The company was founded by former Ticketmaster and Match.com executive Joe Cohen, and in 2009 it signed exclusive ticketing deals with MTV UK and the music festival Gaymers Camden Crawl, and in 2008 the company agreed to buy the entire share capital of Skelper B.V., a Netherlands-based ticket exchange service.
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Live Nation Forces Metallica to Abandon Ticket Resale Crackdown
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British MPs Question Viagogo, Ticketmaster Sites for Low Tax Payments
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StubHub, Ticketmaster Under Investigation for Misleading UK Consumers
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UK Ticket Crackdown May Leave Hundreds Out Of Upcoming Metallica Shows
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