All posts belonging to the Fanfair Alliance tag can be found in the list below.
Viagogo has claimed it is now compliant with the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA’s) demands relating to consumer rights as last night’s (Thursday’s) midnight deadline passed. The c...
Tags: CMA, Consumer Rights, Fanfair Alliance, ViagogoThe UK’s advertising regulator has been slammed by critics of Viagogo after it ruled that its Google advertising is not misleading consumers. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) move revers...
Tags: Advertising, ASA, Fanfair Alliance, Google, Marketing, Resale, Secondary Market, ViagogoGoogle has been urged to take action against Viagogo as it continues to dominate ticket search rankings through paid advertising. An open letter from All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Ticket ...
Tags: Advertising, APPG, CMA, Fanfair Alliance, Google, Search, ViagogoCampaign group FanFair Alliance (FFA) has welcomed Ticketmaster's decision to close Seatwave and Get Me In!. The music industry group, which campaigns against ticket touting, said the ticketing gia...
Tags: Fanfair Alliance, Get Me In, Seatwave, Skiddle, Ticketmaster, Vibe TicketsTicketmaster has been criticised for listing so-called Platinum tickets for Paul McCartney’s tour for up to £650. The Daily Record reports that the official tickets are priced higher than ti...
Tags: Fanfair Alliance, Official, Paul McCartney, platinum, Resale, SSE Hydro, TicketmasterStubHub has hit back at its critics for “diminish[ing] the work that StubHub does on behalf of fans”. Earlier this week, MP and campaigner Sharon Hodgson, citing a new report by anti-tout group...
Tags: Advertising, Fanfair Alliance, Google, Resale, Secondary Markt, StubHub, Touts, TransparencyUK MPs are calling for Google to “cut ties” with resale sites such as Viagogo and StubHub after it was found they continue to dominate search results despite the web giant’s ticket advertising c...
Tags: Fanfair Alliance, GetMeIn, Google, MPs, Resale, Secondary Market, StubHub, ViagogoAnti-touting campaign group FanFair Alliance has teamed up with O2 in an effort to tackle touts on the secondary market. The pair will work towards making sure real fans receive as many Priority Ti...
Tags: Anti-Touting, Fanfair Alliance, O2, Secondary Market, Touts, venuesEnglish cricket’s governing body has backed Lancashire’s call for enforcement action to be taken against resale sites ignoring new ticketing legislation. Last week, Lancashire CCC chief executi...
Tags: Compliance, Cricket, Fanfair Alliance, Lancashire, Resale, UTNThe UK's competition watchdog has threatened Viagogo with court action after announcing the three other major resale sites have formally committed to improving the information they share with consumer...
Tags: CMA, competition Watchdog, Courts, Fanfair Alliance, GetMeIn, Resale, Seatwave, StubHub, Viagogo
