Ticketmaster In The News

Spotify to reserve concert tickets for superfans on Premium tier; Live Nation confirmed as launch partner as companies strike multi-year deal

Eligible fans will have what Spotify describes as 'a reserved window to purchase before tickets are on sale to the general public'

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What ‘blue dot fever’? Live Nation CFO says ‘There is absolutely no data that supports any issues’ with ticket sales.

Live Nation‘s President & CFO spoke at MoffettNathanson’s investor conference on Thursday

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Tencent Music is quietly building a live music empire. Concerts could become the streaming giant’s ultimate differentiator in the age of AI.

TME's non-subscription music services revenue, encompassing live concerts, advertising, and merchandise, jumped 28.0% YoY to RMB 1.94 billion (USD $282 million) in Q1

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Ticketmaster cuts around 350 jobs, 8% of global workforce, in engineering, product and design restructuring (report)

Pollstar reports that Ticketmaster has cuts around 350 jobs

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Want to talk about ‘superfans’? Ask Live Nation.

"It's not even about just being 'premium'. It's just consumers will pay for a shorter line, better parking, better hospitality."

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Live Nation Q1 revenue hits $3.8B, up 12% YoY, but $450M legal accrual drives $371M operating loss

Live Nation largely attributed the loss to a $450 million legal accrual, which impacted its operating income and earnings per share by $1.93.

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Live Nation says court ruling against ticket broker supports the company’s bid to dismiss FTC’s BOTS Act lawsuit

Live Nation argued that the Key Investment Group lawsuit is not comparable to its case as they were brought under different subparagraphs of the BOTS Act.

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From Live Nation’s antitrust trial loss to Max Lousada and Julie Greenwald’s 26.2 launch… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up

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