City of Chicago faces lawsuit over taxing Bears PSLs
Chicago’s onerous amusement tax is again being challenged in court, this time by a group of disgruntled Chicago Bears fans…
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Owning a Ravens seat can pay off big time
Ravens personal seat licenses, which give fans the rights to buy season tickets, have been shown to be extremely profitable…
StubHub signs partnership deal with AOL Music
“StubHub Announces Partnership with AOL Music” San Francisco, CA (StubHub) June 25, 2009 – StubHub, the world’s largest ticket marketplace,…
Former Ticketmaster CEO Fred Rosen explains the origins of the ticketing market
Circa 2006, former Ticketmaster CEO Fred Rosen, one of the pioneers of the modern ticketing industry, sat down for a…
Bruce Springsteen’s manager says band holding back seats didn’t cause ticket-sale mess
In a post on Bruce Springsteen’s Web site on Monday, manager Jon Landau defended the large number of good seats…
PR expert Diane Lancaster Gibes to speak at Ticket Summit
By Kelly McWilliams Veteran PR professional Diane Lancaster Gibes is eager to join her colleagues at Ticket Summit 2009 Vegas,…
Ticketmaster names Jane Kleinberger to EVP position
“Ticketmaster Appoints Jane Kleinberger Executive Vice President of College Athletics” WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (Ticketmaster Entertainment) June 23, 2009 — Ticketmaster,…
Wicked holds off Paul McCartney to maintain number one in the top event rankings
Wicked is still the number one event overall (6.33) according to TicketNews’s Weekly Top Events rankings for the week ending…
Paul McCartney tickets help keep Citi Field at the top of the venues rankings
By Kelly McWilliams Citi Field blasted through the competition once again to hold on to its number one perch in…
Off-Broadway as economic engine
In a first-of-its-kind study, the Off Broadway Alliance found that Off-Broadway shows (with fewer than 500 seats) bring in more…