Category archives: Ticketmaster

Live Nation’s Q1 2019 — $1.7 Billion in Revenue, $24 Million in Operating Losses

Live Nation has released its financial report for the first quarter of 2019 (Q1 2019). Live Nation’s revenue grew 17% year-over-year to $1.7 billion.  Yet, the company also posted an operating loss of $24 million.  In addition, at $115 million, the glo…

Pandora Adds Ticketmaster Integration

Pandora has partnered Ticketmaster to bring more concert dates to the platform. “In our ongoing effort to provide a comprehensive and seamless artist marketing experience, Pandora has partnered with Ticketmaster to transform live event promotion,” SiriusXM owned streamer said in a statement. According to Pandora, which plans to pull touring…

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Federal Judge Tosses ‘Scalpergate’ Class Action Lawsuit Against Ticketmaster

A sneaky contract clause has ‘saved’ Ticketmaster in the US.  But, the ticketing giant may not get away so easily in the UK. Bad news for Ticketmaster consumers angered over ‘Scalpergate‘. A federal judge in California has dismissed a proposed class-ac…

Amazon Unveils Ticketmaster Functionality in Alexa-Enabled Devices — Including Seat Selection

“Alexa, where are my Ticketmaster tickets?” Yesterday, Amazon unveiled a new feature – Song ID. Prime Music and Music Unlimited subscribers in the US can now easily identify a song’s title and artist. Users can simply activate and deactivate the featur…

Ticketmaster, Amazon Partner: ‘Hey Alexa, Who Bought All The Good Seats?’

Live Nation’s Ticketmaster has announced that it was partnering with e-commerce titan Amazon to sell tickets via Alexa, Amazon’s cloud-based voice service. The partnership will allow fans to discover events and buy tickets directly from Alexa-enabled devices, such as Amazon Echo and Echo Dot via voice commands Would-be ticket buyers…

Ticketmaster Acquires Moshtix, an Australian Indie Ticketing Firm

Live Nation continues its rampant acquisition spree, this time through its subsidiary, Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster has confirmed a new acquisition. The Live Nation subsidiary in Australia has purchased Moshtix.  The Australian ticketing firm remains pop…

Does Ticketmaster Finally Have A Rival?

Former Ticketmaster CEO Nathan Hubbard’s new Rival Ticketing has signed its first client, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment’s Altitude Tickets, putting it in a position to compete with Ticketmaster, at least on paper. “Anyone looking for a not-so-subtle hint that’s he’s planning to disrupt the ticketing space could probably point to…

Ticketmaster Adds Verified Fan To Fan Ticket Resales

Ticketmaster has added a fan-to-fan resale feature within their app. The launch follows a rough 2018 for Ticketmaster which was marred by scalping accusations, a major lawsuit and the closure of the company’s secondary ticketing platforms, GetMeIn And Seatwave, where tickets were regularly being sold at insanely inflated prices. Now,…