The UK Government has rejected the Competition and Market Authority (CMA)’s recommendations on secondary ticketing, some 19 months after they were made, saying that it “does not currently intend to introduce further regulation in this area”. The Government added that it would instead focus on “its consumer protection measures in the recently introduced Digital Markets, …
Investigation finds most Viagogo tickets listed by same three people
An investigation from ITV News has found that just three people are responsible for over two thirds of festival and outdoor events tickets listed on resale site, Viagogo. The research found that less than 10% of the listings were from ordinary consumers, with the rest being sold by ‘traders’ or resale businesses. Research was carried …
FanFair Alliance continues to call out UK CMA Viagogo/StubHub approval
It has been six months since the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) approved Viagogo’s takeover of StubHub. It was agreed that for the deal to go ahead, the latter had to sell off its international business, which was snapped up by a venture capital group – Digital Fuel LLC. The CMA approved the deal …
Ticket touts have fraud conviction appeal dismissed
Adam Webb of FanFair Alliance has hailed a landmark decision to dismiss an appeal against conviction from two ticket touts, who made at least £11m (€13m/$14.6m) via websites such as StubHub and Viagogo. Peter Hunter and David Smith appealed against their February 2020 conviction for multiple counts of fraud. The pair had originally been found …