Penn Relays Begins New Era In Ticketing

COMCAST-SPECTACOR SUBSIDIARY TO SELL TICKETS TO 112TH EDITION OF PENN RELAYS AT FRANKLIN FIELD

(Philadelphia, PA -- March 13, 2006) The Penn Relays, a tradition in Philadelphia for 112 years, is entering a new era in ticketing as New Era Tickets, the full-service ticketing subsidiary of Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment firm Comcast-Spectacor, will become the new ticket provider for the competition. This year's event will run at the University of Pennsylvania's Franklin Field from Thursday, April 27 through Saturday, April 29.

"In partnering with New Era Tickets, we will now be able to offer new and exciting opportunities for our Penn Relays customers" said University of Pennsylvania Director of Athletics Steve Bilsky.  "New Era Tickets enables us to better market our product, as well as control our inventory and get the tickets to the event into the hands of our customers more quickly."

New Era Tickets, in addition to selling tickets, will handle phone and Internet inquiries from customers regarding Penn Relays.

For 112 years, the Penn Relay Carnival has offered an event for everyone. Held at renowned Franklin Field on the University of Pennsylvania's campus in America's most historic city (Philadelphia), fans can get a chance to see the finest track and field athletes from ages eight to 80.

Many of the world's greatest stars compete each year at the Penn Relays in the USA vs. the World showdown, held on the final day of the meet.

â⿬ſNew Era Tickets will enable Penn Relays fans the convenience of purchasing tickets with many new and exciting opportunities to enhance their purchasing experience,â⿬? said New Era Tickets President Fred Maglione.

New Era Tickets, based in Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania, offers customers a more personalized service for Penn Relays customers.

To purchase tickets to the Penn Relays, customers are encouraged to log onto neweratickets.com/pennrelays or call 1-888-PENN-TIX.

New Era Tickets specializes in providing innovative technological solutions for box office management, event management, and customer communications as well as offering a full-service ticket and marketing product for public assembly facilities, show promoters, sports teams, theaters, and entertainment organizations.

Comcast-Spectacor (comcast-spectacor.com) is the Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment company which owns the Philadelphia Flyers (NHL), the Philadelphia 76ers (NBA), the Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL), the two arenas in which their teams play (Wachovia Center and Wachovia Spectrum), four Flyers Skate Zone community ice skating and hockey rinks, and Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia. In addition, Comcast-Spectacor is also the principal owner of Global Spectrum, the fastest-growing firm in the public assembly management field with more than 50 facilities throughout the United States and Canada; Ovations Food Services, a food and beverage service provider; New Era Tickets, a ticketing and marketing company for public assembly facilities; Front Row Marketing Services, a commercial rights sales company; and 3601 Creative Group, a full-service in-house advertising agency. Comcast-Spectacor also owns the Bowie Baysox, the Delmarva Shorebirds and the Frederick Keys baseball teams, all affiliates of the Baltimore Orioles. In a partnership with Disson Skating, Comcast-Spectacor annually produces 10 nationally televised figure skating spectaculars on NBC.