Random music news for Monday, September 24, 2018
September 24th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Winging home from Las Vegas today, so an entire day is lost to travel. But before I boarded my Air Canada
Browsing the "Ticketmaster" Tag
Here’s what Ticketmaster had to say about the big scalper expose
September 21st, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Earlier this week, the Toronto Star and the CBC broke a big story about how Ticketmaster is involved in helping
New report on concert ticket resellers is a PR nightmare for Ticketmaster
September 19th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Ticketmaster facilitates sales of massive amounts of tickets to secondary sellers? Apparently. A new investigation by the CBC and the
How Ticketmaster manipulates the price of concert tickets: CBC/Toronto Star report
September 18th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
The CBC and the Toronto Star have been working together on an investigation regarding the sale and pricing of concert
Could this Ticketmaster experiment kill ticket-buying bots for good?
August 23rd, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Concert ticket-buying bots are evil things. With their ability to hammer Ticketmaster’s systems thousands of times a second, there’s no
Random music news for Tuesday, August 14, 2018
August 14th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
My neighbourhood drugstore is already stocking Halloween supplies. Anyone seen Christmas displays yet? Too soon, people. Too soon. It’s only
Do any of these Ticketmaster data points describe you?
August 4th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Along with selling tickets, Ticketmaster is a data company. Because it tracks every aspect of the ticket retail experience, it
Random music news for Thursday, July 26, 2018
July 26th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
I had my windows professionally washed the other day. They looked great for four hours. Then a flock of Canada geese
Facial recognition at concerts: It’s coming, like it or not.
July 16th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] It’s an annoying part of the concert-going experience: lining up at
This is interesting: The Ontario law placing a price cap on concert tickets has been deferred until…who knows?
July 3rd, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Well, well. Could it be that someone in the Ontario Government came to their senses and is perhaps ready to remove
Random music news for Friday, June 29, 2018
June 29th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
School’s out! Only 65-ish days until the first day of school! And now music news for Friday, June 29, 2018.
Enjoy a #summerofLIVE music with Ticketmaster
June 27th, 2018 | by Nerhys
Warm weather means one thing for music fans: summer concerts! The price of tickets adds up quickly, but Ticketmaster offers
Random music news for Wednesday, June 20, 2018
June 20th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
The church down the street from me is already advertising August vacation bible school. Too soon, people. Too soon. It’s
Random music news for Thursday, May 24, 2018
May 24th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
The first night game in MLB history was played on this day in Cincinnati with the Reds beating the Phillies
Random music news for Friday, May 18, 2018
May 18th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
I love this day: the Friday before the beginning of the first long weekend of the summer. From now until
Ontario’s proposed concert ticket legislation is dumb and doomed to fail
May 11th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
After a couple of years of consultations, the Ontario Government’s legislation regarding tickets for concerts, sporting events, and theatre productions
Ticketmaster is testing facial recognition technology for concerts
May 9th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
When you get to a concert or festival, the last thing you want to do is stand in line waiting
Taylor Swift is working some angles when it comes to selling tickets for her upcoming tour. We’re trying to figure out what it means.
May 5th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Depending on you ask, Taylor Swift’s upcoming 51-date Reputation tour is either going to be a huge success or in big
Random music news for Wednesday, April 4, 2018
April 4th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
So Spotify’s going public today, making this the most anticipated day in the history of digital music. Any bets on
US Justice Department has some questions for Live Nation and their ownership of Ticketmaster
April 2nd, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Back in 2010, Live Nation, the biggest concert promotion company in the world, bought Ticketmaster, the biggest seller of tickets
The Competition Bureau sues Ticketmaster over unadvertised fees [UPDATE]
March 29th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
We’ve all experienced the cash desk sticker shock when we realized how much an item costs once you figure in
Geeks and Beats Podcast, Episode 173: Who’s Buying? Who’s Selling?
February 28th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Are you frustrated by the concert ticket buying experience? You’re not alone. Let’s see if we can sort through it
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