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Judge looks set to tell Live Nation to quit dilly dallying as DoJ gears up for its day in court
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (632+ words) The big US antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation is due to get to trial next week. However, Live Nation wants to delay the proceedings by appealing a recent ruling made in the case. But the judge overseeing the legal battle,…...
After a Live Nation lobbyist boasted he got antitrust chief sacked, US Senators ask if company has hired a “bevy of cozy MAGA friends”
1+ week, 2+ day ago (703+ words) Last week the US Department Of Justice's antitrust chief resigned, following reports she was under pressure from Trump allies elsewhere in the government department to settle her antitrust litigation against Live Nation. Now Democrat senators want to know what Live…...
Is Ticketmaster doing enough to stop touts? A new FTC investigation looks at ticketing giant’s BOTS Act compliance
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (601+ words) Earlier this year Donald Trump told the FTC to crackdown on bad conduct in the ticket resale market, including by better enforcing the BOTS Act. It's now emerged that, among other things, it is investigating if Ticketmaster is doing enough…...