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Rage the Machine is going after scalpers with their new world tour

On the heels of Pearl Jam teaming up with Ticketmaster to keep tickets for their Gigaton tour out of the

If you sniff around the sites of secondary ticket sellers, you’ll find all manner of tickets (allegedly) available for Pearl

Ticketmaster and its relationship to secondary ticket sellers was in the news a lot throughout 2018. Billboard rounds out the

Ticketmaster facilitates sales of massive amounts of tickets to secondary sellers? Apparently. A new investigation by the CBC and the

No matter if you call them scalpers, brokers or resellers, the people and companies who sell concert tickets on the

The Irish government is considering making it a crime to resell tickets for more than their face value. Two elected

That headline probably made you mad. “What are you talking about, jerkface? I can barely afford to go to shows

Ever since ticket-buying bots and scalpers scooped up thousands of tickets to last year’s Tragically Hip tour, people have been

Paper tickets will be a required option for anyone buying an e-ticket in Connecticut according to a new law signed

This was today’s RantNRave, the preface at Redef, the daily collection of carefully curated stories from around the Internet. Any

Bought a ticket to a show in Virginia but can’t attend? The reseller market is now wide open for you.

The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
Mark Silver
Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
Mark Silver
In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
Mark Silver