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Ticketmaster

63 articles accelerating

A 2026 jury finding that Ticketmaster and Live Nation maintained ticketing-market monopoly power capped coverage shifting from 2024 antitrust and breach reports to enforcement-driven changes.

Who they are

Ticketmaster appears in this coverage as Live Nation’s ticketing subsidiary and a central operator in the U.S. live-events ecosystem. Stories focus less on product launches than on the company’s role in ticket distribution, resale controls, consumer pricing disclosures, and the legal scrutiny attached to its relationship with Live Nation.

The recent arc

Coverage peaked in 2024Q2, propelled by two distinct shocks: the DOJ and state attorneys general sued to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster over alleged antitrust violations, while reports said a threat actor claimed to have accessed Ticketmaster and Santander data through stolen Snowflake employee credentials. The latter claim was disputed by Snowflake, but linked Ticketmaster to a broader cloud-security incident rather than a ticketing-market story alone.

Ticketmaster has appeared in 63 articles since 2007-10. Coverage peaked in 2024Q2 with 14 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Live Nation, Snowflake, DOJ, TechCrunch.

Articles
63
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Velocity
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Acceleration
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Sources
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publications
The Verdict
The Department of Justice settled its antitrust case against Live Nation in March 2026 — divesting 13 amphitheaters, which Senator Klobuchar called "weak." One ...

Coverage Timeline

2026-04-16
NBC News 68 related

A US jury finds Live Nation and Ticketmaster illegally maintained monopoly power in the ticketing market, in a case brought by state AGs after the DOJ settled

The federal government struck a settlement with Live Nation in March, requiring Ticketmaster to divest up to 13 amphitheaters …

2026-04-15
NBC News 47 related

A jury finds that Live Nation and Ticketmaster illegally maintained monopoly power in the ticketing market, in a case brought by state AGs after the DOJ settled

The federal government struck a settlement with Live Nation in March, requiring Ticketmaster to divest up to 13 amphitheaters …

2025-10-21
Billboard 12 related

In a letter to two US lawmakers, Ticketmaster says it will ban users from operating multiple accounts and shut down its TradeDesk platform after an FTC lawsuit

Crackdown Targets Scalpers Alyssa Ray / The Wrap : Ticketmaster Will Ban Users With Multiple Accounts in Bid to Stop Scalpers Amid FTC Lawsuit Ted Johnson / Deadline : Ticketmaster To Prohibit Multipl...

2025-09-19
Bloomberg 29 related

The US FTC and seven states sue Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary for failing to stem the use of ticketing bots and large-scale resale operations

FTC Sues Live Nation and Ticketmaster for Engaging in Illegal Ticket Resale Tactics … Randy Nichols : I hope this marks the beginning of dismantling the entire ticket scalping industry.  If Ticketmast...

2025-09-18
Bloomberg 5 related

The US FTC and seven states sue Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary for failing to stem the use of bots and large-scale resale operations

The US Federal Trade Commission and seven states sued Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and its Ticketmaster subsidiary for failing to stem the use …

2025-09-16
Bloomberg 7 related

Sources: US FTC is probing if Ticketmaster does enough to stop bots from illegal resales, focusing on its compliance with a law against automated ticket resales

Josh Sisco / Bloomberg :

2025-04-30
Financial Times

The US DOJ's antitrust lawsuit seeking to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster may set the tone for how the Trump administration approaches competition policy

Financial Times : See also Mediagazer

2024-09-05
BBC 13 related

The UK CMA launches an investigation into whether Ticketmaster breached consumer protection law with the sale of Oasis tickets, including via “dynamic pricing”

The UK competition regulator has launched an investigation into the sale of Oasis tickets, including the use of “dynamic pricing”.

2024-08-20
The Verge 5 related

Updated antitrust complaint: the US DOJ says Ticketmaster's rollout of nontransferable SafeTix tickets in 2019 aimed to make it harder to use rival services

Lengthier Amended Complaint Builds on Antitrust Arguments Forums: r/popculturechat : Ticketmaster's nontransferrable ‘SafeTix’ are anti-competitive, DOJ suit claims

Music Business Worldwide 14 related

The AGs of 10 states join the US DOJ's antitrust lawsuit seeking to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster; 39 states, plus DC, are now part of the lawsuit

The attorneys general of 10 states have joined the US Department of Justice (DoJ)'s antitrust lawsuit seeking to break off Live Nation …

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Quarterly Coverage

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Narrative

TEXXR tracks 53 tech news articles mentioning Ticketmaster, dating back to February 2016. The biggest stories include A US jury finds Live Nation and Ticketmaster illegally maintained monopoly power in the... and The DOJ reaches a settlement in its antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and Live.... Frequently covered alongside Live Nation, DOJ, Santander, Snowflake, and Eventbrite. Coverage has shifted toward safety, regulation themes and away from consumer, enterprise.

Key Moments

2024Q3enterprise -6pts; safety +35pts; developer -8pts
2024Q4enterprise -25pts; safety -50pts; consumer -25pts
2025Q1consumer +100pts; regulation -50pts

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