Here’s some news from the Tickets world… Ron Bension is the new CEO at TicketsNow… From the official statement: TicketsNow, a leading online event ticket marketplace and Ticketmaster (NASDAQ:TKTM) company, today announced the appointment of Ron Bension as the company’s Chief Executive...

For those of you who don’t know the current state of the ticketing industry, local governments are attempting new forms of selling tickets to secure more seats for the fans, and less to the ticketing companies.  Miley Cyrus and her billion-dollar empire was the first to try these new paperless ticket...

To put it bluntly, Ticketmaster is going through hell with all the negative press surrounding the company. Ever since the merger was announced, Ticketmaster and Live Nation have really been under the gun and last night another sketchy act took place. Sean Moriarty, President and CEO of the Ticketmaster...

Now I have given all of you a little break with Ticketmaster news, but they just can’t stop messing up. Phish was set up to perform at the Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado for a four-night stay. Tickets for this event were suppose to go on sale in a week or so, however Ticketmaster’s system allowed...

I have been trying to stay under the radar a bit with the Live Nation – Ticketmaster merger updates to let all the surrounding press simmer down a bit and to let the true stories surface above all the rumor’s. So just one week after the official merger agreement, congress has received the act and...

It’s here… Live Nation Entertainment is waiting for the green light from the Department of Justice for the merger between Live Nation and Ticketmaster to be complete. On that note, I will leave you with an image of how I portray the new Live Nation Entertainment. Thank You.

So we’re a step closer to meeting the two-headed behemoth today. Ticketmaster’s board approved the merger late Sunday night and today we have news that Live Nation has also come to terms. If the U.S. Department of Justice approves this, the new Live Nation Entertainment (Previously thought to be...

News broke out today of a $500 Million Class Action lawsuit on Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc., Ticketmaster Canada Ltd., TicketsNow Entertainment Group Inc. and Premium Inventory Inc. The lawsuit claims that the defending companies diverted ticket sales away from the lower priced public website to...

So Todd Levy commented on my article on the possible merger of the Ticketing monsters Live Nation and Ticketmaster. In his comment he informed me that he sent a letter to Nathan Hubbard (Live Nation CEO) addressing their abysmal service during the Phish on-sale. Levy’s open letter to Live Nation...

So just one week after Phish phucked Live Nations in-house ticketing service and just one week after I - and thousands of others actually - praised Ticketmaster for not blowing, they somehow managed to shoot themselves in the leg too. On February 2 at 9:00, the Bruce Springsteen on-sale commenced for...