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NEWS ABOUT: Ticketmaster

Ticketmaster stories: 17 news summaries

 Feds Tear Into 
 Ticketmaster Merger 

Antitrust officials weigh concessions for Live Nation deal to pass

Oct 16, 09 1:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Concerned Justice Department are considering blocking a deal that would create a music industry behemoth—unless major concessions are made. Antitrust officials are worried about the effect the proposed Ticketmaster-Live Nation merger would have on consumer cost and may require the companies to make major concessions, insiders tell the Wall ... More »

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Department of Justice • music industry • mergers and acquisitions • merger • antitrust • Ticketmaster • Live Nation

 Billboard Shifts Website 
 to Lure Listeners, Buyers 

Billboard.com ties MP3 and ticket sales to its famous charts

Jul 22, 09 5:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - As circulation of its print magazine continues to fall, Billboard is looking to transition to the digital age with an overhauled website designed to be a one-stop shop for pop music, USA Today reports. Billboard.com now allows all visitors, not just subscribers, to look at its 51-year archive... More »

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music • music industry • Ticketmaster • MP3 • Billboard charts • album sales

Ticketmaster
Goes Digital to
Curb Scalpers

Miley Cyrus opts
for paperless tix to
control prices, resale

Jun 8, 09 7:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Better be sure before buying a Miley Cyrus concert ticket. Hers is the first major concert tour with paperless tickets—redeemable only at the door with the buyer's credit card—making it nearly impossible to pawn them off, the Wall Street Journal reports. Ticketmaster and concert promoters hope it will... More »

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entertainment • Miley Cyrus • Ticketmaster • scalpers • concert tour • Jay-ZTV

Ticketmaster Mogul
Says He Can Save Music

Where critics see conflict of interest, Azoff spies opportunity

Feb 21, 09 10:51 AM CST
(Newser) - Irving Azoff may not be a household name, but he is, in fact, "the most powerful man in the music industry," writes Ethan Smith in a Wall Street Journal profile. The head of Ticketmaster—he made his name managing the Eagles in the '70s—is now trying to... More »

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music industry • merger • antitrust • concert • Ticketmaster • Live Nation • Irving Azoff

Live Nation, Ticketmaster Reveal Merger Details

Firm will be run by Live Nation's CEO

Feb 10, 09 12:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Live Nation and Ticketmaster made public their merger plans today, though the combined concert-promotions and ticketing powerhouse is sure to face scrutiny by antitrust regulators, the Wall Street Journal reports.The new company is to be named Live Nation Entertainment; it's estimated the two will save $40 million by combining... More »

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music • music industry • merger • promotion • concert • Ticketmaster • Live Nation

Boss Rips Ticketmaster for 'Scalping' Tickets

Springsteen says ticket company's practice was a conflict of interest

Feb 5, 09 6:51 AM CST
(Newser) - The Boss called Ticketmaster into his office yesterday, and gave it a tongue-lashing it may not soon forget, Reuters reports. The ticket giant drew Bruce Springsteen's wrath for gouging fans Monday by redirecting them to its resaler, TicketNow, just minutes after seats for his "Working on a Dream" tour... More »

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Bruce Springsteen • album release • Ticketmaster • scalping • TicketsNow • rock music • concert tour • tickets

(AP) - A New Jersey congressman is demanding an investigation after Bruce Springsteen fans were unable to buy tickets from Ticketmaster's website—which promptly offered them more expensive tickets from a subsidiary. When tickets for Springsteen's Meadowlands show went on sale Monday, some fans attempting to buy them got an error message... More »

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Internet • concert • Bruce Springsteen • Ticketmaster • TicketsNow • conflict of interest • tickets

(Newser) - The music industry continues to reshape itself: Ticketmaster and Live Nation may announce a merger next week, the Wall Street Journal reports. The new company, called Live Nation Ticketmaster, would have ties to hundreds of top artists and expertise on everything from promoting shows—Live Nation is the world's largest... More »

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music industry • concert • Ticketmaster • Live Nation • tickets

NFL Gets Into Ticket-Scalping Business

Deal with TicketMaster may help get handle
on secondary market

Aug 7, 08 5:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - The NFL has partnered with TicketMaster on a site allowing fans to buy and sell tickets themselves, USA Today reports. Sellers must adhere to relevant state laws, but ticket-holders may set their own value, with no limits on pricing over face value. The NFL estimates that of 22 million tickets... More »

