Posts Tagged ‘Live Nation’
LN Labs Fund: Live Nation to Invest in More Music Startups
Well, this is an interesting move. Fresh off of their acquisitions of BigChampagne and Setlist.fm, Live Nation Labs has now established the "LN Labs fund" to invest in promising startups in the live music tech space. They're officially describing the fund as "a vehicle for strategic investment, partnership and mentoring... more
Live Nation Acquires Setlist Database Site Selist.fm
We've now got another interesting Live Nation acquisition The concert industry behemoth has just acquired the setlist wiki site Setlist.fm. Although most fans in the jam world have grown accustomed to being able to easily search and find a setlist for most of their favorite bands' shows, for other... more
iTunes Ping Tour Dates Powered by Live Nation & Ticketmaster
When I first heard the news today that Apple was unveiling a social network today called Ping, a new addition and feature set that's part of iTunes 10, I was immediately wondering what partners the company was bringing on to support the tour dates part of their new Artist Pages.... more
Ticketmaster Launches New Blog, New Policies
Ticketmaster launched a new blog called Ticketology, and today's first post details out a change in policy on how service fees will now be disclosed up-front when you're purchasing tickets from the company. We get it – you don’t like service fees. You don’t like them mostly because you don’t... more
Six Ways to Make Live Nation More Fan-Friendly
Six Ways Live Nation Could Become More Fan Friendly [villagevoice.com] It's time to admit that the policy of the endless upgrade chain isn't working - especially given the high prices that people are already paying for tickets, not to mention the fees added on for things like the "convenience" of printing... more
Live Nation to Investors: “We’ll Figure It Out Soon!”
Were you following the news today surrounding Live Nation's investor call at Irving Plaza? Supposedly, the company is doing just fine compared to the rest of the industry as a whole, but they expect their operating income to be down in 2010 which caused the company's stock to slide... more
Google Cloud Print: Never Print a Concert Ticket at Home Again?
It's Internet Week in New York City and the launches, announcements, and press surrounding the heavy hitters on the web will be occurring ad nauseam this week. One of the first to get my attention is the news and unveiling of Google Cloud Print with Live Nation joining the... more
Live Nation Announces “No Service Fee June”
Live Nation is continuing on with their fan-friendly approach by eliminating service feeds on any ampitheater tickets for the month of June. Live Nation today announced "No Service Fee June" with the elimination of service fees on nearly 8 million tickets, more than 700 shows and 110 artists at all 50... more
Ticketmaster-Live Nation Merger Reportedly Approved By DOJ
Billboard says the Ticketmaster-Live Nation Merger has been approved by the DOJ and is basically a done deal. This is big.
New Digital Live Music Services: Live Nation-iTunes, EMI’s Abbey Road Live
Live Nation and iTunes just announced a partnership to sell live digital downloads from concerts at various Live Nation venues. Eliot from Wired's Epicenter blog has a bit more info on the new offerings, which also include concert video as well as audio: The new section represents another breakthrough in the... more
Ticketmaster and Live Nation Merger Update
I haven't really been following the updates on the proposed Ticketmaster and Live Nation merger, but this latest article from the AP confirms that there's still some movement: Regulators in the United Kingdom and United States appear likely to impose conditions on the merger of concert promoter Live Nation Inc. and... more
Live Nation Announces “No Service Fee Wednesdays”
Live Nation just announced today that starting this Wednesday, there will be no ticket service fees on any Live Nation amphitheater show purchased on a Wednesday this summer where they're providing the ticketing (through their website, obviously). Good idea, you clever corporate giant, you! LOS ANGELES, CA June... more
Update on the Ticketmaster / Live Nation Merger
Jim DeRogatis has a fantastic summary posted of the recent news surrounding both Ticketmaster and Live Nation and their supposed merger that has yet to be approved by the Department of Justice. 5. The American Antitrust Institute last month issued a paper "urging the Department of Justice to 'just say no'... more
