NATB to launch initiative to fight for laws regulating paperless ticketing
The National Association of Ticket Brokers (NATB), which worked with nonprofit groups in 2009 against the Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger, is…
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Live Nation names Irving Azoff chairman and buys rest of Front Line Management
Live Nation Entertainment announced today, February 7, that it had bought the remaining portion of Front Line Management that it…
ShowClix inks deal with online entertainment discounter Groupon
Primary ticketer ShowClix has signed a new partnership deal with online discounter Groupon that will allow ShowClix clients to integrate…
NFL oversells Super Bowl tickets and offers refunds of three-times face value
Football fans traveling to Dallas for the Super Bowl this year have had to endure freezing temperatures, ice storms and…
Live Nation stock price drops 3 percent following AEG / Outbox news
Shares of Live Nation stock, which trades under the symbol LYV, dropped 3 percent today, February 3, following reports that…
AEG teams with Outbox Technology to compete with Ticketmaster on ticketing
Ever since the Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger was approved, the ticketing industry waited to see what Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) would…
TicketBiscuit and ScoreBig sign partnership agreement
PRESS RELEASE: “TicketBiscuit, ScoreBig Announce Strategic Marketing Partnership” Birmingham, AL (TicketBiscuit) February 3, 2011 – TicketBiscuit, a leading provider of…
Ticketmaster experiences another ticket pricing mix up
Several fans of the U.S. National Men’s Soccer team are being forced to give up, change seats or pay more…
Live Nation and Starwood Hotels & Resorts expand sponsorship deal
PRESS RELEASE: “Starwood Hotels & Resorts Expands Global Sponsorship Alliance with Live Nation Entertainment” WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. & LOS ANGELES…
Former Live Nation Chairman Michael Cohl countersues company over upcoming Rolling Stones tour
The on-going battle between mega-promoter Michael Cohl and Live Nation Entertainment now threatens to engulf one of the concert industry’s…