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Stunning News: Music Industry Acts Rationally

Peter Kafka in Media on December 14, 2011 at 11:14 am PT

The world’s biggest music label signs one of the biggest stars in the world, for a song. But the Madonna/Univeral deal still makes sense for both sides.

Free, Live Streaming Music and Video on Your iPhone — From Apple

Peter Kafka in Media on June 22, 2011 at 4:30 am PT

There are more than 425,000 apps in Apple’s iTunes store, but it’s always worth paying attention to the ones that Apple produces itself. This one will offer free live music for a month.

Exclusive: Groupon Books Travel Plans Through Expedia Partnership

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on June 1, 2011 at 11:13 am PT

Groupon is announcing a partnership with Expedia at the D Conference today that will create a new discount travel service that will offer people trips at half the cost.

Promoter Crowds Ticketmaster

Ethan Smith, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on February 3, 2011 at 2:28 pm PT

One of the nation’s biggest concert and sports promoters said it is joining forces with a start-up technology company to sell tickets to events at 105 arenas and theaters, in what could become a broader battle with Live Nation Entertainment Inc.’s Ticketmaster.

Live Nation Entertainment's Irving Azoff Tweets Up a Storm

Ethan Smith, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on August 5, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

Now we know why executives have handlers. Irving Azoff, Live Nation Entertainment’s colorful executive chairman, has long been known in the music industry for his short fuse. Now thanks to Twitter, anyone who feels like it can get a taste of Azoff’s legendary temper.

How to Become Rich and Famous in Three Months, the Live Nation Way

Peter Kafka in Media on July 19, 2010 at 8:35 am PT

Sure, it’s easy to become Internet-famous these days. But how about real fame–the kind that lets you fill an arena with ticket-buying fans? Also easy, it turns out!

TicketFly Rounds Up $3 Million to Fight Ticketmaster

Peter Kafka in Media on May 12, 2010 at 8:30 am PT

Average concertgoers go to two shows a year, and there’s a very good chance some of the money they spend on those shows goes to Ticketmaster, which dominates the ticketing business. So here’s a company that wants a piece of that: TicketFly, a New York-based start-up that wants to–gasp!–use the Web to update the archaic business.

Almost Famous: Julia Hartz of Eventbrite

Drake Martinet, Intern, All Things Digital in News on February 16, 2010 at 1:50 am PT

This week, we got an all-access pass for an interview with Julia Hartz, president and co-founder of Eventbrite, the Web-based ticketing company. We talked about life with a husband for a co-founder, the Silicon Valley state of mind and how she gives Ticketmaster five years to live.

Ticketmaster-Live Nation Merger Gets Conditional Thumbs Up From DOJ (Plus D7 Video With TKTM CEO Azoff)

Kara Swisher in News on January 25, 2010 at 4:46 pm PT

While many thought it would not sail through regulatory scrutiny easily, and it has taken a year, the merger of two entertainment industry giants–Ticketmaster and Live Nation–can go forward as long as a certain set of conditions is met, the Department of Justice said. And while DOJ’s antitrust head, Christine Varney, told reporters today that she warned the two companies that the federal government was prepared to litigate if necessary, it–well–did not. Now, the combined company will be able to do everything from selling tickets to booking artists to selling their T-shirts and more. Does this concentration of power mean ticket prices will go up for consumers?