com. Visit the website on Friday to find out more details.

Over the last 8 years, Ents24 have grown to become the largest what's on guide and the third most popular online ticketing destination in the UK. Covering live music, cinema, clubbing, theatre, and comedy in their vast listings, over 1 million people a month rely on Ents24 to keep them up to date and to buy tickets. But Ents24 is much more than just a ticket shop and what's on guide. On site you can browse the ever-growing archive of features, audio clips and live reviews, or even sign up for email alerts, so you're amongst the first to know when your favourite band announce tour dates. With over 10,000 events being added to listings every week, there's bound to be something that takes your fancy and for the chance to go free, just buy your tickets from Ents24 between 8am and 8pm this Friday.

Ents24.com have come a long way since the website was created 8 years ago, so help them celebrate this Friday by letting them spoil you. Full details of the competition and birthday celebrations are available here http://ents24.com/web/content/birthday.html. This page will be updated as we more plans for the birthday celebration are revealed.

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  • For media information contact Adele Taylor
    (t) 0117 980 9452 (f) 0117 973 0152

    Notes to editors:

    Ents24.com are the UK's largest entertainment listings website, delivering comprehensive listings for live music, comedy, theatre and cinema since 1999. The website currently attracts over one million unique monthly readers and provides users with the unique ability to narrow their entertainment search by postcode, genre, artist or venue preferences. Working as a ticket agent for all the top online ticket companies, Ents24 also provides access to the widest selection of available tickets all in one place.


    14 December: Ents24.com wins Most Popular Entertainment Website of 2007



    Ents24.com, the UK's largest live entertainment search engine, has today been crowned "Most Popular Entertainment Website of 2007".

    Voted for by the public in the UK's Website of the Year Awards, Ents24 received the most votes in the entertainment category, fighting off fierce competition from 21 other contenders including Ticketmaster, NME, Lovefilm and Disney.

    Hailed as the UK's most important internet people's choice award, the Website of the Year 2007 has been a great success. The UK audience chose their favourites in 18 categories, ranging from car sites to shopping sites with 550,000 people casting their votes and opinions on hundreds of sites.

    Having been nominated previously for Website of the Year, this award is testament to the growing popularity of Ents24 and the ever-improving service they provide. Helping millions to find tickets and information for gigs, shows and films, Ents24 has over the last 8 years, established itself as the only website you need to plan a great night's entertainment. By covering all the top national tours and a massive selection of the smallest events happening all over the UK, Ents24.com have proved they deserve the title of "Most Popular Entertainment Website of 2007".
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    For media information contact Adele Taylor
    (t) 0117 325 0232
    (f) 0117 973 0152


    Notes to editors:

    Ents24.com are the UK's largest entertainment listings website, delivering comprehensive listings for live music, comedy, theatre and cinema since 1999. The website currently attracts over one million unique monthly readers and provides users with the unique ability to narrow their entertainment search by postcode, genre, artist or venue preferences. Working as a ticket agent for all the top online ticket companies, Ents24 also provides access to the widest selection of available tickets all in one place.



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