All posts belonging to the Watchdog tag can be found in the list below.
Lord Andrew Tyrie, the chair of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), has called for increased powers for regulators to crack down on technology firms ripping off consumers, citing the watchdog...
Tags: CMA, Consumer Protection, Regulators, Tyrie, WatchdogThe UK’s competition watchdog has ordered a stop to any integration between Viagogo and StubHub until it completes its investigation into the operators’ proposed merger. The Competition and Mar...
Tags: CMA, Merger, StubHub, UK, Viagogo, WatchdogThe Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned StubHub that it could be breaking UK consumer law due to issues with the information provided on its website. As part of regular monitoring, t...
Tags: CMA, Resale, StubHub, WatchdogViagogo has denied it is still failing to comply with UK consumer protection laws after being threatened with contempt of court action by the competition regulator. Yesterday (Thursday), the Compet...
Tags: CMA, Legal, Resale, Viagogo, WatchdogViagogo has been referred to National Trading Standards and could face a prosecution after failing to comply with the advertising watchdog’s transparency criteria. The Advertising Standards Autho...
Tags: ASA, Drip Pricing, Fees, National Trading Standards, Secondary Market, Viagogo, WatchdogCanada’s Commissioner of Competition is still battling to stop Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation from using what is alleged to be a deceptive ticket pricing practice. The law enforcemen...
Tags: Canada, Fees, Legal, Ticketmaster, Transparency, WatchdogThe Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned four of the UK’s main ticketing resale sites from using “misleading” pricing information. The advertising watchdog has clamped down on...
Tags: Advertising, ASA, Fees, GetMeIn, Official Exchange, Seatwave, StubHub, Transparency, Viagogo, WatchdogIreland’s competition watchdog has summoned officials from Ticketmaster, Viagogo and StubHub as its investigation into the secondary ticketing sector continues. The Competition and Consum...
Tags: CCPC, Competition Regulator, Ireland, StubHub, Ticketmaster, Viagogo, WatchdogThe Australian Competition and Consumer Commissions (ACCC) has taken Viagogo to federal court for alleged misleading representations and huge booking fees. The proceedings could widely impact the l...
Tags: ACCC, Australia, Booking Fees, Federal Court, legal action, Misleading, Secondary Market, Viagogo, Watchdog'Victim of Viagogo', a Facebook campaign group set up to help those that claim to have been duped by the secondary ticketing marketplace, has reclaimed more than £100,000 ($130,000/€110,000) for di...
Tags: Anti-Touting, Campaign, Claire Turnham, Facebook Campaign, Google, Marketplace, Refunds, Resale, Secondary Ticketing, UK, Viagogo, Victim of Viagogo, Watchdog, Which?
