‘Watchmen’ superheroes its way to box office victory
The premiere of the film version of the landmark graphic novel “Watchmen” sent ticket- buying fans to movie theaters in droves over the weekend, powering the dark superhero allegory to…
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SEO WebWorks launches ticket broker software Ticket Website HQ
“Ticket Broker Website Software” Plymouth, NH (SEO WebWorks) March 6, 2009 – SEO WebWorks is proud to be launching Ticket Website HQ, software developed for ticket broker websites. SEO WebWorks…
Guest Commentary: How ticket sellers can lower their total cost of online fraud
By Jeff Liesendahl Credit card fraud is a key concern for online ticket sellers, and no wonder: Tickets to major music and sports events are in high demand and criminals…
Oregon considers changes to ticket selling laws
Add Oregon to the growing list of states that are looking to tweak existing, or in this case establish, ticket resale laws. Officials in the Beaver State have begun to…
Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger: NATB schedules meeting about the deal
The National Association of Ticket Brokers (NATB), angered by recent statements condemning the secondary ticket market made by Ticketmaster Entertainment’s Irving Azoff and Live Nation’s Michael Rapino, will hold a…
RazorGator raises $7.5 mil. in venture capital funding
In what could be a sign of things to come for secondary ticket companies in light of the current recession, RazorGator has reached out to venture capitalists and raised $7.5…
Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger: Live Nation reports 4Q loss
A write down of nearly $270 million helped swing Live Nation to record a loss in net income of about $337.5 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2008, the…
Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger: Canadian AG investigates Ticketmaster
Add Ontario, CAN’s Ministry of the Attorney General to the list of government entities reviewing the business practices of Ticketmaster Entertainment and is subsidiary TicketsNow. Both companies have drawn a…
Tyler Perry’s “Madea Goes to Jail” is tops at the movies for second straight week
Tyler Perry’s “Madea Goes to Jail” held the top spot for the second straight weekend with $16.5 million, according to studio estimates from box office tracking firm Nielsen EDI. The…
Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger: National Association of Ticket Brokers irate
Angered over negative comments made this week by Ticketmaster Entertainment CEO Irving Azoff and Live Nation President and CEO Michael Rapino about the secondary ticket market, the National Association of…