The Federal Trade Commission with seven states has sued giant Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary for raising ticket prices by illegally working with scalpers and deceptive bait-and-switch pricing. Much-sued Live Nation controls roughly 80% or more of major concert venues’ primary ticketing for concerts and a growing share of ticket resales in the secondary market, the suit noted, saying that from 2019 to 2024 alone, consumers spent more than $82.6 billion purchasing tickets from Ticketmaster. As t ...

反垄断诉讼 - 美国联邦贸易委员会和七个州指控Live Nation及其票务部门Ticketmaster通过默许票务经纪人大量购买演唱会门票并高价转售 导致粉丝损失数百万美元 [1] - 诉讼指控Ticketmaster控制主要演唱会场地80%的一级票务市场 并在2019至2024年间通过转售费用获得37亿美元收入 [2] - 司法部2024年提起诉讼要求拆分Live Nation和Ticketmaster 指控其在现场演唱会行业垄断市场 [5] 运营行为指控 - Ticketmaster被指控忽视经纪人违反艺术家设定的购票限制 且未提前披露包括费用在内的完整票价 违反消费者保护法 [2] - 公司自2018年起就知晓转售商违反政策 内部邮件显示其"作为政策故意视而不见" [4] - 2022年Taylor Swift时代巡演票务销售出现技术故障 数十亿请求导致网站瘫痪 最终取消公开售票 [4] 市场反应 - 消息公布后Live Nation股价下跌2.3% [1] - 七个州联合在加州提起诉讼 包括科罗拉多 佛罗里达 伊利诺伊 内布拉斯加 田纳西 犹他和弗吉尼亚 [3]

The FTC accused Live Nation and Ticketmaster of violating the FTC Act, which prohibits deceptive practices in the marketplace, and of violating the Better Online Ticket Sales Act, a 2016 law passed to halt the use of automated bots to purchase tickets and resell them at higher prices. ...

格隆汇9月18日｜美国联邦贸易委员会（FTC）周四表示正起诉Live Nation及其票务部门Ticketmaster， 因为默许票务经纪人违反政策，囤积数百万张演唱会门票，然后以高价卖给粉丝。FTC称， Ticketmaster控制着主要演唱会场馆80%的一级票务销售，它无视经纪人违反艺人设定的购票限制的行 为，以便从经纪人向粉丝的转售中获利。FTC表示这些行为违反了美国消费者保护法。Live Nation盘中 股价下跌超2%。 ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its corporate parent, Live Nation, accusing the companies of deceiving performing artists and consumers about price and ticket limits. Seven states joined the FTC's lawsuit against Ticketmaster and Live Nation for allegedly engaging in tacit coordination with brokers who they have allowed to harvest millions of dollars worth of tickets in the open market. According to the complaint, Ticketmaster and Live Nation then sold ...

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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Thursday sued Ticketmaster and Live Nation Entertainment over what it called "illegal" ticket resale tactics.The lawsuit was filed in federal court in California. Seven states joined in the lawsuit, including Florida, Illinois and Virginia.In the filing, the FTC wrote that the companies "tacitly worked" with scalpers, allowing them to "unlawfully purchase" tickets to increase their profits."[Ticketmaster and Live Nation's] illegal conduct frustrates artists' desire to ma ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is suing Live Nation and its ticketing arm Ticketmaster for tacitly allowing ticket brokers to violate its policies and scoop up millions of concert tickets later sold to fans at a significant markup, the agency said on Thursday. ...

IPO表现 - 在线票务零售商StubHub于9月17日登陆纽约证券交易所首次公开募股 股票代码为"STUB" [1] - 发行股价为每股25.35美元 首日交易价格突破25美元 [1][2] - 此次IPO为公司筹集约8亿美元收入 [2] 公司背景 - 公司成立25年 主要通过连接票务转售商与在线买家产生收入 [2][3] - 平台去年有超过100万卖家售出逾4000万张门票 [4] - 2007年被eBay以约3.1亿美元收购 2019年以数十亿美元现金交易售予瑞士票务竞争对手Viagogo [4] 市场竞争 - 直接竞争对手包括Ticketmaster的Live Nation Entertainment、Vivid Seats和SeatGeek [3] - Viagogo收购旨在加强其在美国市场的立足点 [4] 监管问题 - 哥伦比亚特区总检察长去年7月起诉公司涉嫌隐瞒成本直至支付前才披露 导致客户承担高额强制费用 [5] - 联邦贸易委员会5月发出警告信 要求遵守"垃圾费"规则 并指控部分上市门票不符合联邦标准 [5] 市场环境 - IPO原计划因特朗普总统"解放日"公告和全面关税政策带来的不确定性而推迟 [2] - 公司与瑞典"先买后付"服务Klarna同样推迟了IPO计划 [2]

Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino and Smith Entertainment Group CEO Ryan Smith said this week live events are more central than ever to culture and commerce in a post-pandemic world. The executives spoke at CNBC Sport and Boardroom's Game Plan conference on Tuesday, saying the demand for in-person events has been unmistakable. "No matter what you bring to that table that day, you unite around that one shared experience," Rapino said. "For those two hours, I tend to drop whatever baggage I have and have a share ...