New Jersey AG Anne Milgram settles with two state ticket brokers
Two New Jersey ticket broker companies, part of a lawsuit filed in the spring by state Attorney General Anne Milgram over the resale of Bruce Springsteen tickets, settled their cases…
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Usablenet makes inroads into the mobile ticketing arena
Usablenet’s mobile platform, a tool long familiar to travelers and commuters, is beginning to make its mark in the mobile ticketing world. Launched in 2000, Usablenet sought to translate web…
Guest Commentary: The Online Ticket Marketplace: A safer option for ticket buying, selling
Recently, I had a gentleman tell me an interesting story about a strange encounter he had while selling tickets for a concert online through Craigslist. After several e-mails, text messages…
Shawn Freeman is out at TicketsNow, to be replaced by Ticketmaster’s Eric Korman
Shawn Freeman, the president of Ticketmaster Entertainment subsidiary TicketsNow, is leaving the company and will be replaced by Eric Korman, currently president of the Ticketmaster diversified live entertainment and marketing…
Yankee fans shut out of World Series tickets at the 11th hour
Several New York Yankees fans were shut out from buying World Series tickets yesterday morning, October 28, even though many of them had camped out at the box office in…
Ticket brokers moving forward with message of compliance for Garth Brooks concerts
The dust is starting to settle after casino impresario Steve Wynn’s decision to tightly regulate sales for Garth Brooks’ five-year residency at Encore Theater stirred up some well-publicized confusion earlier…
Second lawsuit filed against Live Nation over parking and charity ticket fees
A second lawsuit has been filed against Live Nation over its parking and undisclosed charity fees at New Jersey’s PNC Bank Arts Center. The new class action lawsuit, filed this…
FanSnap named to the ‘PC World 100: Best Products of 2009’
PRESS RELEASE: “FanSnap® Named to PC World’s ‘Best Products of 2009′” PALO ALTO, CA — 10/28/09 — FanSnap®, the largest live event ticket search engine for fans, today announced that…
Brett Favre’s return to Lambeau Field not sold out
As of Tuesday night, October 27, tickets to see the Minnesota Vikings play the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field were still available, as the bad economy trumped quarterback Brett…
Fans call Wynn ‘arrogant’ for Garth Brooks ticket policy
The restrictive ticketing policy for Garth Brooks’s upcoming residency at the Wynn in Las Vegas has drawn the ire of some fans. In a video segment on KVVU-TV Fox 5…