‘Wicked’ holds off Elton John to retain top event ranking for second straight week
The long-running musical Wicked is keeping its edge over all rivals, according to TicketNews’ exclusive events rankings for the week…
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Ticketmaster and StubHub continue to battle over paperless tickets
Ticketmaster CEO Nathan Hubbard, who recently blasted StubHub on Twitter over StubHub’s support of paperless ticketing legislation and the consumer…
Missouri’s Blue Note to leave Ticketmaster for Etix
The Blue Note and Mojo’s, two venues in Columbia, MO owned by Richard King, are planning to switch from Ticketmaster…
Congressmen reintroduce bipartisan consumer-friendly federal ticket resale bill
Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives have reintroduced a federal ticket resale bill that would protect consumers and…
StubHub adds Android ticketing application
PRESS RELEASE: “StubHub Launches Ticketing Application in the Android Marketplace” SAN FRANCISCO (BUSINESS WIRE) March 17, 2011 – StubHub, the…
Paperless ticketing bill approved by Connecticut legislative committee
Members of the Connecticut General Assembly General Law Committee overwhelmingly approved a proposed bill Tuesday, March 15, designed to help…
Live Nation’s Ticketmaster division launches ambitious data analytics venture
Looking to capitalize on its 180 million-name fan database, Live Nation’s Ticketmaster division is launching LiveAnalytics, a new venture which…
Big East Tournament, Knicks tickets help Madison Square Garden to stay atop venues rankings
According to TicketNews’ exclusive venues rankings for the week ending Sunday, March 13, Madison Square Garden (MSG) came in once…
New York Knicks plan astronomical ticket price increase for next season
The New York Knicks will raise prices on season tickets for next year by an average of 49 percent —…
North Carolina becomes the latest state to consider consumer protections for paperless tickets
Hot on the heels of Minnesota and Connecticut, North Carolina is the latest state to consider regulating paperless tickets to…