Ticketnew.com and PhonePe join hands to foster online movie ticketing this festive season
· Announced attractive cashback offer on purchase of tickets
Chennai, September 21, 2017 – This festive season, online movie ticketing is set to provide a greater cash back offer for the block buster movies which are set to hit theatres during this Dussehra festival. India’s leading online movie ticketing platform, Ticketnew.com and PhonePe have announced a pact that benefits moviegoers by offering 30% off upto Rs. 125/- on the purchase of advance ticket throughout the country. The cash back offer will be combined with TicketNew`s movie offer extending the customer of savings upto Rs 175 on movie tickets.
With internet movie ticketing becoming increasingly popular, the PhonePe and Ticketnew.com partnership is a natural solution for both companies for whom this festive season is especially important. Together, both companies’ services will offer the vast movie-going audience with a seamless way to purchase tickets and enjoy the cash back offer.
“We’re very excited about our partnership with Ticketnew.com where customers can use PhonePe to pay via UPI, PhonePe wallet, Credit and Debit cards,” said Mr. Pradeep Dodle, Head of Business Development at PhonePe. “Ticketnew.com has established itself as a great ticket booking destination for moviegoers, and together we will deliver a new level of convenience in terms of seamless payments and ticket booking experience to moviegoers nationwide.
Commenting on this partnership, Bibhuti Acharya, General Manager of Marketing at TicketNew said, “Both of our brands are dedicated to making life easier for consumers, and our partnership will elevate our ability to do that for existing and new audiences. Some of the highly anticipated films of this year are set to release during this festive season, starting from Dussehra, and we are confident that we will continue to extend the benefits of our movie ticketing solution to moviegoers across urban and rural markets.”
Ticketnew.com recently emerged as the largest online movie ticketing platform in the country by establishing agreement with largest theatre chains such as PVR, Inox, Cinepolis and Carnival Cinemas. The company represents over 4500 screens nationwide with presence in 400+ cities covering 21 states and 5 union territories.
About TicketNew: Formed in 2008, TicketNew is India’s leading internet movie ticketing service provider that offers moviegoers a quick and convenient way to purchase movie tickets online via desktop and mobile devices. The company has recently become a part of Chinese e-commerce giant, Alibaba Group’s Alibaba Pictures. TicketNew holds a strong position in the movie ticketing space in the country due to its unmatched network of neighbourhood theatres to large cinema chains across urban and rural areas. For more details, please visit www.ticketnew.com.
About PhonePe: PhonePe is a Flipkart company and the fastest growing Fintech player in India. PhonePe’s goal is to make digital payments so easy, safe and universally accepted that people never feel the need to carry cash or cards again. With over 45 million installs, the PhonePe App drives the maximum number of UPI transactions in India. Using PhonePe users can send and receive money, recharge Mobile, DTH, Datacards, make utility payments and shop online and offline.