It seemed the storm over secondary ticketing for Ticketmaster could not get any worse, but the clouds continue to roll in. After the very public ...
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The reselling of tickets on the secondary market has always been a contentious topic, but news revealed yesterday really heats up the discussion. The news? ...
Another round of issues has popped up for Ticketmaster concerning its secondary ticketing site TicketsNow – this time from the Canadian government. It is asking ...
For those following the potential merger of LiveNation and Ticketmaster, the hearings have begun. On Tuesday, members of the Senate Judiciary Committee posed questions to ...
With the regulatory battle on the horizon, AEG Chief Tim Leiweke has provided his own reaction to Billboard, stating he is "very concerned about the ...
Following lawmakers’ prediction of a “near monopoly” in concert ticketing, the Justice Department officially launched its investigation into the merger of LiveNation and Ticketmaster today. ...
Resistance to the potential merger of industry giants LiveNation and Ticketmaster has already begun, with comments surfacing in the press on Friday. The regulatory response ...
Earlier in January, we reported on analysts’ predictions of reduced ticket sales in 2009, due to the continued U.S. economic conditions. Consumers must save these ...
As the recession seeps into all sectors of the U.S. economy, some are starting to predict a downturn in the live entertainment industry. With such ...
The stubs have been counted, and the totals are in. Madonna tops 2008 with $105.3 million in ticket sales for her Sticky & Sweet Tour. ...
Ticket sales have always been one area of the music industry that did not feel the slump in sales during a recession, but analysts are ...