Secondary Ticket Market Archives - Alan Cross' 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?

Delivering Reach for the Biggest Brands – Alan Dark in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 027 April 12, 2021
In a world obsessed with digital and mobile engagement, as well as the rise of subscription streaming entertainment services, like Netflix and now Disney+, it’s easy to overlook the going’s on in the broadcast media business. The reality is, the 75-year-old business is having a moment. Perhaps it is due, in part, to a global […]
Mark Silver
Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
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Inside the Toronto Sports Media Scene – Jonah Sigel in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 025 March 17, 2021
Being a Toronto sports fan hasn’t been easy for many generations of Torontonians. Of course, the Raptors NBA title was kind of a reset for the city, and there were a couple of crazy Blue Jays runs a few years back, but those were more so the Toronto sports awakening for Millenials. For Gen X, […]
Mark Silver