<div><h1> MR. PRESIDENT, HERE'S AN EASY ONE </h1><p>When you're in the midst of a successful run for President, every day brings ample gifts: adoring crowds, rock-star receptions, and, above all, the pure buzz of promise minus the nasty bit of actually having ...
<div id="subtitle">Blockbuster expands into ticket sales in partnership with concert promoter Live Nation</div><div><p>Blockbuster Inc. will begin selling concert tickets at about 500 of its video rental stores, bolstering its effort to create a one-stop shop for entertainment.</p><p>Under a three-year ...
<div id="subtitle">Ticketmaster seeks to allay merger fears by revealing AEG's warning to cancel contract</div><div><p>Ticketmaster's chief executive sought Thursday to allay antitrust fears over the ticket seller's planned merger with concert promoter Live Nation by revealing that a major venue operator has threatened ...
<div><p>The music industry trend of signing superstar acts to long-term mega-deals is under scrutiny after Irish band U2 exercised a contract clause that left partners Live Nation 19 million dollars out of pocket, reports and analysts said.</p><p>U2 became the latest in a ...
<div><p>In the old days, musicians launched a concert tour to promote a new album. That, of course, was before the days of MP3s and free music downloads, which have essentially eroded artists' rights to their own recordings and the ability to make ...
<div><p>Scores of Stevie Wonder fans look set to receive refunds or complimentary tickets following claims that the sound at his first London show in more than a decade was far from wonderful. </p><p>Guardian Money reader Catherine King - a huge Wonder fan ...
<div id="subtitle">Concert promoter Live Nation selling 3 Boston venues for $22.5M to pay down debt</div><div><p>Concert promoter Live Nation Inc. is selling three Boston venues for $22.5 million to pay down some of its debt.</p><p>The Los Angeles-based company ...
<div id="subtitle">Live Nation 1st-qtr loss widens, revenue hurt by drop in N. America concert attendance</div><div><p>Live Nation, the largest U.S. operator of concert venues, said Thursday that its first-quarter loss widened in part because fewer people attended concerts in its core North America ...
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc said on Tuesday it has received the required approval from its lenders for its proposed merger with Live Nation Inc, the world's largest concert promoter.</p><p>The leading ticketing company said more than 50 percent of its ...
<div id="subtitle">Ticketmaster 1Q profit falls 78 percent amid slowing ticket sales, end of Live Nation deal</div><div><p>Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. reported a 78 percent drop in first-quarter profit Tuesday as ticketing sales fell and a distribution agreement with merger partner Live Nation ended. The ...
