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TicketsNow stories: 3 news summaries

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

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

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