Emma Entertainment Appoints China Live Event Experts Adam Wilkes and Robb Spitzer

Emma Entertainment Appoints China Live Event Experts Adam Wilkes and Robb Spitzer

September 10, 2007

    SHANGHAI, China, Sept. 10 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- 

    Emma Entertainment, an operating business of
Ticketmaster, the world's leading ticketing company, has
appointed Adam Wilkes as Director of Live Events,
Operations and A. Robb Spitzer as Director of Live Events,
Marketing.  The announcement was made today by Jonathan
Krane, CEO, Emma Entertainment.  Mr. Wilkes will oversee
Emma's event booking, logistics, regulatory affairs, and
event production for concerts and touring events as well as
new business development in the areas of festivals and new
markets and venues.  Mr. Spitzer will oversee marketing,
advertising, public relations, sponsorship development, and
merchandising for Emma's concert events as well as new
business development in the areas of online and mobile
commerce and branded content.

    "Adam and Robb are two prominent experts in
China's rapidly burgeoning live event industry," said
Jonathan Krane.  "Their decision to join our team at
Emma at this time of tremendous opportunity here in China
is a great win for Emma as well as for our current and
potential clients."     

    "Emma Ticketmaster offers the broadest range of
event services including promotion, consumer marketing and
ticketing," said Adam Wilkes.  "The company has
built a solid reputation for helping to accelerate China's
live event business and I could not be more pleased to join
this team of professionals at  Emma to continue to develop
new programs and opportunities for clients and consumers
across the country."

    "Today is a truly exciting time for Emma and for
touring events and performers all across the world as China
moves closer toward assuming its position as a global
entertainment stage," said Robb Spitzer. 
"Through its solid management team led by Jonathan
Krane and the world leaders in ticketing at Ticketmaster,
Emma offers unparalleled resources and expertise and I am
thrilled to be joining the company and contributing to its
future and the future of the live event business in the
PRC."       

    Mr. Wilkes and Mr. Spitzer both speak Mandarin Chinese
and have served as live event professionals in China for
six years and five years, respectively.  Prior to joining
Emma, both previously held principal positions in China
West Entertainment, overseeing event promotion for a wide
variety of acts and attractions throughout the country. 
And before that, both served as special project consultants
for Sony Music's joint-venture partner in China.  

    About Emma Ticketmaster:

    Emma Ticketmaster is a leading event ticketing and
promotions company in the People's Republic of China and an
operating business of Ticketmaster, the world's leading
ticketing company.  Emma currently sells tickets through
distribution networks within Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu and
Zhejiang provinces, and through its web service,
http://www.emma.cn and national call center.  Emma's
ticketing client base includes major venues throughout the
People's Republic of China and its promoted and ticketed
events in the PRC include the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton,
Christina Aguilera, Avril Lavigne, Whitney Houston, Sarah
Brightman, Backstreet Boys, Jay Chou, Olympic Festival
concerts, China Tennis Open, Manchester United vs. Beijing
match, Johnnie Walker Golf Classic, A1 Race and the
upcoming Women's World Cup and NBA China Exhibition Game.

    Ticketmaster is the world's leading ticketing company,
operating in 20 global markets, providing ticket sales,
ticket resale services, marketing and distribution through
http://www.ticketmaster.com, one of the largest e-commerce
sites on the Internet; approximately 6,500 retail outlets;
and 20 worldwide call centers. Ticketmaster celebrated its
30th anniversary in 2006 and currently serves more than
9,000 clients worldwide across multiple event categories,
providing exclusive ticketing services for hundreds of
leading arenas, stadiums, performing arts venues, museums,
and theaters. In 2006, the company sold more than 128
million tickets valued at over $7 billion on behalf of its
clients. Ticketmaster is headquartered in West Hollywood,
California and is an operating business of IAC (Nasdaq:
IACI).


    For more information, please contact:

     Bonnie Poindexter 
     Emma Ticketmaster
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]