ETM Entertainment Signs Deal With Rangers

Adding yet another baseball team to its roster, ticket seller ETM Entertainment Network Inc. signed a multiyear deal this week with the Texas Rangers of the American League. In related news, the Costa Mesa ticketing company also sealed a distribution contract with Kroger Co. to house ETM’s ticket kiosks in its Texas supermarkets. Company officials declined to discuss the financial details of either deal. Using the ETM kiosks, customers will be able to see a layout of The Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, before they buy their ticket. ETM plans to install 40 of its kiosks in Kroger stores by opening day, March 31. The company has ticketing arrangements with the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers. Industry sources say the firm is in talks with the Shubert Theatre in New York.