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Ticket Resellers

Music Industry 

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

November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments eBay, StubHub, Ticket Resellers, Viagogo

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

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Music Industry 

Let’s take a close look at the Ontario Government’s new plans for regulating the sales of event tickets.

April 14, 2019April 13, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Ontario, Scalpers, Ticket Resellers

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

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Music Industry 

What’s the difference between ticket brokers, ticket resellers, and scalpers?

October 13, 2018October 12, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Concert Tickets, Scalpers, Ticket Brokers, Ticket Resellers

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

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Music News 

Paradise Papers Reveal Massive StubHub Scheme by Canadian Multimillionaire

November 10, 2017November 9, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bots, StubHub, Ticket Resellers

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

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Music Industry 

NY Weighing Paperless Tickets

July 31, 2017July 30, 2017 Amber Healy 0 Comments Bots, Cuomo, NATB, paperless, Ticket Resellers, Ticketmaster, Tickets

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

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Music News 

Arctic Monkeys’ Manager Says Resellers Trying to Collude on Increasing Ticket Prices

November 17, 2016November 16, 2016 Amber Healy 0 Comments Arctic Monkeys, Ian McAndrew, Ticket Resellers, Ticket Touts

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

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Music News 

Musician Losing Revenue on Two Fronts: Streaming and Secondary Ticket Sales

August 14, 2016August 13, 2016 Amber Healy 2 Comments Live Nation, Revenue, Streaming, StubHub, The Tragically Hip, Ticket Resellers, Ticketmaster, YouTube

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

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Music News 

Random Music News for Thursday, May 26, 2016

May 26, 2016May 26, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beyonce, Chris Cornell, Led Zeppelin, Ozzy Osbourne, Plagiarism, Selena Gomez, Sex Pistols, Sound Blaster, Steve Jones, Ticket Resellers, Will.i.am

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

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Music News 

Small Ticket “Bots” Pay $2.7 M to New York for Illegal Practices

April 29, 2016April 29, 2016 Amber Healy 2 Comments Eric Schneiderman, New York Attorney General, StubHub, Ticket Resellers, Ticketmaster, TicketToad

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

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Music Industry Music News 

It’s Not You. You Really ARE Screwed When It Comes to Buying Concert Tickets

January 31, 2016January 30, 2016 Alan Cross 8 Comments Scalping, StubHub, Ticket Resellers, Ticketmaster

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

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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