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…

Now You Can Buy Concert Tickets Directly from YouTube

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 executive and former Warner Music Group CEO Lyor Co…

How To Hack Your Competition, By Live Nation and Ticketmaster

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 and Ticketmaster aren’t very popular. From poor customer support to overcharging on tickets, people on the internet can’t seem to say enough against both companies. […]

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How To Hack Your Competition, By Live Nation and Ticketmaster

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 and Ticketmaster aren’t very popular. From poor customer support to overcharging on tickets, people on the internet can’t seem to say enough against both companies. […]

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Ticketmaster to launch in 30 countries with the acquisition of Ticketpro

As a result of the deal, Ticketpro CEO Serge Grimaux will be stepping down
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Ticketmaster Has an Idea for Making You Hate Them Less

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, and head of music in North America. Under Marcus, all music duties will be integrated in a single music silo.  That includes the artist service operation […]

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Ticketmaster hires David Marcus to helm new music division

New division to join artist services operation OnTour, the Venues & Promoters ticketing segment and club ticket platform TicketWeb

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Live Nation and Ticketmaster Accused of Destroying Documents in Anti-Trust Suit

Destroying documents in an anti-trust suit? That was easy. Back in December of last year, Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketmaster, were sued by Complete Entertainment Resources. for allegedly taking part in unfair and anticompetitive behavior, intentional interference, and antitrust violations. These moves, the lawsuit alleges, were aimed that eliminating and/or minimizing competitors, which included […]

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