Posts Tagged ‘Ticketmaster’
Ticketmaster releases iOS App
Psyched to see this news via our friends at Hidden Track: Ticketmaster just recently released an iOS app now available for free through the App Store, which is definitely big news for live music fans that lean towards the Apple fanboy side of things. I'll be downloading this right... more
Thrillcall Announces Mobile App for Last-minute Ticket Offers
Thrillcall has been in the concert listings game for a few years now with a site that's similar to the likes of Songkick, Bandsintown, and JamBase. But today, they've announced a new mobile app that will offer a twist on the concert listings game -- exclusive ticket offers via mobile... more
AEG’s “Fair AXS” Ticketing to Include Lottery System
AEG - the world's second largest presenter of live music and entertainment events after Live Nation -- has announced that they will include a lottery system in their new "Fair AXS" ticketing operation. The goal of the lottery is to help deal with the increasingly maddening problem of ticketing bots... more
Ticketmaster and Facebook Unveil “See Where Your Friends Are Sitting” Feature
Yesterday Ticketmaster and Facebook announced that fans are now able to "tag" their tickets to show their friends where they're planning on sitting at the large, assigned-seating concerts, an obvious move to get those big arena concert tickets sold and keep it a bit more enticing for "fans" that want... more
Ticketing Start-up Eventbrite Gets $50M, Bigger Events
Eventbrite just announced that they've raised another $50 million to continue on their path of offering event promoters choices in how they sell their tickets online. Here's the news via NY Times... Eventbrite, a ticketing start-up based in San Francisco, got its start by offering to help any event organizer... 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
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.
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
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
Hump Day Heady Links
Happy Hump Day, ya'lls. Here's a look at some of the interesting stuff I think you should check out: Check out this alternative unofficial video for Animal Collective My Girls. [i guess i'm floating]iLuke Sacks interviews David Butler, the President of Ticketmaster North America. [Hidden Track]Treasure... more
Weekly Roundup
Man we were light on posting last week. I've been totally out of loop since moving into a new apartment, but now that I'm settled in and mostly unpacked I'll have some more time to devote to this here website. Sorry for the lack of updates from my... more
