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FTC Sues Ticketmaster, Alleging Illegal Coordination With Brokers and Bait-and-Switch Pricing
PYMNTS.com· 2025-09-18 20:29
The Federal Trade Commission and seven states sued Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation Entertainment Thursday (Sept. 18), alleging that they illegally sold event tickets acquired by brokers and deceived consumers and artists about prices and policies.By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS and to the sharing of your information with our sponsor, if applicable, in accordance with our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions .Complete the form to unlock th ...
FTC sues Ticketmaster and Live Nation over ticket resales, alleges 'deceptive' pricing
Fox Business· 2025-09-18 15:45
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 ...
Vivid Seats (SEAT) FY Conference Transcript
2025-06-04 15:20
纪要涉及的行业和公司 - **行业**:现场活动票务二级交易市场 - **公司**:Vivid Seats 纪要提到的核心观点和论据 公司业务模式 - **业务定位**:数据驱动的在线现场活动票务二级交易市场,主要在北美,已开始国际扩张 [3] - **业务范围**:拥有多个业务板块,包括ERP平台Skybox、忠诚度计划、游戏中心、营销技术平台、Vegas.com平台以及分销业务 [4][5][6][7] - **市场份额**:Skybox平台拥有近60%的专业卖家,约40 - 50%的北美二级票务行业流量通过其基础设施 [5] 财务状况 - **历史表现**:2011 - 2023年受益于现场活动行业的长期增长和公司的颠覆式地位,表现出色 [11] - **近期挑战**:2024年竞争加剧,特别是来自StubHub,导致增长指标下滑,现金生成承压 [11][12] - **应对策略**:通过忠诚度计划和游戏中心等机制将用户引入应用程序,提高用户粘性和复购率,以应对竞争压力 [9][10] 行业趋势 - **供需动态**:消费者对现场活动的支出优先级持续提高,艺术家和团队的收入主要来自巡演,供需动态驱动行业长期增长 [3][4] - **增长情况**:2023年行业增长20 - 30%,2024年持平,音乐会业务下滑,体育业务增长出色;2025年音乐会业务反弹,体育业务面临更高基数挑战 [18] - **需求稳定性**:整体需求稳定,核心市场具有抗衰退能力,消费者在经济不景气时会优先选择现场活动 [19][20] 国际市场 - **市场吸引力**:国际市场规模可观,竞争相对较小,是公司的增长机会 [26] - **扩张策略**:先通过收购日本市场领导者WaveDash进行无机扩张,再在2024年对技术平台进行有机投资,于英国和其他欧洲国家开展业务 [26][27] - **发展情况**:国际业务已实现贡献毛利为正,超出预期,但仍有大量工作要做 [27][35] 竞争格局 - **主要竞争对手**:Ticketmaster、StubHub和Vivid Seats是行业内规模较大且盈利的三家公司,约占行业的80% [48][50] - **竞争策略**:Vivid Seats优先考虑单位经济效益,确保可持续增长,避免通过侵蚀利润来换取增长 [50] 其他重要但是可能被忽略的内容 - **Vegas业务**:受当地酒店拆除和消费者疲软影响,2025年面临逆风,但2028年奥克兰运动家队迁至拉斯维加斯将带来积极影响 [22][23] - **Skybox平台**:为专业卖家提供全面的库存管理解决方案,包括库存加载、定价、发票开具等功能,还提供履行服务和自动定价工具Skybox Drive,具有独特的竞争优势 [38][39][40][41][44][45] - **营销战略**:国际市场的营销战略侧重于向消费者提供奖励、行业领先的定价和一流的客户服务,同时进行高效的绩效营销 [31][32]