All posts belonging to the Competition tag can be found in the list below.
Live 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, ViagogoThe UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced it will join the Irish competition regulator in investigating the acquisition of concert promoter MCD Productions by LN-Gaiety Holdings...
Tags: CCPC, CMA, Competition, Live Nation, LN-Gaiety, MCD ProductionsHundreds of Liverpool fans have been left disappointed after being wrongly informed they had won VIP tickets to the UEFA Champions League final in Madrid. Entertainment retail store Zavvi had to ba...
Tags: Champions League, Competition, Liverpool, Uefa, ZavviThe NFL American football league has launched a new competition that will offer a pair of season tickets to the winning fan’s preferred team for a whole century. The ‘Tickets for 100 Years’ c...
Tags: Competition, NFLGermany’s Higher Regional Court has upheld the decision by the competition watchdog with regards to CTS Eventim’s merger with promoter Four Artists. Eventim revealed the buyout in March 2017, b...
Tags: Competition, Eventim, Four Artists, Germany, MergerEuropean music festival organisers have cited increasing competition in the market as their main concern when it comes to the ability to sell tickets for their events. The Pollstar website, citing ...
Tags: Competition, Europe, Festivals, Sales, YouropeLive Nation now reportedly controls more than a quarter of UK festivals, causing the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) to renew calls for a competition investigation into its dominance. ...
Tags: AIF, CMA, Competition, Dominant, Festivals, Independent Festivals, Live Nation, TicketmasterTwo senior US politicians have called on the competition regulator to take action against ticketing operators flouting consumer rules. Representatives Frank Pallone, the Ranking Member of the House...
Tags: Competition, Consumer, FTC, Live Nation, Ticketmaster
