Category archives: ticketing

How to Make the Most Out of Your Ticketing Software Beyond 2020

Prices, insights, websites, event app, live stream and more to consider when selling tickets. The following post comes from Crowdcore, an all-in-one marketing and ticketing platform and a proud partner of Digital Music News.  Tickets are the bridge bet…

FBI Indicts Ticketfly Hacker Who Compromised 127MM Accounts

The FBI has indicted the Ticketfly hacker responsible for the 2018 hack that compromised 27 million accounts. The Ticketfly website went down in May 2018 with a short message. “Following a series of recent issues with Ticketfly properties, we&#82…

Ticketmaster, StubHub Execs Are Testifying Before a Congressional Panel on Excessive Ticket Costs

Congress’s continued effort to curb deceptive ticketing practices and lower ticket prices has taken the form of a comprehensive hearing, at which executives from America’s leading ticketing companies have been called to testify. A House of Representati…

British Ticket Scalping Duo Makes $9 Million In Profits, Gets 6+ Years In Prison

In a landmark decision, a UK-based ticket scalping duo has been sentenced to six-plus years behind bars. In a decision that’s likely to make would-be ticket redistributors think twice, two British ticket scalpers have been sentenced to a total of more …

New Jersey Congressman Says Pearl Jam “Has Been Led Astray” by “Corrupt” Live Nation/Ticketmaster

Earlier this week, members of Pearl Jam sent a letter to New Jersey Congressman Bill Pascrell Jr. (and Rep. Frank Pallone Jr.) with suggested improvements to the BOSS Act. Pascrell didn’t take kindly to the constructive criticism. The BOSS Act is…

Pearl Jam Explains to a U.S. Congressman Why the ‘BOSS Act’ Doesn’t Make Sense

Pearl Jam’s members are outspoken critics of the ticketing industry, but that doesn’t mean they’re getting behind the BOSS Act, which, if passed, would more comprehensively regulate the distribution and resale of event tickets. On the contrary, the fiv…

Canadian Authorities Fine StubHub Nearly $1 Million for Deceiving Customers

StubHub has been fined nearly $1 million ($1.3M Canadian) by Canada’s Competition Bureau, which monitors the domestic marketplace for behaviors and actions that inhibit competition and/or deceive consumers.  StubHub’s infractions were classified under …

British Ticket Scalpers That Made Nearly $9 Million in Profits Convicted for Fraud

Two British ticket scalpers – Peter Hunter and David Smith – were convicted on fraud charges. Both men used multiple identities and bots to buy over £4m worth of tickets to numerous gigs. The duo scalped tickets for Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Liam Gallagher…

Live Nation Expands Into Taiwan With Tixcraft Buyout, Opens Singapore Offices

Live Nation-owned Ticketmaster has set its sights on Asia’s highly lucrative ticketing and event promotion market.   Ticketmaster, wholly owned by Live Nation, recently announced the acquisition of Taiwan’s Tixcraft, a popular ticketing ser…