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Liverpool MP takes UEFA ticket fight to Parliament

A Liverpool MP has called on UEFA to “reassess ticket arrangements” for next year’s Champions League final following widespread logistical…

Ticketmaster pressed by MPs on tout failures

Ticketmaster faced tough questioning about its complete failure to prevent touts from harvesting tickets to resell for a profit during…

UK’s Parliament to debate safe standing on June 25

The UK Parliament has confirmed it will stage an official debate on the possible introduction of safe standing for ticket…

UK bots legislation to be considered this week

The UK Government is set to discuss new legislation in parliament this week that prohibits touts from buying tickets en…

Ticketmaster exec: ‘Haven’t MPs got anything better to do?’

Ticketmaster International’s senior vice-president of insight and marketing has criticised MPs for involving themselves in public concern about the secondary…

MPs threatened with arrest at Viagogo office

Two MPs were threatened with arrest as they attempted to confront Viagogo executives at the company’s London office. Conservative MP…

How do the parties shape up on ticketing policies?

Labour is the only major political party to include a pledge on secondary ticketing in its manifesto ahead of Thursday’s General…

Unique ticket number now required from resale platforms

Ticket resale platforms will have to provide a unique number for all tickets offered in the UK after the Digital…

Digital Economy Bill passed by MPs

Legislation that could clamp down on ticket scalping in the UK is set to progress towards its final stage later…

Race is on to pass Digital Economy Bill ahead of election

Plans to crack down on ticket scalping in the UK could be dashed if the Digital Economy Bill is not…

Parliamentary inquiry axed ahead of election

FanFair Alliance hopes the Parliamentary inquiry into ticket abuse will be resurrected after June’s General Election, following the cancellation of the…

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Wimbledon raises ticket prices for 2023 championships

See Tickets, Vivendi suffer reported data breach

Rammstein obtains restraining order against Viagogo

Ticketing: The ‘bad-news’ business?

Lyte to acquire Event Genius assets as parent company Festicket set to fall into administration

US groups form ‘Break Up Ticketmaster’ coalition

President Biden calls for limits on concert and sporting ticket fees

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Silver Lake looking into TEG exit options – report

See Tickets suffers website crash after multiple line-up reveals

Barclays Center returns to Ticketmaster after dropping SeatGeek

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