4 charged with hacking into concert ticket sites

2010-03-01T12:33:16Z

<div id="subtitle">4 men charged with making $25M by hacking into concert sites, reselling tickets</div><div><p>Federal prosecutors in New Jersey say four California men made more than $25 million reselling tickets to concerts and sporting events they acquired by hacking into Ticketmaster.com

Summary Box: Live Nation 4Q losses shrink

2010-02-25T17:00:07Z

<div id="subtitle">Summary Box: Live Nation posts 4Q results showing losses shrink; Ticketmaster operating profit</div><div><p>LOSSES SHRINK: Higher ticket fees and the lack of large impairment charges helped fourth-quarter losses shrink at Liv...

Live Nation posts 4Q results showing losses shrink

2010-02-25T16:30:19Z

<div id="subtitle">Live Nation posts 4th-quarter results showing losses shrink; Ticketmaster operating profit</div><div><p>Higher ticket fees and the lack of large impairment charges helped fourth-quarter losses abate at concert and ticketing powerhouse Live Nation Entertainment.</p><p>The company reported results for ...

Ticketmaster and TicketsNow Settle Springsteen Concert Charges

2010-02-20T00:15:14Z

<div id="subtitle">FTC warns other ticket resellers to play it straight</div><div><p>Some fans of The Boss are due to collect some loot.</p><p>In a settlement of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges of deceptive bait-and-switch tactics, Ticketmaster has agreed to pay refunds to consumers who...

Ticketmaster to offer Springsteen ticket refunds

2010-02-22T08:47:14Z

<div id="subtitle">Ticketmaster reaches settlement with FTC to refund money for marked-up Springsteen tickets</div><div><p>Live Nation Entertainment Inc.'s Ticketmaster unit has reached a settlement with federal regulators to refund money to people who bought marked-up tickets to 14 Reuters) - Thousands of Bruce Springsteen fans will receive refunds for what the U.S. Federal Trade Commission called deceptive sales practices by

Music industry prepares for post-merger landscape

2010-02-22T13:24:30Z

<div><p>NASHVILLE (Billboard) - After nearly a year of intense scrutiny, political posturing and consumer outcry, it's time for the music business to come to grips with its new superpower: Live Nation Entertainment.</p><p>At a time when live entertainment remains one of t...

Ticketmaster, Live Nation Mega-Merger Approved

2010-02-22T14:55:46Z

<div id="subtitle">Feds, states win concessions due to antitrust concerns</div><div><p> The U.S. Justice Department and 17 states have intervened in the proposed merger of Ticketmaster and Live Nation, demanding changes that will conform to anti-trust laws and protect consumers....

Live Nation, Ticketmaster merge after approval

2010-02-22T15:10:39Z

<div id="subtitle">Live Nation, Ticketmaster merge after US Justice Department imposes major conditions</div><div><p>Concert promoter Live Nation and ticket-seller Ticketmaster consummated their merger on Monday afte...

Summary Box: Approval for Live Nation-Ticketmaster

2010-02-22T15:07:40Z

<div id="subtitle">Summary Box: Justice Department imposes conditions on Live Nation-Ticketmaster merger</div><div><p>TICKETING DEAL: Concert promoter Live Nation and ticket-seller Ticketmaster got clearance from the...

Live Nation Ticketmaster Merger

2010-01-25T11:45:57Z

FILE - In this May 11, 2009 file photo, Ticketmaster tickets and gift cards are shown at a box office in San Jose, Calif. The Department of Justice has imposed major concessions upon Jay-Z, Muse and Gorillaz will headline the 11th annual Coachella Valley Music &amp; Arts Festival, to be held April 16-18 in southern California.</p><p>Also confirmed are LCD Soundsystem, <...

Live Nation, Ticketmaster shareholders OK merger

2010-02-22T23:20:24Z

<div id="subtitle">Live Nation, Ticketmaster shareholders approve merger; transaction hinges on antitrust review</div><div><p>Concert promoter Live Nation Inc. and ticket-selling company Ticketmaster Entertainm...

U.S. regulators undecided on Ticketmaster deal: sources

2010-02-23T00:34:33Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has a team of litigators prepared to oppose the merger of ticketing giant Ticketmaster and concert promoter Live Nation...

Watchdog backs Live Nation, Ticketmaster tie-up

2010-02-23T12:40:30Z

<div><p>The competition watchdog on Tuesday said it would finally support a proposed merger between music industry giants Live Nation and Ticketmaster Entertainment.</p><p>The Competition Commission had in October provisionally ruled against a tie-up between conce...

Rep. Pascrell (D-NJ) Voices Opposition To Ticketmaster Live Nation Merger

2009-12-16T09:31:25Z

WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 16: Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) listens to remarks during a news conference onhigh ticket prices, on Capitol Hill, December 16, 2009 in Washington, DC. The news conference was held by a coalition of members of Congress and consumers groups opposing the pending merger of Live Nation, Ticketmaster post 3rd-quarter revenue gains; merger expenses weigh down profits</div><div><p>Proposed merger partners Live Nation Inc. and Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. bot...

Earns Ticketmaster

2009-11-09T13:48:25Z

FILE - In this May 11, 2009 file photo, Ticketmaster tickets and gift cards are shown at a box office in San Jose, Calif. Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. is expected to release third-quarter financial results Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)

Ticketmaster's 3rd-qtr results seen inching higher ahead of proposed merger</div><div><p>Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc., the nation's largest ticket seller and proposed merger partner of Live Nation Inc., is scheduled to report its third-quarter earnings on Mond...

US Justice Department against music merger: report

2010-02-24T18:10:12Z

<div><p>The US Justice Department is resisting a merger between music industry giants Live Nation and Ticketmaster Entertainment, The Wall Street Journal reported lat...

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