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Ticketmaster using new anti-bot images

We’re all sick of Ticketmaster’s verification images, the little boxes that need to be clicked as part of the process

What do Eric Church, The 1975, Muse, Queen, Ed Sheeran and Bryan Ferry have in common? Or Mumford & Sons,

Tickets went on sale Monday morning for the next round of U2’s Joshua Tree tour, celebrating the 30th anniversary of

Six companies will be paying big bucks as punishment for illegally picking up tickets for Bruce Springsteen, U2 and Ed

Attention ticket bot users and scalpers: Eric Church is not amused with your shenanigans. The multi-platinum country artist is in

He’s not exactly Robin Hood, nor is he a reformed sinner. But Ken Lowson has seen the concept he pioneered

The second leg of Green Day’s Revolution Radio tour went on sale Friday morning with dates in the US and

This week, President Barack Obama signed into law legislation making it illegal to use ticket bots, those obnoxious software programs

Making good on a promise he issued earlier this year, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday signed into law

On Tuesday, the US Senate considered legislation that would address ticket bots, the same bill that was passed on Monday

Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver
The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
Mark Silver