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The Fix Was Always In

Dan Wall stood in a Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday and said there’s “zero chance” the states will settle.  Judge Subramanian shot back: “Not with that attitude.”  (I like judges with the same dismissive attitude towards nonsense that I have.) 25 states are still fighting. They know this settlement is a bad deal. It doesn’t stop […]
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Judge Arun Subramanian. Live Nation. DOJ. Settlement?

This morning, rumors broke: Live Nation and the Department of Justice were about to agree to a settlement of the DOJ’s antitrust case that began last week in New York.  The headlines will likely call this settlement historic. A landmark agreement.  A new day in ticketing.  As if?!  Here’s what’s really going down: The flywheel keeps spinning.  […]
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David Marcus Replies!

Hey!  Last week, I wrote about the state of the ticket business and gave my State of the Union address called “Ticketmaster Won. Everyone Else Lost.” I made the case that the ticketing ecosystem is broken not only because of bad actors, but because of broken incentives. A system that has become about extraction, not […]
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Talking Tickets 25 February 2022: I’m Going to TPC! Customers Still Dislike Ticketmaster! Market Research! And, More!

Hey, y’all!  Okay…I’m in. I’m going to be in Birmingham for the Ticketing Professionals Conference 16-18 March at the NEC Campus.  This year’s event is going to be the biggest yet…the trade show floor is sold out, an opening night party this year! And, great, great speakers like Richard Howle, Lyndsey Jackson, Pauline Fallowell, Jaime Snelgrove, […]
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