New York Yankees gain ground in the top event rankings
TicketNews has released its exclusive Top Events rankings for the week ending August 2, and while Wicked is still the top selling event overall with a 5.80 power score, the…
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Dallas Cowboys to charge $29 for standing-room-only tickets
The Dallas Cowboys, which are preparing to christen the team’s new $1.15 billion stadium this season, will charge fans $29 for standing-room tickets, according to Bloomberg. The new stadium boasts…
Guest Commentary: On the Live Nation / Ticketmaster merger, lawmakers doth protest too much
Recently, 50 members of the U.S. House of Representatives lent their signatures to a letter sent to Assistant Attorney General Christine A. Varney imploring the U.S. Department of Justice to…
The issue of speculative ticket sales splits NATB membership
For close to three hours during its recent annual meeting in Las Vegas, members of the National Association of Ticket Brokers (NATB) fiercely debated but ultimately split down the middle…
Unexpected ticket broker… New Jersey Turnpike Authority
Looking for tickets to a hot event at PNC Bank Arts Center in New Jersey? Try calling up the state’s Turnpike Authority, which NBC Philadelphia says sometimes sells premium tickets….
Scalping And Scarcity: The Economics Of Live Music
The live concert business is the music industry’s biggest source of revenue, now that digital music is available for download. The New Yorker summarizes a few of the most important…
‘Funny People’ has the last laugh at the movie box office
The Adam Sandler comedy “Funny People” debuted to the top spot at the box office this weekend, according to estimates from studio trackers Nielsen EDI. The film took in $23.4…
Ex-Live Nation executive is against Ticketmaster / Live Nation merger
Stuart Galbraith, a former top executive at Live Nation, has come out against the planned merger between Live Nation and Ticketmaster, according to BBC News. Galbraith, who BBC News said…
StubHub makes sweeping changes to its affiliates program
In a move designed in part to streamline the process and reward affiliates faster, StubHub will begin paying its affiliates program members based on the types of tickets they sell,…
TicketFlow offers ticket price comparisons, event suggestions
Comparison shopping has emerged as a growing sector on the ticket market recently with a slew of start-ups aiming to fill the need for a simple and comprehensive service for…