remphish1 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Hmm 10% of tickets will be held by Blockbuster for the first 4 hours of an onsale! That doesn't sound like a good idea! http://www.pollstar.com/blogs/news/archive.../19/632486.aspx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Three dollars and 63 cents Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I'd be interested to know if it's a random 10% across all price levels, or if Blockbuster will regularly have a percentage of the best tickets. I haven't seen a Blockbuster since I moved to upstate NY five and a half years ago, but they're still around the area I grew up in. Now that my dad is retired, he likes having things to do I'm guessing the first major test of this system will be U2's (I can only assume) summer tour. Ticket sales for their last tour were an absolute nightmare, with Ticketmaster taking up to two hours to process all requests. I'm wondering if a relatively new system will have the power to handle such a huge number of requests, or if it will crash, too. I can't decide yet if it will be a good thing to have a ticketing system to rival Ticketmaster, or if this will be just another service where we have to pay too many surcharges. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mfwahl Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 A big change is in works for the music industry. According to an article published in today's Wall Street Journal, Tickermaster Inc. and Live Nation Inc. are in talks to merge the two entertainment behemoths. The merger between the world's largest concert promoter and the world's leading ticketing and artist-management company would form a new company called Live Nation Ticketmaster. The company would have close ties to more than 200 artists, including The Eagles, Miley Cyrus, Jay-Z and Madonna. According to the WSJ, "the resulting firm would be able to manage everything from recorded music to ticket sales and tour sponsorship." This comes at a difficult time for the music industry. With record sales continually sinking and no quick way to resolve it, artists, promoters and managers are forced to look elsewhere to increase revenues; concerts and corporate sponsorships is one avenue. With the merger, the companies will be able to combine their forces to create a entertainment conglomerate and package artists in novel ways. The WSJ gives the example of a cell-phone provider sponsoring a concert tour and selling an exclusive download of a song. This news may signify the dawn of a new age for top players in the music industry, but what does this mean for the fans? The WSJ writes that the merger would give a mega-boost to the companies' power over the industry, allowing them to overpower competing concert promoters and dictate ticket prices. No deal has been stuck quite yet, however, as the merger between the two big-name businesses would require a review by antitrust authorities. News could be announced as early as next week, anonymous inside sources say. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
choo-choo-charlie Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 ...and so it is written: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/26/business/26ticket.html? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 With record sales continually sinking and no quick way to resolve itLess expensive records? Just a thought... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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