All posts belonging to the CMA tag can be found in the list below.
The UK’s competition watchdog has raised concerns about the merger between Viagogo and StubHub citing potential price hikes and fewer ticket options for consumers. The Competition and Markets Aut...
Tags: CMA, Competition, Resale, StubHub, UK, ViagogoThe UK’s competition watchdog has reported four out of five complaints being received into its COVID-19 Taskforce relate to cancellations and refunds across industries including ticketing. The Co...
Tags: Cancellations, CMA, Complaints, Covid-19, Refunds, WatchdogThe UK’s competition watchdog has officially launched a merger inquiry into the proposed deal between resale giants Viagogo and StubHub. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has given noti...
Tags: CMA, M&A, StubHub, ViagogoLord Andrew Tyrie, the chair of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), has called for increased powers for regulators to crack down on technology firms ripping off consumers, citing the watchdog...
Tags: CMA, Consumer Protection, Regulators, Tyrie, WatchdogThe UK’s competition watchdog has launched a “behavioural hub” to help boost its understanding of consumer issues. Andrea Coscelli (pictured), the Competition and Markets Authority chief exec...
Tags: Behavioural Hub, CMA, Competition, DataStubHub’s parent company eBay yesterday (Thursday) completed the sale of the secondary ticketing provider to Viagogo for $4.05bn in cash. The announcement comes just two days after the UK’s Com...
Tags: Canada, CMA, Ebay, M&A, Merger, StubHub, ViagogoThe UK’s competition watchdog has ordered a stop to any integration between Viagogo and StubHub until it completes its investigation into the operators’ proposed merger. The Competition and Mar...
Tags: CMA, Merger, StubHub, UK, Viagogo, WatchdogThe Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned StubHub that it could be breaking UK consumer law due to issues with the information provided on its website. As part of regular monitoring, t...
Tags: CMA, Resale, StubHub, WatchdogSeptember kicked off with the major announcement that the UK’s competition regulator suspended preparations for court action against Viagogo after the controversial resale company finally made its t...
Tags: AEG, AXS, CMA, Fight For The Future, ViagogoHalf way through the year, we reported that the online ticket sales workshop held by the US Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) called for a clamp down on bots, increased transparency and including fee...
Tags: BOSS Act, CMA