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NFL • Ticketmaster • scalping • tickets • secondary ticket market

IAC, Liberty Make Peace Over Spin-Offs

Media bosses Malone and Diller finally
bury the hatchet

May 14, 08 8:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - The months-long feud between media barons John Malone and Barry Diller over IAC spin-offs has ended amicably, the Wall Street Journal reports. Malone's Liberty Media, the majority shareholder in IAC, will drop its opposition to Diller's plans to divide IAC/Interactive Corp into five separate entities. Liberty will have the right... More »

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restructuring • Ticketmaster • John Malone • Barry Diller • Liberty Media • media conglomerates • IAC/InterActiveCorp

Diller's Trials Far From Over After IAC Verdict

Efforts to break up the company face major stumbling blocks

Mar 31, 08 10:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barry Diller might have won control over e-commerce company IAC/InterActiveCorp from rival John Malone in court Friday, but the CEO’s real trials have just begun. With the economy tanking and credit markets tightening, Diller’s plan to break up IAC into five “baby Barrys”—including Ticketmaster and... More »

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Ticketmaster • John Malone • Barry Diller • Liberty Media • IAC • LendingTree • Home Shopping Network • Interval International

 Diller On Top in 
 Liberty/IAC Ruling 

Judge rules IAC chief can proceed with spin-off plans against Malone's wishes

Mar 28, 08 8:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barry Diller took round one today in his feud with fellow billionaire John Malone: A Delaware judge ruled that Malone can’t force Diller out of Interactive Corp. for trying to break up the company, Bloomberg reports. The ruling prevents Malone's Liberty Media from seizing control; Liberty has a minority... More »

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Ticketmaster • John Malone • Barry Diller • Liberty Media • IAC/InterActiveCorp • HSN • LendingTree

Ticketmaster Pays $265M for Online Scalper

Purchase signals major shift in resellers' business model

Jan 15, 08 2:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Fans who once turned to scalpers for last-minute seats can now hit up ... Ticketmaster? In a sure sign of the online ticket resale boom, the sports and entertainment behemoth will buy TicketsNow, the second-largest online ticket reseller, reports the Wall Street Journal. "Clients who five years ago were not... More »

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Ticketmaster • StubHub • scalpers • IAC • TicketsNow • ticket resellers

Ticket Scalpers Draw Scrutiny

Is the ticket industry designed to fleece the average consumer?

Nov 9, 07 8:39 PM CST
(Newser) - The Hannah Montana tour is hot—tickets sold out in seconds, and resellers are charging as much as 100 times face value for them. And both the speed of sellouts and eye-popping resale prices for popular artists are arousing suspicion. The Washington Post looks at how scalpers use ticket-buying technology,... More »

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concert • Hannah Montana • Ticketmaster • RMG Technologies • scalpers

Diller's IAC to Split Into
Five Companies

HSN, Ticketmaster, Interval International, LendingTree spin off

Nov 5, 07 1:27 PM CST
(Newser) - Barry Diller's InterActiveCorp will split into five separately traded companies, their board announced today.  Former IAC components Home Shopping Network, Ticketmaster, vacation site Interval International, and online real estate site LendingTree will all become separate firms under those names. CNN Money reports that the remaining pieces of IAC will... More »

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Ticketmaster • InterActiveCorp • John Malone • Barry Diller • Expedia • Liberty Media • Ask.com

Ticketmaster Suit Halts Scalpers

Judge blocks software after outcry from Hannah Montana fans

Oct 16, 07 11:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fans frustrated in their pursuit of instantly sold-out online tickets caught a break yesterday when a federal judge halted the use of scalper software on Ticketmaster. RMG Technologies' software let prospectors buy out concerts and resell tickets at inflated prices, Reuters reports. "They're cheating consumers, and we're not... More »

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music industry • concert • Hannah Montana • Ticketmaster • RMG Technologies

'Hannah Montana' Tour Has Scalpers in High Gear

Teen sensation sells out shows nationwide

Oct 2, 07 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Parents across the nation are wringing their hands as scalpers rub theirs with glee over Hannah Montana, the 14-year-old fictional pop star whose concert tour dates are selling out in minutes. Her popular Disney Channel show rocketed the character to Madonna-level stardom with kids, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer says, which means... More »

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Disney Channel • concert • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • Ticketmaster • Billy Ray Cyrus

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