The economics of sports is changing
As the nation continues to grapple with an economy teetering on recession, the issue of how much the current economic landscape will affect sports and ticketing remains an open question….
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AC/DC tickets stay on top for the fourth straight week
For the fourth straight week AC/DC outsold the rest, according to TicketNews’s Weekly Top Events rankings for the week ending October 12. The band is ranked number one overall with…
Participants set for Legislative Education & Advocacy Issues panel at Ticket Summit
Executives from eBay and NetChoice are among the panelists who are confirmed to speak during the Legislative Education & Advocacy Issues session at Ticket Summit, January 6-8 at the Waldorf=Astoria…
Texas lawyer sues Roadtrips.com over Olympic tickets hassle
Canadian travel and ticket company Roadtrips.com is being sued by Texas attorney James Moriarty on behalf of more than 100 allegedly aggrieved ticket buyers who did not receive tickets they…
Goldman Sachs, Live Nation, Tickets.com to present at Ticket Summit in NYC
“Goldman Sachs, Live Nation and Tickets.com to Address Ticket Industry at Ticket Summit 2009 in New York City” VERNON, CT (TicketNetwork) October 7, 2008 — TicketNetwork.com, the leading source for…
Ticketmaster signs partnership deal with Yahoo! for tickets
“YAHOO! AND TICKETMASTER TO OFFER TICKETS TO INTERNET’S LARGEST SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT AUDIENCE” WEST HOLLYWOOD and SUNNYVALE, Calif. (Ticketmaster, Yahoo!) October 7, 2008 –Ticketmaster (NASDAQ:TKTM) and Yahoo!, Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) today…
Veritix continues its growth with Flash Seats ticketing technology
“Venues and Artists Leverage Veritix’s Patented Digital Ticketing and Transfer Technology” Cleveland OH (Veritix) October 7, 2008 – Artists, sports teams and venue operators are discovering the revolutionary advantages in…
StubHub experiences ‘technical errors’ in processing some orders
StubHub sent out an email today, October 6, to an unknown number of large volume ticket sellers warning them that the company was experiencing some technical problems with confirmation of…
“Beverly Hills Chihuahua” is the top dog at the box office this weekend
Small dogs can do big things — at least they did for moviegoers this weekend. Disney’s new ode to the small canine, “Beverly Hills Chihuahua”, was by far the alpha…
Economic woes continue to hold down ticket company stocks
With Congress in the midst of debating the economic bailout package, and with talk of a recession still lingering in the air, publicly traded ticket and entertainment companies are watching…