All posts belonging to the Scalping tag can be found in the list below.
The Canadian government has today (Friday) revealed Ticketmaster has not been overcharging for concert tickets by using bots following an investigation. Several formal complaints were filed to Cana...
Tags: Bots, Canada, Competition Bureau, Scalping, Ticketmaster, TradeDeskEmails from ticket reseller DTI Management reveal preferential treatment to touts after giving them first access to tickets for big stadium gigs. According to emails obtained by Billboard, a week pri...
Tags: Brokers, Eric Church, Resale, Scalping, Secondary Market, ToutsMultiple top band managers are demanding answers from Ticketmaster president Jared Smith about the firm’s alleged relationship with scalpers via its TradeDesk platform. Following a report by CB...
Tags: Ban on Bots, Band Managers, CBC, Scalping, Ticketmaster, Touts, Trade DeskTicketmaster has confirmed that it has acquired blockchain technology firm Upgraded. Upgraded is a smart ticketing app that converts traditional tickets into secure interactive digital assets prote...
Tags: Blockchain, M&A, Scalping, Ticketmaster, UpgradedHong Kong’s consumer watchdog has called for ticket touting to be made illegal across all venues in the city, citing that the secondary market creates the “illusion of hot demand.” The watchd...
Tags: Consumer Protection, Fees, Hong Kong, Legal, pricing, Resale, Scalping, ToutingUS senators Jerry Moran and Richard Blumenthal (pictured) have called on Live Nation president and chief executive, Michael Rapino, to dedicate “immediate attention” to the escalating scandal surr...
Tags: Blumenthal, CBC, Moran, Scalping, Senators, Ticketmasters, Toronto Star, Touts, TradeDeskTicketmaster’s North American arm has now denied accusations it is colluding with scalpers following the undercover sting perpetrated by Canadian media outlets. In an initial response to the foot...
Tags: Canada, Scalping, Ticketmaster, TradeDeskTicketmaster has been accused of colluding with scalpers in an undercover expose broadcast on Canadian television. Reporters from CBC News and the Toronto Star newspaper were able to capture footag...
Tags: Bots, Canada, Scalping, Ticketmaster, TradeDesk, UndercoverAn Irish politician is hoping to halt an anti-touting bill in order to protect jobs at the controversial resale firm Viagogo. Viagogo has an office in Castletroy, Limerick, where 150 staff are curr...
Tags: Anti-Touting, Ireland, jobs, Legislation, Resale, Scalping, ViagogoTouts are still rife at the 2018 FIFA World Cup despite the governing body claiming a no-tolerance policy on illegal reselling of tickets. According to the Associated Press news agency, scalpers ha...
Tags: Fifa, moscow, Russia, Scalping, ticket office, Touts, World Cup
