World BrieflyBreaking: a jury just told Ticketmaster what fans have been screaming for decades
UrsaThis is really the most pointless move. Transparency is meaningless if there's no choice in the market or ability to opt out of fees. #ticketmaster doesn't need to hide it's ridiculous fees because you've got no other choice of tickets if you don't like theirs. They control the venues and the control the artists, and transparency is just bragging on their greed until that part gets changed.
#TicketmasterMonopoly
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/15/1182373041/live-nation-ticketmaster-fees
#TicketmasterMonopoly
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/15/1182373041/live-nation-ticketmaster-fees
Emily KingWorth a watch is Adam Conover's latest vid. (That's the "Adam Ruins Everything" Adam.)
The effects of this aren't just contained to the US by the way...
"Why Mergers Are Destroying America"
#Mergers #DiscoveryWarner #HBOMax #TicketMasterMonopoly #Monopolies
The Lie That's Destroying the Economy
WeakCookiesSign this if you love #concerts and despise #ticketmaster — end the #ticketmastermonopoly
william ⁂ maggosIs anybody working on a decentralized ticketing app or platform co-op? #Ticketmaster #LiveNation #ticketmastermonopoly
Bernard McKeeverNone of this is surprising,but it's still sickening.
fcv@theprospect covers the many offenses done by the #TicketMasterMonopoly
+ their retaliation against #PearlJam “the Clinton Justice Department invited Vedder’s band Pearl Jam to be the star witness in an antitrust investigation…But no sooner had they agreed to participate in the probe than their lives began to…[unravel]…Pearl Jam’s handlers at the Department of Justice issued an unusual two-sentence press release announcing the end of its investigation.” https://prospect.org/power/ticketmasters-dark-history/
+ their retaliation against #PearlJam “the Clinton Justice Department invited Vedder’s band Pearl Jam to be the star witness in an antitrust investigation…But no sooner had they agreed to participate in the probe than their lives began to…[unravel]…Pearl Jam’s handlers at the Department of Justice issued an unusual two-sentence press release announcing the end of its investigation.” https://prospect.org/power/ticketmasters-dark-history/
Jorge
Stacy 🇺🇦🇺🇸 (he/him)
DeeGeeWhile her music is not meant for me or my taste, I really do admire how Taylor Swift has used her power to take on her old record label, Spotify and now Ticketmaster. Very few performing artists have attempted this and she is having great success so far. I see it as lifting up all boats. #musicbusiness #TicketMasterMonopoly #TaylorSwift