DOJ antitrust head Christine Varney steps down
Christine Varney, the assistant attorney general who ran the U.S. Justice Department’s antitrust division, is stepping down from her post….
Azoff, Rapino rake in combined $38.7 million from Live Nation in 2010
Live Nation Chairman Irving Azoff and President and CEO Michael Rapino made a combined $38.7 million in compensation from the…
Live Nation stock price drops 3 percent following AEG / Outbox news
Shares of Live Nation stock, which trades under the symbol LYV, dropped 3 percent today, February 3, following reports that…
AEG teams with Outbox Technology to compete with Ticketmaster on ticketing
Ever since the Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger was approved, the ticketing industry waited to see what Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) would…
Ticketmaster takes over Washington, DC-Baltimore area ticketing franchise
That chill you feel in the air may not only be due to the frigid winter, it could be coming…
Chicago promoter Jam Productions sues Ticketmaster over ticketing contract
Jam Productions, whose co-owner Jerry Mickelson has long been a critic of Live Nation and its Ticketmaster division, is suing…
Barry Diller resigns as chairman of the board of Live Nation Entertainment
Barry Diller, one of the nation’s most influential executives in media and entertainment, has resigned as chairman of the board…
Department of Justice reportedly keeps the pressure on Live Nation Entertainment
In the months since the approval of the Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger, officials with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have…
Axl Rose lawsuit highlights Ticketmaster / Live Nation merger concerns
A legal fight between Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose and Live Nation Entertainment Executive Chairman Irving Azoff escalated this…
Live Nation Entertainment struggles with what to do with TicketsNow as profits plummet
In early 2008, Ticketmaster announced it was buying secondary ticket company TicketsNow, a $265 million move that was designed to…