BookMyShow is currently India’s largest online entertainment ticketing platform spread across 5 countries and operating in almost 60 cities.
Earlier this company was running under the name of Big Tree Entertainment Pvt Ltd, founded by Ashish, Parikshit and Rajesh in the year 1999, initially, it was operating as a software reseller for movie tickets but gradually it set its feet in cloud-based events, Sports and movies. The company’s founders went through a hideous time since the inception of the company.
The proposition of selling entertainment tickets online was initially conceptualized by Ashish Hemrajani and started his small venture in his bedroom at the age of 24. Since its establishment, BookmyShow has been on a roller-coaster ride. The company has seen it all, from crests to troughs, and survived in the Dot Com crash in 2007 and sailed through the global financial crisis of 2008.
It managed to sail through the tough times and emerged as the hero in the end. Now it is a platform offering a plethora of choices for the customers to deal with. Customers can now book tickets and surf trailers anytime anywhere.
Revenue Model Of Book My Show
Non-Ticketing Revenue Strategy Of BookMyShow
BookMyShow has grabbed it all be it be any event, party, concert, show, plays, fairs, or any other international event too, The company also introduced tickets for activities happening in one's vicinity. Booking has become so easy as never imagined before.
The company has been now following an upward trend in the case of growth and innovations. In 2012 the company launched its Android and IOS app and since then the company has never looked back. The app is a progressive app allowing its users to check unto any event happening in and around them about timings, reviews, availability, trailers, and much more.
Revenue Model Of Book My Show
BookMyShow has almost 90% of the market share under the entertainment ticketing sector. Now it is called the king of all, as despite the always emerging competitors it still has managed to rule it all.
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The company’s quarterly revenue stood at $28 million in the last fiscal year. 50% being contributed by the movie ticketing sector. $330 million of revenue is coming from the live entertainment sector industry including all sports, stand-up comedy, and other related events.
With the big guns relentlessly acquiring smaller competitors in this domain, a CAGR of 20% is expected in the online ticketing industry by 2020. Company has always focused on discounts especially on movie tickets and promotes payments through BookmyShow wallets as it is the major source of revenue contributing about 60% of the total revenue.
The company charges a convenience fee over and above the price of the tickets. This difference is what BookMyShow keeps. As far as non-movie events are concerned, BookMyShow gets a commission from the sale of such tickets.
Also read : BookMyShow acquired Hyderabad-based MastiTickets
Non-Ticketing Revenue Strategy Of BookMyShow
BookMyShow follows a strategy of no refund after payment, therefore it also has a source of revenue under non-ticketing revenue. Due to its large internet audience as it has the first-mover advantage it promotes new artists and their offering, therefore catching up a significant part of the revenue from promotional methods too.
The business thrived despite no investor support from 2002 to 2006. After the Dot Com boom settled, the Indian market was revamped with better internet services, credit, and debit card facilities, and infrastructure setup. The number of multiplexes across India also proliferated. With a favorable scenario in the backdrop coupled with BookMyShows's promising business plan, investors were willing to put in their money in the company.
BookMyShow has raised total funding of over $224.5 million in 6 rounds. In the latest round of funding raised in January 2019, Singapore based Jungle Ventures invested an undisclosed amount in Bigtree Entertainment Singapore Pte Ltd. owned BookMyShow SEA(South East Asia). BookMyShow started operating in South East Asia in 2016, with its headquarters in Indonesia. With funding from Jungle Ventures, the company is now planning to shift its headquarters to Singapore. As confirmed by BookMyShow SEA's CEO Kenneth Tan, the funds raised will be utilized to enhance the technological operations of BookMyShow SEA and to efficiently cater to the increasing number of users in the South East Asian region.
Sources say that before raising $100 million funding from 'TPG Growth' in July 2018, BookMyShow was valued at about $750 million. With the boost from TPG Growth, BookMyShow now hovers at around $850 million.
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Author :- Devashish Shrivastava
June 18, 2020 at 12:00PM
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