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Massachusetts hobbles touts as Barcelona pledges to combat “illegal resale” of tickets

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Ticketing • 4 min read

Massachusetts hobbles touts as Barcelona pledges to combat “illegal resale” of tickets

Live Nation has welcomed a new law in Massachusetts that restricts the resale of tickets, despite some consumer rights groups criticising the move. Meanwhile in Spain, the City Council in Barcelona has signed an official declaration pledging to fight against “illegal ticket resale”…

Chris Cooke • 21 Nov 2024

More festivals impacted by collapse of ticketing company Lyte

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Lyte • 3 min read

More festivals impacted by collapse of ticketing company Lyte

The fallout from the collapse of ticketing company Lyte continues. Two Aussie festivals have been impacted, with one down AUS$30,000 and another putting ongoing sales on hold. Meanwhile the two US festivals suing Lyte have clarified how they used the company’s secondary ticketing marketplace…

Chris Cooke • 30 Sep 2024

Ticketing company Lyte implodes after “stupidest deal ever done”

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Lyte • 2 min read

Ticketing company Lyte implodes after “stupidest deal ever done”

The board of ticketing company Lyte are trying to find a buyer for the business after it ceased operations last week following the departure of founder and CEO Ant Taylor. Insiders say that the firm’s 2022 acquisition of UK ticketing outfit Festicket contributed to its problems…

Chris Cooke • 18 Sep 2024

UK’s Advertising Standards Authority raps Viagogo over NME paid editorial

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Viagogo • 2 min read

UK’s Advertising Standards Authority raps Viagogo over NME paid editorial

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has upheld complaints made against two advertorial pieces written by Viagogo and published by NME, because they failed to point out that touted tickets for the shows mentioned in the articles could be cancelled by the relevant promoters…

Chris Cooke • 10 Jan 2024

Music industry responds to ticketing regulation developments in US Congress

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Music industry responds to ticketing regulation developments in US Congress

The music industry has welcomed developments in US Congress this week regarding two sets of proposals to better regulate the ticketing sector…

Chris Cooke • 08 Dec 2023

Proposed new FTC rule would force all-in pricing on ticketing platforms in the US

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Proposed new FTC rule would force all-in pricing on ticketing platforms in the US

The US Federal Trade Commission has proposed a new rule to ban ‘junk fees’, which, among other things, would force ticketing platforms to adopt all-in pricing, highlighting upfront the full cost of a ticket including booking fees…

Chris Cooke • 12 Oct 2023

BOSS-SWIFT Act to regulate ticketing in the US introduced in Senate

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BOSS-SWIFT Act • 3 min read

BOSS-SWIFT Act to regulate ticketing in the US introduced in Senate

The BOSS-SWIFT Act that proposes new regulation of the American ticketing business - introduced in the US House Of Representatives earlier this year - has now also been introduced in the Senate…

Chris Cooke • 28 Sep 2023

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Ticketing and event company Pollen collapsed owing £78.6 million

Administrators for collapsed events and ticketing business Pollen have revealed that the company owes more than £78.6 million, including…

Chris Cooke • 25 Oct 2022