Opinion: The Pitfalls of “Our” Preferred Secondary Partner
by Joe Rixon, Special to TicketNews Lots of teams out there have developed relationships with a “preferred secondary partner,” that they either cajole or force fans into using. The key…
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StubHub Co-Opting Government to Fight its Foes?
With Live Nation experiencing surging profits, largely on the growth of the Ticketmaster secondary properties at the expense of StubHub, the company appears to be pinning its hopes for recovery…
Fan “Tragically Hip” Complaint Illustrates Supply/Demand Woes
In June of 2016, ticket sale madness ensued when popular Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip announced what would possibly be their last ever tour alongside the grim news that…
Opinion: Ontario’s Attempted Price Control for Tickets Will Fail
by John Krisko, Special to TicketNews Last year, fans of the Tragically Hip found to their dismay that tickets for the band’s blockbuster 2016 “Man Machine Poem” tour were quickly…
Foo Fighters Blame Fans, Arena, StubHub For Their Policy
Last week, the Foo Fighters made headlines when their sold-out show in London became a take-no-prisoners stand against “ticket touts” – the UK term for ticket resellers, scalpers and the…
New York AG Paul McCartney Investigation Remains Open
The office of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman confirmed last week that an investigation was ongoing into the sale of tickets for Paul McCartney’s shows in the state, including…
Live Nation Welcomes Lesley Olenik as VP of Touring for US Concerts Division
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Live Nation Entertainment announced the hire of Lesley Olenik as a VP of Touring for its US Concerts division. Based in Los Angeles, Olenik will report to Omar Al-Joulani, SVP of…
Business Experts: Keep Secondary Markets Open and Legal
With tickets straddling the boundary between a physical good owned by the purchaser, and ethereal ‘right’ owned by the venue, attraction, or team, there is always an active battle going…
Motley Fool Rates Ticketmaster as “Ripe For Disruption” by Amazon
The back-and-forth on the potential that e-commerce giant Amazon will make a move into the event ticketing space continues to draw headlines. Investment publication Motley Fool published a report today…
Detroit Tigers Tickets Are Going For Under Five Bucks On Resale Sites
After a quite pitiful season for the Detroit Tigers, they host their last series at Comerica Park this weekend against the Minnesota Twins- three games that will have virtually no…