Ticket Reform Hopes Face Tough Task in Live Nation’s Connections
Spoiler alert: the millions (billions) of live event fans who are demanding significant change to the ticketing experience shouldn’t hold…
Industry Coalition Asks Congress to Break Up LN/Ticketmaster
A consortium of music-industry groups issued a lengthy statement in the wake of last week’s Senate hearing looking at competition…
FTC Chair Slams Live Nation/Ticketmaster as “Too Big to Care”
In comments at a Wall Street Journal event, the Federal Trade Commission’s chair Lina Khan pulled no punches in her…
President Biden Adds Support to Ticket “Junk” Fee Regulations
Fresh on the heels of the Federal Trade Commission’s vote in favor of rulemaking regarding “junk” fees, President Biden threw…
FTC Announces Plans to Issue “Drip Pricing” Fee Regulations
The Federal Trade Commission voted to issue an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Junk Fees on Thursday, which could…
Rep. Pascrell Asks FTC, DOJ to Overturn Live Nation-Ticketmaster Merger
Rep. Bill Pascrell has written a letter to the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice requesting that the…
FTC Online Ticket Sales Workshop Schedule Announced
Coming less than two weeks away on June 11, the FTC Online Ticket Sales Workshop – “That’s the Ticket” –…
NATB Applauds FTC Workshop on Ticketing; Slams Ticketmaster “Anticompetitive Practices”
The National Association of Ticket Brokers (NATB) issued a statement applauding the recent announcement that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)…
FTC Announces “Public Workshop” Examining Ticketing in Spring 2019
The Federal Trade Commission is holding a “public workshop” to examine consumer protection and competition issues within the online event…
Google Ticketing Certification Asking Resellers to Surpass FTC Face Value Rules
As the guidelines and requirements of Google’s recent declaration continue to be unpacked and sorted out, one huge question hangs…