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Investigation finds most Viagogo tickets listed by same three people

An investigation from ITV News has found that just three people are responsible for over two thirds of festival and…

2021 in review – March

In March, the long journey towards the approval of the Viagogo and StubHub merger by the UK Competition and Markets…

2021 in review – September

September gave the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and SecuTix a chance to reflect on one of the success…

STAR chief says CMA is “frustrated” by limited powers

Jonathan Brown, chief executive of the Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers (STAR), believes the recent report from the UK…

UK watchdog approves Viagogo’s StubHub takeover

Viagogo has been given the green light to complete its takeover of StubHub after a deal was agreed for the…

Investigation reveals over 1,000 tickets from touts listed for TRNSMT on Viagogo

Viagogo had over 1,000 tickets on its site for TRNSMT festival listed by mystery traders that had never been purchased,…

UK competition watchdog proposes new regulations to stop people being “ripped off”

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has called for changes to the law and existing regulations surrounding ticket resale…

UK seeks to assist start-ups taking on tech giants through new code and watchdog

The UK Government is looking to assist start-ups in taking on the tech giants through new pro-competition rules backed by…

UK watchdog progresses StubHub-Viagogo merger

The $4.05bn (£3bn/€3.4bn) merger between Viagogo and StubHub looks set to be approved after a preliminary deal was reached with…

StubHub ‘happy’ with CMA decision on Viagogo merger

StubHub has welcomed the news that its proposed merger with fellow resale giant Viagogo is back on track after the…

CMA orders Viagogo to sell StubHub’s non-North American business

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) confirmed today (Tuesday) that Viagogo must sell all of StubHub’s business outside North…

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UEFA unveils ‘fans first’ Euro 2024 tix strategy

Wimbledon raises ticket prices for 2023 championships

Lord’s lifetime membership owners allowed to jump 29-year queue

Viagogo fined over unauthorised ticket sales for Rugby World Cup France 2023

Ticketing: The ‘bad-news’ business?

Vivendi plans to sell See Tickets and festival businesses – reports

Leeds United increases season ticket prices by flat 10% fee

Issues reported with Rugby World Cup 2023 ticketing system

See Tickets, Vivendi suffer reported data breach

Health Pass required for entry to Climate Pledge Arena

Aisle seats are the new ‘premium’ tickets

Ticketmaster faces class action lawsuit over Drake tickets

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