Ticket Resellers Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

eBay just sold StubHub to a rival ticketseller for US$4.05 billion

This will give you an idea of how big the market is for secondary ticket sellers. Ebay, which bought StubHub

Governments all over the world have it out for bots, scalpers, and ticket resellers. In the last week, two provinces,

With the recent disastrous PR blow-up involving Ticketmaster and their apparently over-cozy relationship with ticket resellers, there’s been an even

Chances are that if you’ve ever been screwed out of buying tickets for a hot concert, the guy doing the

If you want a fully paperless ticket in New York State, you might be in luck. Right now, it’s the

Maybe some of us have suspected it, to some extent, but the manager of the Arctic Monkeys is saying it’s

Is it possible that secondary ticket sellers are hurting musicians almost as much as they infuriate fans? There’s been plenty

The lavender redbud is blooming nicely in the front yard. It survived another rough winter. And now, the music news…

In a move that could largely be seen as a token settlement, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman this

Here’s a typical scenario. One of your all-time favourite bands announces a concert date in your city and are booked

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