Live Music Exchange Resources
Ticketmaster and Live Nation: A report on the anticipated merger between Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc and Live Nation, Inc [full report / appendices and glossary] – Competition Commission (2009)
Author: Competition Commission
Organisation/Affiliation/Publisher: Competition Commission
Date: 2009
On 10 June 2009, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) referred the anticipated merger of Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc (Ticketmaster) and Live Nation, Inc (Live Nation) to the Competition Commission (CC) for investigation and report. The report includes analysis of the live music industry in the UK, including analysis of the competitive effects of the merger in the market for the primary retailing of tickets for live music events, and the competitive effects of the merger in the markets for live music promotion and live music venues.