Nebraska considers two new ticket resale bills
Nebraska lawmakers are in the midst of proposing two separate bills in response to the Hannah Montana ticket controversy. Under…
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Live Nation and Citi forge marketing deal
Live Nation announced this week that was teaming up with financial powerhouse Citi under a marketing alliance that will leverage…
Ticketmaster Buys UK Ticketer Get Me In
Hot on the heels of its planned acquisition of secondary ticket reseller TicketsNow, Ticketmaster is continuing its aggressive charge into…
Flash Seats + Vertical Alliance = Veritix
Flash Seats and Vertical Alliance announced the merger of their companies to form Veritix, at the INTIX annual ticketing conference…
A Tool for Finding Ticket Drops
Sold out shows provide an opportunity for brokers in the secondary ticket market, but finding available tickets is a large…
Michael Cohl Named Chairman of Live Nation
Michael Cohl, a pioneer in the touring business, has been elected Live Nation‘s Chairman of the Board, effective immediately. Cohl…
Colorado Moves Toward Strengthening Ticketing Laws
Following the crash of the online ticket sales of the Colorado Rockies, the state of Colorado is making a push…
Live Nation loses two from its board
A board shuffling has taken place at Live Nation. Right on the heels of Michael Cohl’s ascendancy to chairman of…
Writers’ strike finally over
The membership of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) voted overwhelmingly Tuesday, Feb. 12, to end their 100-day strike, paving…
Tough times ahead for Ticketmaster
In a recent conference call with investors, IAC/InterActiveCorp, parent company to Ticketmaster, suggested that their Ticketmaster unit was unlikely to…