“Members of the antitrust division’s staff at the Justice Department have in recent months contacted music venues and players in the ticket market, asking about Live Nation’s practices and the wider dynamics of the industry, said the people, who spoke …
Greg Maffei, the CEO of Ticketmaster’s largest shareholder, Liberty Media, blamed bots for the ticket-selling company’s struggle to get Taylor Swift concert tickets into the hands of over one million “verified fans.” After a highly criticized ticket presale for Swift …
Bruce Springsteen fans like to think of him as tougher than the rest, not pricier than the rest. So there were inevitable eruptions of anger when fans logged on for the first day of sales for the opening shows on …
Corporate conspiracy along the lines of Enron, WorldCom, etc. Planned Obscelesense type profit scheme. Thanks to the Canadian media for exposing this scam. Spread it if you want more people to know. via cbc.ca: Box-office giant Ticketmaster is recruiting professional scalpers …
