Washington, DC AG investigates Ticketmaster/TicketsNow debacle over Springsteen tickets
Days after thousands of Bruce Springsteen tickets were mistakenly oversold by TicketsNow for an upcoming show in the city, Washington,…
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Scalpers low on list of concerns
OPINION: The Chiefs are on the warpath against scalpers as they look to fill Waikato Stadium in the run-up to…
MSU events show ‘value’ of ticket law
Michigan has a law against the scalping of tickets for sports events, theater performances, circuses and the like. It shouldn’t…
Flying to Safeco Cheaper Than Yankee Stadium Visit?
At the zenith of the luxury movement in sports: New Yankee Stadium, where the best tickets cost $2,625. Not per…
Seatwave tops league table at Media Momentum Awards
Fan-to-fan ticket exchange Seatwave topped the league table at last night’s Media Momentum Awards with revenue growth of 2203% over…
How to See Your Favorite Team for 60 percent Off
It’s known as “scalping” for a reason: Usually when you buy a ticket from a reseller you can expect to…
Guest Commentary: An update on the Dutch secondary ticket market
By Richard Kastelein Dutch legislative update – Netherlands Socialist Party Member of Parliament Arda Gerkens – has been working on…
Ticketmaster senior VP Joe Freeman talks paperless ticketing, TicketsNow
In a recent interview with Canadian broadcast network CTV, Ticketmaster‘s Senior VP Joe Freeman discussed the company’s paperless ticketing technology…
Minnesota governor signs new ticket resale bill into law
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has signed into law a new bill that aims to make ticket resale more transparent in…
Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger: Quarterly profits tumble for Ticketmaster
While revenues for Ticketmaster Entertainment rose 7 percent to $373.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, the company’s…