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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

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
Andrew Dick
Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
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