Oct 19, 2011 9:59 AM
Fans who purchased resold tickets to Bruce Springsteen, Miley Cyrus and other shows are set to receive a payout under the terms of a new settlement.
Posted In: Entertainment, Legal, Regulatory, antitrust, bruce springsteen, class action, live nation, miley cyrus, ticketmaster, ticketsnow.com
Jan 26, 2010 1:00 PM
A day after the Ticketmaster-Live Nation (NYSE: LYV) merger got the green light from regulators, major shareholder Liberty Media (NSDQ: LINTA) is moving to boost its stake in the new company. Liberty Media, which already owns 14.6 percent of Live Nation Entertainment (via its previous stake in Ticketmaster), says it…
Posted In: Legal, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, live nation, ticketmaster
Jan 25, 2010 3:24 PM
It’s taken nearly a year, but the U.S. Department of Justice has given the merger between Ticketmaster and Live Nation (NYSE: LYV). The new entity will be called Live Nation Entertainment. In addition to securing the go-ahead from the DOJ, the two ticket sales and events promoters have gotten the…
Posted In: Entertainment, Legal, Regulatory, Marketing, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Companies, Comcast, IAC, live nation, ticketmaster
Oct 15, 2009 10:46 PM
The UK Competition Commission has already ruled provisionally that the proposed merger of Live Nation (NYSE: LYV) and Ticketmaster would hurt competition. Now the Wall Street Journal is reporting, shock of shocks, that the U.S. Department of Justice isn’t thrilled either. Unidentified sources tell the Journal that DOJ wants some…
Posted In: Entertainment, Legal, Regulatory, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Companies, IAC, live nation, ticketmaster
Feb 24, 2009 5:45 PM
Well, it doesn’t look like Chuck Schumer is going to be taking any long vacations with Irving Azoff this year. In his opening remarks during Senate hearings on the Live Nation/Ticketmaster merger merger , Schumer “made no secret of my opposition to this merger,” saying it represented “monopolistic behavior plain…
Posted In: Entertainment, Companies, IAC, chuck schumer, live nation, ticketmaster
Feb 11, 2009 3:38 PM
Now that the Live Nation-Ticketmaster combination has been announced, the question is how will the new company make enough additional money to justify the deal? Certainly, some people have speculated (including Bruce Springsteen, among others) that the answer is higher ticket prices—but how much higher? The Department of Justice will,…
Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Media & Publishing, Events, live nation, ticketmaster
Feb 10, 2009 10:28 AM
There were reports that the two ticket vendors had merger plans, but now it’s official: Ticketmaster and Live Nation (NYSE: LYV) have announced the deal. It’s a tax-free, all stock merger with a combined value of approximately $2.5 billion, and the new entity will be called Live Nation Entertainment. The…
Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, live nation, ticketmaster
Nov 15, 2007 10:58 AM
Live Nation, (NYSE: LYV) the concert promoter that recently made waves by signing Madonna to a record deal, is acquiring Signatures Network Inc., a music merchandise management company, for $79 million. Signatures Network holds marketing and licensing rights for over 150 artists, including The Beatles, U2 and Bruce Springsteen. In…
Posted In: Entertainment, Music, live nation, signatures network inc.
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