As we flit back through major music industry goings-on, we revisit artists new free upload option on Spotify, the power of live music, Amazon’s uptick in the churning out of its own exclusive recordings, and more. Amazon Alexa Adds New Music Skills, TIDAL Spotify Now Lets Artists Upload Music FREE…
Category archives: Ticketmaster
Ticketmaster Calls Mass-Scalping Report ‘Categorically Untrue’
“We do not condone the statements made by the employee as the conduct described clearly violates our terms of service,” company claims
Ticketmaster Encourages, Profits From Scalpers Undercover Investigation Reveals
An undercover investigation by the Toronto Star and Canadian Broadcasting Company appear to show that, contrary to their vehement anti-scalping pubic posture, Ticketmaster is courting ticket brokers, profiting by providing special accounts and software and generally willing to turn a blind eye to violations of the company’s own contracts and…
Ticketmaster Has Secretly Been Cheating You With Its Own Scalpers
Undercover investigation reveals a professional scalping racket run by Ticketmaster itself
After Spotify, Ticketmaster inks deal with Samsung for voice assistant Bixby
Samsung Galaxy Note9 users in North America can now use voice to search for events
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Ticketmaster Will Close Two Resale Sites in Europe
It appears stiff competition from anti-scalping organizations as well as face-value ticketing platforms forced Ticketmaster’s hand. Live Nation has shuttered two European Ticketmaster secondary ticketing platforms – Get Me In! and Seatwave. Starting to…
Ticketmaster shuts down secondary sites in Europe
GET ME IN! and Seatwave to be replaced by face value or less fan-to-fan ticket exchange
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Looks Like Ticketmaster’s Data Breach Was Worse Than We Thought…
The Ticketmaster attack was apparently only the ‘tip’ of the iceberg, according to cyber-security firm RiskIQ. Several weeks ago, Ticketmaster UK revealed that malicious code in a software provided by Inbenta – a third-party supplier – led to a data br…
Does Ticketmaster Scalp its Own Tickets?
Has Ticketmaster deceitfully sabotaged its Verified Fan program to drive up prices? Last October, Ticketmaster filed a lawsuit against Prestige Entertainment and Renaissance Ventures. According to the Live Nation subsidiary, both companies had used bo…
Amazon Scraps Plan to Compete Against Ticketmaster, Sources Say
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 Whole Foods. The news sent the company’s stock…