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^ This. ~15 years ago, I was working with venues to see how we could handle ticketing, etc. They ALL had exclusive deals where the venue could ONLY sell online
by caseysoftware 3y ago
^ This.
~15 years ago, I was working with venues to see how we could handle ticketing, etc. They ALL had exclusive deals where the venue could ONLY sell online through TicketMaster and then TM would handle ~100% of the back office reporting, tracking, etc and even the onsite credit card processing for walk up sales.
It was one end to end system/suite and to replace any of it, you had to replace ALL of it once the contract was up. Not a fun space at all.
- thatswrong0 3y agoIf this were the 1920s, antitrust enforcement would come down with an iron fist. The consolidation and control of the market is insane. I hope we can see some government movement about this at some point..
- lWaterboardCats 3y agoHah!
- nulbyte 3y ago> hope we can see some government movement about this at some point. I do too! I get so sick of Ticketmaster's fees upon fees upon fees and "sorry, your browser isn't Chrome" junk.
- okr 3y ago[flagged]
- SkyPuncher 3y agoIt’s the exclusivity piece that’s the problem.
- BeFlatXIII 3y agoCongress has had hearings on this exact issue[0]. I don't think we've had any legislation come from it yet. [0] https://congressionaldish.com/cd267-the-monopoly-powers-of-live-nation-ticketmaster/ https://congressionaldish.com/cd267-the-monopoly-powers-of-l...
- kylebenzle 3y agoBoth venues AND artists want it this way, who's going to complain? TM makes more money for everyone, that's why they use it.
- CogitoCogito 3y ago> Both venues AND artists want it this way, who's going to complain? Consumers?
- solardev 3y agoThese days, Ticketmaster would probably be the ones selling the tickets to the FTC hearings to begin with.