Random music news for Friday, May 17, 2019
May 17th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Today is one of my favourite days of the year. This long weekend signals the unofficial start of summer in
Browsing the "Ticketmaster" Tag
Ticketmaster has a new ticketing system that might improve things
May 16th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Ticketmaster has introduced a new system using encrypted barcodes that should cut down on fraud while taking into account that
Random music news for Saturday, April 6, 2019
April 6th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
“Shorter of breath/One day closer to death.” And in other news for April 6, 2019… Ticketmaster has been sued over
Ticketmaster using new anti-bot images
February 22nd, 2019 | by Amber Healy
We’re all sick of Ticketmaster’s verification images, the little boxes that need to be clicked as part of the process
UPDATE: A Rolling Stones fan club member went to buy tickets to the band’s Ontario show. Then it got weird. And expensive. (And then fixed.)
February 15th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
The Rolling Stones have been booked to play Burl’s Creek north of Toronto on June 29 in a field that’s
Could this be why the Federal Competition Bureau dismissed the Ticketmaster TradeDesk case?
February 3rd, 2019 | by Alan Cross
In case you missed it last week, the Federal Competition Bureau dismissed any allegations of wrongdoing by Ticketmaster regarding its
Competition Bureau dismisses claims against Ticketmaster’s scalper bots
January 31st, 2019 | by Alan Cross
If you remember the CBC/Toronto investigation last year (review it here and here), Ticketmaster came under fire over its TradeDesk
Twickets wants to make ticket reselling ethical
January 21st, 2019 | by Amber Healy
What do Eric Church, The 1975, Muse, Queen, Ed Sheeran and Bryan Ferry have in common? Or Mumford & Sons,
So how do ticket brokers get concert tickets before you?
December 17th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Ticketmaster and its relationship to secondary ticket sellers was in the news a lot throughout 2018. Billboard rounds out the
Random music news for Monday, December 10, 2018
December 10th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
On this day in 1901, the first Nobel Prize ceremony was held. That’s a big ancient, so here’s something more
Random music news for Thursday, December 6, 2018
December 6th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
On this day in 1969, Hells Angels security people murdered a concert-goer during a set by the Rolling Stones at
Random music news for Wednesday, November 28, 2018
November 28th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Something happened in astronomy on this day in 1967 that eventually resulted in one of the most famous album covers
And now, some good news about Ticketmaster. No, seriously.
October 19th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Ticketmaster has been in the news a lot this year, mostly for the wrong reasons. But when the company does
There’s even MORE trouble for Ticketmaster and their alleged cozy relationship with ticket resellers, brokers, and scalpers. Now band managers want answers.
October 18th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
More bad PR for Ticketmaster over how the company deals with bulk sales of tickets to resellers, brokers, and scalpers.
More trouble for Ticketmaster
October 11th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Controversy continues to swirl around Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation, in the wake of the CBC/Toronto Star expose
Random music news for Saturday, October 6, 2018
October 6th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
When do you have your Thanksgiving dinner? Is it Sunday or Monday? We’re doing ours today so we get a
Random music news for Thursday, October 4, 2018
October 4th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Wikileaks was born on this day in 2006. Good thing? Bad thing? I guess it all depends. And now, music
Explaining Ticketmaster’s controversial TradeDesk tool that’s used by ticket brokers and scalpers
September 26th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
The blow-up over the CBC/Toronto Star story on Ticketmaster’s apparent cozy relationship with ticket brokers and scalpers has spread worldwide.
Geeks and Beats Podcast, episode 202: Ticketmaster
September 26th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
It’s beginning of the end of Ticketmaster as we know it (and a lot of people seem to feel fine).
Random music news for Tuesday, September 25, 2018
September 25th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Back in the home office for a few days, long enough for the dogs to recognize me again. Here’s what’s
The president of Ticketmaster responds to accusations that the company helps scalpers
September 24th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Ticketmaster president Jared Smith seems like a really decent guy. I know because I had a chance to interview him
More on Ticketmaster’s latest PR nightmare: Some analysis from me.
September 24th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
[This is my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. It’s published every Sunday. -AC] A couple of years ago, Ticketmaster embarked on a makeover.
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