Consumer advocates promote ‘Ticket Buyer Bill of Rights’

Consumer advocates have released a set of principles that they believe can improve the live events ticketing market in the US. Consumer Federation of America, Fan Freedom, National Consumers League, Protect Ticket Rights and Sports Fans Coalition, have released a set of principles called ‘The Ticket Buyer Bill of Rights’.  The ‘Bill of Rights’ is …

Consumer body joins call for Live Nation investigation

The National Consumers League (NCL), one of the US’s most established consumer champions, has joined calls for an investigation into Ticketmaster and Live Nation’s control of the nation’s live events marketplace. Sally Greenberg, the body’s executive director, has written to the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division to add its support for the investigation of anti-competitive …