StubHub wins court decision and does not have to collect Chicago Amusement Tax
In a stunning blow to the City of Chicago, U.S. District Court Judge Wayne R. Andersen ruled in favor of…
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Greg Bettinelli leaves Live Nation Ticketing
Greg Bettinelli, executive vice president of business development and strategy for Live Nation’s fledgling ticketing operation, has left the company,…
StubHub sale speculation begins to gain ground
With parent company eBay announcing Tuesday that it was spinning off its Skype internet telephone company, speculation is beginning to…
New York Yankees tickets help put new Yankee Stadium in top spot for venues
Ah, you can almost smell the freshly cut grass of the outfield in TicketNews’s newly released venues rankings for the…
Ticket Summit Las Vegas lands several impressive first-time speakers
Building on its prior success in attracting top-flight participants to the event, Ticket Summit Las Vegas has signed up several…
Live Nation defends concert ticketing program that has come under fire
A year-old VIP concert ticketing program launched by Live Nation has drawn criticism from some users, and is forcing the…
Miley Cyrus flexes her Hannah Montana muscle at the box office
The teen pop phenomenon Miley Cyrus scored another number one film at the box office this weekend with “Hannah Montana:…
Several states are again mulling changes to their resale ticketing laws
After two years of progress in adopting favorable ticket resale laws, several states are again taking a hard look at…
California considers taxing internet retailers, but not ticket brokers
A new bill winding its way through the California State Assembly would add internet retailers to the rolls of taxed…
Guest Commentary: The Economist vs. The Fan
By Richard Kastelein It’s not an easy task for legitimate, honest companies in the Secondary Ticket Market to shed the…