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HISTORICAL FACTS: 3 | History Defined

Ticketmaster's Taylor Swift Glitch Doesn't Require a Congressional Hearing

The site crashed because Swift is very popular, not because antitrust enforcement is too weak.

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Live Nation/Ticketmaster get bipartisan grilling in DC

It was only a matter of time before a politician awkwardly quoted Taylor Swift at Tuesday morning’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Ticketmaster, Live Nation and the U.S. ticketing market.

Los Angeles Times

After Taylor Swift ticket fiasco, Senate panel calls Ticketmaster a monopolistic anti-hero - Roll Call

After crossing Swifties, parent company Live Nation faced senators intent on getting it to admit, “It’s me, hi, I’m the problem, it’s me.”

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Commanders land record-setting sponsorship deal

Seat Geek replaces Ticketmaster as the franchise's ticketing company beginning in 2023.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Company that held talks over £1bn stake in Liverpool owners FSG to dissolve

RedBall had been in talks over acquiring 25 per cent of FSG back in 2020

Liverpool Echo

The SPAC market's miscalculation

Those supposed advantages over IPOs haven't panned out.

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