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Does Ticketmaster Scalp its Own Tickets?

June 28, 2018

Is Ticketmaster deceitfully abusing its Verified Fan program to drive up prices? Last October, Ticketmaster filed a lawsuit against Prestige Entertainment and Renaissance Ventures. According to the Live Nat... Read More...

Live Nation’s Value Plunges $1.1 Billion as Government Investigation Looms

Daniel Sanchez

April 4, 2018

Maybe the government’s investigation into Live Nation is more serious than we thought. Following two days of trading, Live Nation’s stock price has plummeted 13%. In just two days, Live Nation has lost $1... Read More...

Amazon Scraps Plan to Compete Against Ticketmaster, Sources Say

Daniel Sanchez

November 27, 2017

In the end, despite offering venue owners millions of dollars, Amazon found that it just couldn’t compete against Ticketmaster and Live Nation. Earlier this year, Amazon announced the surprise purchase of Whol... Read More...

Artists Couldn't Care Less About YouTube Payments - and This Deal Proves It

Now You Can Buy Concert Tickets Directly from YouTube

Daniel Sanchez

November 15, 2017

What will the YouTube / Ticketmaster deal mean for major labels and the touring industry in the long-run? How much does YouTube truly pay artists when fans stream their music? According to top YouTube exe... Read More...

How To Hack Your Competitors, By Live Nation and Ticketmaster

How To Ruthlessly Hack Your Competition, by Live Nation and Ticketmaster

Daniel Sanchez

February 16, 2017

Alper Cugun (CC by 2.0) Live Nation and Ticketmaster once again pave the way for the digital ticket revolution, this time with unapologetic free trade secrets hacking for all. It’s no secret that Live Nation... Read More...

Ticketmaster Has an Idea for Making You Hate Them Less

Danielle Kraft

February 9, 2017

Nerdy Girl (CC by 2.0) Ticketmaster is adding a new music division. Does this mean you're going to hate them less? Ticketmaster is creating a new music division. Dave Marcus will be their new executive VP, ... Read More...

Live Nation Accused of Destroying Antitrust Documents

Live Nation, Ticketmaster Accused of Destroying Mountains of Evidence

Daniel Sanchez

October 10, 2016

'Software shredders on aisle 17' by Paul L Dineen (CC by 2.0) Live Nation and Ticketmaster destroying documents in an anti-trust suit? That was easy. Back in December, Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketma... Read More...

Ticketmaster Overcharges the Wrong Guy…

Daniel Sanchez

October 6, 2016

Tickets image by Bev Sykes, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC by 2.0) Because hidden fees should not be so hidden. A New York man has filed lawsuit against top ticket seller Live Na... Read More...

Ticketmaster Settles a $400 Million Lawsuit… With Coupons

Charlotte Hassan

May 17, 2016

According to a report by Billboard, Ticketmaster’s $400 million settlement will be paid by future discounts. Update: Ticketmaster is now giving away millions of free tickets, in addition to vouchers and reba... Read More...

Ticketmaster Partners With Facebook To Sell Concert Tickets

Charlotte Hassan

April 11, 2016

According to recent reports, Ticketmaster will be soon selling concert tickets directly through Facebook. In an interview with Buzzfeed, Vice President and General Manager of distributed commerce for Ticketm... Read More...

Thank You for Diversifying: Pandora Acquires Ticketfly for $450 Million…

Paul Resnikoff

October 7, 2015

Theoretically, companies can't go on forever without turning a profit, though perhaps Pandora's problem is diversification. Or, lack thereof: as ad-supported online music proves to be one of the worst busi... Read More...

StubHub Finds Customers Buy Fewer Tickets When Shown the Actual Price

Paul Resnikoff

September 3, 2015

It's the most common complaint among ticket buyers: hidden fees, surcharges, and other tack-ons that dramatically change the listed price of ticket. So why aren't ticket providers doing more to provide tra... Read More...

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