Is There a Price Reduction in Ticketmaster's Future?
Live Nations hints at lower TicketMaster service fees. Apparently, they don’t understand the implications of a Justice Department approved monopoly. In other words, don’t hold your breath.
Here is an interesting post from East Bay Express:
Such candid remarks from LiveNation.com’s Noah Maffitt at the San Francisco MusicTech Summit made the essential gathering a huge hit on the web and in-person. Held at the Hotel Kabuki, the thrice-a-year industry summit attracted hundreds of technologists, artists, and middlemen for eight hours of moderated talks. Among the meatiest panelist cuts: Musician Ben Folds, Tim Westergren of Oakland-based Internet radio company Pandora, UC Berkeley’s Dave Wessel, Rhapsody’s Tim Quirk, and LiveNation.com’s forthright Maffitt.
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