Sir Paul McCartney jumps to the top of this week’s event rankings
Tickets went on sale this past weekend for upcoming Paul McCartney shows, and now the former Beatle is number one (13.50) in TicketNews’s Top Event Rankings for the week ending…
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New Jersey Assembly inches closer to passing new ticket resale law
Similar to what is going on in the New York legislature pertaining to paperless tickets, officials in New Jersey are also grappling with whether to ensure the new ticketing technology…
Live Nation Entertainment seeks new ticket distribution system with ‘cloud printing’ deal with Google
Live Nation Entertainment is developing a “clouding printing” app in conjunction with Internet search giant Google and computer company Hewlett-Packard, which will allow fans to wireless print event tickets at…
Ticket broker faces charges in relation to alleged Kentucky Derby tickets scam
Ticket broker Scott Davis, who owns DerbyDeals.com, this week was charged with five counts of attempted theft, five counts of failing to remit sales taxes, and five misdemeanors and infractions…
New Jersey legislators to consider changes to state’s ticket resale law
Changes to the state’s current ticket resale law will be one of the items discussed Thursday, June 10, during a meeting of the Regulated Professions Committee of the New Jersey…
StubHub continues aggressive moves into mobile ticketing
StubHub, the nation’s largest secondary ticket marketplace according to TicketNews’ exclusive industry rankings, has signed a mobile ticketing deal with sports television giant ESPN, the companies announced today, June 8….
NBA Finals ticket sales take Staples Center to the top of the venue rankings
According to TicketNews’ exclusive venues rankings for the week ending Sunday, June 6, the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA, grabbed the title of number one venue this week, jumping…
New Jersey continues to grapple with issue of event tickets for state officials
In recent months, New Jersey’s elected officials have come under fire over the issue of event tickets being held back and sold expressly to them, which prompted Gov. Chris Christie…
New York Gov. Paterson and State Sen. Johnson still at odds over paperless tickets
Two days after the public hearing in New York on the issue of paperless tickets, the two central figures in debate, Gov. David Paterson and State Sen. Craig Johnson, remain…
Department of Justice reportedly keeps the pressure on Live Nation Entertainment
In the months since the approval of the Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger, officials with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have stayed in regular contact with several concert promoters and other…