Acquisitions help Ticketmaster report big quarterly revenue jump
In its first quarterly financial filing since being spun off from parent company IAC/InterActiveCorp, Ticketmaster reported a 30 percent spike…
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Broker TicketCity faces lawsuit from Texas Attorney General over Olympic tickets
Claiming the company defrauded at least one customer on a several-thousand-dollar order for tickets to last month’s Beijing Olympics, the…
Concert ticket sales keep Madison Square Garden at top of venues rankings
TicketNews has released its exclusive venues rankings for the week ending Sunday, September 21, and Madison Square Garden (MSG) displayed…
TicketNews successfully defends a subpoena from StubHub over Ticketmaster meeting recording
TicketNews, and its parent company TicketNetwork, scored a legal victory this month when it successfully defended itself against a subpoena…
Street scalpers lament Syracuse season
Unfortunately for the street scalpers outside of the Carrier Dome for Syracuse University football games, times are a little tough…
Thriller ‘Lakeview Terrace’ swims past competition at the box office
The Samuel L. Jackson thriller “Lakeview Terrace” took the top spot at theaters for the weekend ending September 21, generating…
Fred Rosen is out at ticket solutions provider AudienceView Ticketing
Fred Rosen, the former Ticketmaster CEO and industry godfather, has left venue ticketing company AudienceView Ticketing, but the exact date…
Live Nation promotes Jason Garner to CEO of Global Music
“Jason Garner Promoted to Chief Executive Officer, Global Music at Live Nation” LOS ANGELES, CA (PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX) September 19,…
MSG: We have no plans to jump ship from Ticketmaster for ticketing
Don’t expect Madison Square Garden (MSG) to switch its ticketing operation from Ticketmaster to upstart Live Nation anytime soon, if…
Live Nation could snatch MSG away from Ticketmaster for ticketing
Following the landscape-altering announcement last week that venue operator SMG was jumping to Live Nation for ticketing next year, now…