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Promoter Crowds Ticketmaster

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.

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

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?

The Boss Says No: Bruce Springsteen Already Campaigning Against Ticketmaster-Live Nation Deal

in Media on February 5, 2009 at 12:56 pm PT

The Ticketmaster-Live Nation deal isn’t official yet, but it’s already garnering plenty of opponents. The real question: Who’s going to come out in favor of a deal that helps one of the country’s most disliked companies?