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I agree they should sign exclusive deals with artists which would give them leverage in their negotiations with the record labels with an eye on the long-term h

by wj 9y ago

I agree they should sign exclusive deals with artists which would give them leverage in their negotiations with the record labels with an eye on the long-term hope of breaking that reliance on them. They won't be able to get into concert tickets at the present time in any significant way due to the exclusive agreements between Ticketmaster and venues. Though maybe the could start with some smaller acts and venues and work their way up. Live performances is where the money is for the artists which is why record labels are now signing acts up for complete deals which include not just the music rights but the concert and merch rights as well. Edit: as somebody who has tried to buy tickets to a hot show on Ticketmaster the second they go on sale and watched the servers melt, it is Amazon that I would like to see get in the ticket game.

Stanleyc23 9y ago
IMO signing exclusive artists seems like a strategic red herring because such deals would not be done in a vacuum. I think the transition period in building up substantial leverage with exclusive artists means theres quite a bit of time for the record labels to retaliate. My pie in the sky recommendation would be to figure out a way to offer a record label's services for free without exclusivity. Then existing labels will have nowhere to turn.
dizzy3gg 9y ago
https://tickets.amazon.co.uk/sd https://tickets.amazon.co.uk/sd
mitsubishi77 9y ago
>as somebody who has tried to buy tickets to a hot show on Ticketmaster the second they go on sale and watched the servers melt... I’m just as amazed by that this problem has yet to get solved today as I was 15 years ago.
- lovemenot 9y ago
  Presumably it's a technological arms race in which the platform has little incentive to innovate to get ahead of the touts. The platform gets paid either way, whether fans or touts are buying. Touts however, are massively incented to keep fans away from the hottest tickets.
majani 9y ago
Check the freakonomics show about ticketmaster. The tickets problem is not going away any time soon, and no company that leans heavily on good PR is going to get into that business

by wj 9y ago

Stanleyc23 9y ago

IMO signing exclusive artists seems like a strategic red herring because such deals would not be done in a vacuum. I think the transition period in building up substantial leverage with exclusive artists means theres quite a bit of time for the record labels to retaliate. My pie in the sky recommendation would be to figure out a way to offer a record label's services for free without exclusivity. Then existing labels will have nowhere to turn.

dizzy3gg 9y ago

https://tickets.amazon.co.uk/sd https://tickets.amazon.co.uk/sd

mitsubishi77 9y ago

>as somebody who has tried to buy tickets to a hot show on Ticketmaster the second they go on sale and watched the servers melt... I’m just as amazed by that this problem has yet to get solved today as I was 15 years ago.

lovemenot 9y ago
Presumably it's a technological arms race in which the platform has little incentive to innovate to get ahead of the touts. The platform gets paid either way, whether fans or touts are buying. Touts however, are massively incented to keep fans away from the hottest tickets.

majani 9y ago

Check the freakonomics show about ticketmaster. The tickets problem is not going away any time soon, and no company that leans heavily on good PR is going to get into that business