Ticketing bills in Congress: Two different approaches at protecting consumers
03/12/2010 - 4:31pm EST
Two bills are currently in the House Energy and Commerce Committee that aim to regulate the ticketing industry and protect consumers, yet the bills take different approaches.
03/12/2010 - 5:10pm EST
Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (SMI) announced sharp earnings decreases for the fourth quarter of 2009 compared with the same period last year.
03/12/2010 - 2:31pm EST
Tickets for concerts from Sting, as well as tickets for shows from the cast of Fox's hit new show Glee, are on sale this weekend.
03/11/2010 - 4:31pm EST
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03/10/2010 - 5:39pm EST
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TicketNewswire
- StubHub's Chris Tsakalakis talks primary and secondary ticketing
- Live Nation plans for a new concert venue in Maryland
- Chance of landing LeBron helps Knicks season ticket sales
- California legislator seeks to end NFL subsidies over blackouts
- NYT questions whether Wiseguys committed a crime
- New York governor in hot water over Yankees World Series tickets
Ticket Industry News
- Ticketing bills in Congress: Two different approaches at protecting consumers
- Second bill to protect consumers and regulate ticketing industry introduced in U.S. House of Representatives
- NATB objects to National Finals Rodeo prohibiting open market ticket resale
- VisionOne, USA signs ticketing deal with Mondo Entertainment / LivePass
- Comcast-Spectacor acquires Ticketmaster's Paciolan ticketing division
Concerts & Tour Announcements
- Vernon PZC rejects application for TicketNetwork Forest concert venue
- 'Next Fall' lands on Broadway with positive opening night reviews
- Conan O'Brien tour tips hat to Team Coco with North American live events
- Courtney Love tours with new Hole line-up through spring
- Black Eyed Peas tour far from 'The E.N.D.' with new summer concerts
Ticket Summit Conference
- Ticket Summit primary ticketing panel: Expect Ticketmaster / Live Nation deal to happen
- Hundreds of ticketing professionals attend 2nd annual Ticket Summit in New York City
- 'How to Price your Tickets' panel at Ticket Summit to show brokers how to optimize pricing strategies
- 'Buy and Sell Strategically' panel at Ticket Summit to help brokers fine-tune their strategies
- 'The Broadway Box Office' panel at Ticket Summit to discuss ticketing and the theater
Ticketmaster/LiveNation Merger
- Ticketmaster / Live Nation merger: UK Competition Commission to offer new opinion by May 11
- Ticketmaster / Live Nation merger: UK regulators to give deal a second look
- New York Times: Ticketmaster / Live Nation merger is 'worrisome'
- Live Nation Entertainment pays out millions in bonuses after merger is approved
- Ticketmaster / Live Nation merger: Promoters angry about their data being compromised
Onsales & Deals
Theater & Broadway News
- 'Spider-Man' musical hits another speed bump with loss of lead actress
- After a big drop last week, Broadway ticket sales show signs of life
- Christopher Walken hand-delivers laughs on Broadway in 'A Behanding in Spokane'
- 'The Miracle Worker' falls short of expectations in first Broadway revival
- Broadway sees a drop of more than $3.5 million in total ticket sales
Guest Commentary
- Guest Commentary: The Online Ticket Marketplace: A safer option for ticket buying, selling
- Guest Commentary: The myths about dynamic pricing
- Guest Commentary: Why the secondary ticket market exists
- Guest Commentary: Dynamic Pricing: A fair-to-all solution to event ticketing prices
- Guest Commentary: Music festivals – Don’t get ripped off
Video Ticket News
- TicketNews TV looks at Ticket Summit 2010 in New York City
- TicketNetwork faces local opposition over proposed outdoor concert venue
- Minneapolis police recommend buying NFL playoff tickets from local broker
- TicketNews TV looks at ticketing for the college bowl games
- Indianapolis Colts playoff tickets gathering fan interest
Legal Ticket News
- New York legislature contemplates new extension of ticket resale law
- Wisconsin ticket resale law tabled in the legislature
- 'Wiseguys' plead not guilty in alleged massive ticket hacking scheme
- New Jersey Congressman Pascrell praises Wiseguy Tickets federal indictments
- Houston law firm investigates Olympics ticketing policy and backs Action Seating
World Ticket News
Sports Ticket News
- Sluggish economy hurts Speedway Motorsports, as earnings decrease for 2009
- Duke University switches ticketing from Paciolan to NeuLion
- StubHub lands the Boston Red Sox in online secondary ticketing deal
- SeatGeek signs partnership deal with Beckett Media
- Pittsburgh Steelers team up with STR Marketplace for seat license resales
Ticket Rankings News
- With the help of their "Last Rodeo" tour, Brooks & Dunn reach the top of the event rankings
- Dave Matthews, Paul McCartney tickets take the Hollywood Bowl to the top of the venue rankings
- Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival debuts strong in the weekly event rankings
- New York Knicks, Michael Bublé ticket sales help to make MSG number one venue
- Super Bowl XLIV dominates the rankings, and Michael Bublé gains ground



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