PRESS RELEASE: "Ticket News Announces Top Ticket Sellers for Week Ending September 26, 2009"

October 1, 2009 (Vernon, CT) - As the proposed Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger continues to face scrutiny from the nation's lawmakers, a vocal opponent of the proposed partnership has surfaced in Washington, DC. Dante Ferrando, owner of the D.C.'s Black Cat nightclub, has voiced his displeasure of the potential merger by making a change in how he does business at his 1,000-capacity venue. As of September 25, the popular concert spot will end its long-standing contract with Ticketmaster in favor of a new deal with the Atlanta-based operations of Ticket Alternative. Black Cat has relied on the services of Ticketmaster since it opened its doors in 1993.

PRESS RELEASE: "Ticket News Announces Top Ticket Sellers for Week Ending September 5, 2009"

September 10, 2009 (Vernon, CT) - During a Bank of America Merrill Lynch Media, Communications and Entertainment conference, Ticketmaster and Live Nation said they plan to aggressively move into dynamic pricing and paperless ticketing initiatives in early 2010. According to TicketNews, CEOs Irving Azoff and Michael Rapino acknowledged that there will always be a secondary market, but these moves are designed to deliver a negative blow to the resale industry.

PRESS RELEASE: "Ticket News Announces Top Ticket Sellers for Week Ending August 22, 2009"

August 26, 2009 (Vernon, CT) - In what appears to be a large-scale action against dozens of ticket brokers all at once, Ticketmaster has begun to systematically block access to its Web site for hours or days at a time. According to TicketNews, the blockages appear to be generally aimed at brokers who heavily access the site looking for tickets, which on the surface might indicate that Ticketmaster believes that these brokers may be using automated software to do so. TicketNews learned that dozens of brokers who claim that they are not using such software have also been blocked, which has taken place periodically over the last couple of weeks.

"Ticket News Announces Top Ticket Sellers for Week Ending August 8, 2009"

August 12, 2009 (Vernon, CT) - The third ranked overall seller Live Nation is facing another lawsuit, this time from Philadelphia festival promoter Popped!. According to TicketNews, Popped! CEO/President Alexis Rosenzweig alleges that Live Nation broke a legally binding contract with the festival when the live entertainment giant cut its ties with the Philly promoter's third annual Popped! Festival. Rosenzweig is also alleging tortuous interference by Live Nation for preventing The Roots from playing at a 2008 Popped! festival. Although The Roots had a deal with Popped!, Live Nation allegedly convinced The Roots to play at a Live Nation event several weeks earlier instead.