US cinema and mobile tickets portal Fandango has announced a ticketing agreement with MSN, Microsofts entertainment network. The deal makes Fandango the official online and mobile movie ticket supplier for MSN Movies and MSN Entertainment. 

The combined traffic for the two sites is more than 100m US users per month, according to comScore. 

“This strategic relationship with MSN delivers Fandangos expansive ticketing capabilities and mobile innovations to millions of additional movie fans across the country,” says Rick Butler, executive vice president and general manager at Fandango. “The deal reflects the companys ongoing strategy to provide access to Fandangos broad network of screens and movie content for fans on every platform.”

“MSN is a great place for people to get the latest information on the summers hottest movies, and now thanks to our agreement with Fandango, its easier than ever for MSN fans to purchase movie tickets via Fandangos network of nearly 20,000 theatre screens,” says Rob Bennett, general manager of Entertainment, Video and Sports for MSN.

The news follows Fandangos announcement that May was its best-selling month in its 12-year history, with a 47 per cent year on year growth.