All posts belonging to the Competition tag can be found in the list below.
The UK’s competition watchdog has referred the merger between Viagogo and StubHub for an in-depth (Phase 2) investigation. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said today (Thursday) that t...
Tags: CMA, Competition, Competition and Markets Authority, Merger, StubHub, ViagogoThe 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 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, DataThe American Antitrust Institute (AAI) has slammed the US Department of Justice (DOJ) claiming that the extension and modification of the 2010 consent decree between Live Nation and Ticketmaster does ...
Tags: American Antitrust Institute, Antitrust, Competition, Consent Decree, DOJ, Live Nation, TicketmasterThe US Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced it is preparing legal action against Live Nation for allegedly using its dominance to force concert venues to use Ticketmaster, the Wall Street Journal...
Tags: Competition, DOJ, Investigation, Live Nation, TicketmasterThe UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a phase 1 investigation into the merger of secondary ticketing firms Viagogo and StubHub in a $4bn deal. The watchdog is looking into...
Tags: CMA, Competition, Fanfair Alliance, StubHub, ViagogoThe UK’s competition regulator has suspended preparations for court action against Viagogo after the controversial resale company finally made its ticketing information transparent to customers. ...
Tags: CMA, Competition, Court Action, Resale, ViagogoLive Nation has responded to the two US senators that have called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate competition in the American ticketing industry. Senators Richard Blumenthal and A...
Tags: Competition, DOJ, Live Nation, Market, Senators, TicketmasterPaul Reed, the chief executive of the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF), has criticised the government’s response to the DCMS select committee's report into live music. The government la...
Tags: AIF, Association of Independent Festivals, CMA, Competition, DCMS, Live NationThe UK’s competition regulator is continuing its legal action against Viagogo despite the ticketing operator claiming a court victory earlier today (Thursday). Viagogo said a High Court ruling fo...
Tags: CMA, Competition, Court, Legal, Viagogo
