Secondary Ticket Market Archives - A Journal of Musical Things

Competition Bureau dismisses claims against Ticketmaster’s scalper bots

January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Competition Bureau, Secondary Ticket Market, Ticketmaster, TradeDesk

If you remember the CBC/Toronto investigation last year (review it here and here), Ticketmaster came under fire over its TradeDesk

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So how do ticket brokers get concert tickets before you?

December 17, 2018December 17, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concert Tickets, Resellers, Scalpers, Secondary Ticket Market, Ticketmaster

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

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Yet another wrinkle in whole controversy around the secondary ticket market

March 29, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Blue Jays, Secondary Ticket Market, StubHub, Tickets

There’s a CBC report today on how the Toronto Blue Jays are scalping their own tickets. The report says that

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Tickets to Metallica’s Opera House Show are Going for HOW MUCH on Secondary Sites? You’re Kidding…

November 24, 2016 Alan Cross 8 Comments Metallica, Opera House, Scalping, Secondary Ticket Market

Mike really wanted tickets to Metallica’s Daily Bread Food Bank benefit show at the Opera House in Toronto this coming

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New Site Offers Ticket Protections for Music Fans

August 2, 2016August 2, 2016 Amber Healy 2 Comments Concerts, Fans, National Association of Ticket Brokers, Resellers, Secondary Ticket Market

There are some rights and protections concertgoers and sports fans should have when buying tickets. Protect Ticket Rights (www.protectticketrights.org) is

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Why Is It So Hard to Buy Concert Tickets at Face Value?

November 17, 2015 Alan Cross 3 Comments Concert Tickets, Secondary Ticket Market, StubHub

It’s possible to get tickets for a big show at face value, but it’s been getting harder and harder. Why?

The Dawn of Digital Sports Journalism at The Globe & Mail and Yahoo Canada – Steve McAllister in Conversation with TBP Podcast ep 005 September 4, 2020
Ask any Canadian sports journalist who they consider one the nicest and forward-thinking minds behind the rise of digital, and chances are they would say, Steve McAllister. As one of the most accomplished and highly regarded leaders in sports journalism over the last 20 years, Steve has provided the mentorship and launchpad for too many […]
Andrew Dick
Behind the desk of Global and CTV News – Kevin Newman in conversation with TBP podcast ep 004 August 18, 2020
Kevin’s award-winning career has spanned four decades, covering the biggest stories from the four corners of the earth and those most important to Canadians. While he’s a household name for his on-camera presence, as you will learn in this episode, Kevin Newman is also an innovator whose energy is fueled by the same startup drive […]
Mark Silver
At the top of the sponsorship world – Sam Galet in conversation with TBP podcast ep 003 August 5, 2020
Sam Galet is one of the sponsorship industry’s most successful connectors. Over his 20+ year career, he has been directly involved in leading a number of massive sports, entertainment and lifestyle sponsorships, endorsements and naming rights deals. From an early age, Sam knew what he wanted to achieve in his career and he set his […]
Mark Silver