Atlanta Braves Help Fans Finance Ticket Purchases
ATLANTA, GA PRESS RELEASE — Atlanta Braves and GE Money’s Sports Finance Program help fans finance ticket purchases. First in Major League sports, ticket packages over $199 have 90 days,…
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eBay’s Changing Identity: Why Aren’t Investors Happier?
BUSINESS WEEK — In its television ads, eBay describes itself as the place to get “it,” whatever it may be. The company deliberately leaves “it” undefined to emphasize the immense…
Ticketmaster’s Crocodile Tears
LA TIMES — The dominant ticketing agency cries foul at the secondary market, but the case brings up interesting questions about laws that govern tickets. PROMOTERS OF THE “Rowdy Frynds”…
Kentucky Derby Seeks to Protect Its Trademark Against Ticket Site
TicketNews.com Before the horses have left the gate, Churchill Downs, the site of the famed Kentucky Derby and owner of the trademarked name, has sued www.DerbyBox.com for allegedly using its…
Ticketmaster Sues StubHub! and eBay For Contract Infringement
By Alfred Branch, Jr. TicketNews.com Primary ticket seller Ticketmaster Wednesday filed suit in Los Angeles against rivals StubHub! and its new parent company eBay for allegedly violating contracts Ticketmaster has…
Flyleaf Forced to Postpone April Tour Dates
Fair to Midland and Flyleaf have been forced to postpone shows on their Justice & Mercy Tour. Lacey, the lead singer from Flyleaf is suffering from inflamed vocal chords and…
Underoath – Updated Tour Dates, Including Vans Warped Tour
by Seth D. Olson TicketNews.com Underoath will go back on the road with the Dirty South Tour along with Norma Jean next month. Vans Warped Tour Dates can be found…
Viagogo and Lastminute.com Launch Co-Branded Ticket Exchange
PRESS RELEASE — April 19, 2007 — viagogo, the market leader in secondary ticketing, has launched a partnership with lastminute.com, Europe’s leading independent online travel and leisure group. The lastminute.com…
State Hears Ticket-Scalping Complaint
Objections by broker’s lawyer dismissed By Bruce A. Mohl, Globe Staff A state hearing officer yesterday showed little sympathy for a ticket broker’s claim that legal technicalities bar a consumer’s…
TicketNews Announces Weekly Top Ticket Sellers
Top Ticket Sellers Week Ending 4/17/07 By Stacey Willets TicketNews.com announces its exclusive Weekly Top 10 Primary and Secondary Live Event Ticket Sellers Rankings for the week ending 4/17/07. Ranking…