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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

Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
Mark Silver
King of the Deal – Phil King in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 029 April 26, 2021
Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
Mark Silver
Leading the pack in the Sports Betting Race – Jim Lawson in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 028 April 20, 2021
For several years, the legalization of single-event sports betting and the planned provincially controlled roll-out has been a hot topic. During that time, Woodbine Entertainment‘s astute executives have been watching and waiting while investing in the media and digital technologies that will be needed in a Canadian landscape where offshore behemoths are permitted to operate […]
Mark Silver