Comedy icon George Carlin dies
Anti-establishment comedian George Carlin died on June 22 in Santa Monica, CA at age 71, from heart failure. Carlin had…
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Baseball tickets are a top pick for sports fans this summer
Chicago Cubs tickets, New York Yankees tickets, and Boston Red Sox tickets all made it into the top five on…
Fandango buys Movies.com
“Fandango Acquires Movies.com” LOS ANGELES, CA (PRNewswire) June 23, 2008 — Fandango, Inc., the nation’s leading moviegoer destination, today announced…
Michael Cohl out as Chairman of Live Nation, paid $4.5m
In a corporate shakeup that proves that even entertainment companies have their financial limits, Michael Cohl has resigned as Chairman…
StubHub changes incentive program
In a move it says will make listing, managing and selling tickets easier for large volume brokers, StubHub this week…
AEG Live opens Florida regional office
AEG Live, which opened its regional headquarters in Florida in March with former Fantasma Productions executive John Valentino at the…
Touring veteran Tom Mooney dies
Touring industry veteran Michael “Tom” Mooney, 64, died of a heart attack at his home in Sherman Oaks, CA, on…
Ticketmaster/TicketsNow Meeting Analysis: CEO predicts huge growth in secondary market
Approximately 15-17 million people are searching the Ticketmaster website for tickets each month, and more often than not, people looking…
DOJ counselor keynotes Ticket Summit
Avery W. Gardiner, Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General in the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, will…
RazorGator taps new executive VP/GM
“RazorGator Interactive Group Names Seth Brody as Executive Vice President and General Manager, RazorGator” LOS ANGELES, CA (PRNewswire) June 19,…