A report from French trade union Prodiss has revealed that tickets for French events and festivals have generally remained below or in line with inflation, and that prices were also mostly lower than in other countries. Across 18 theatres,16 French festivals, six tours from international artists and compared with 20 festivals abroad, Prodiss found that …
Google fails in appeal over ticket resale ad ban
Google has failed in its appeal against an order prohibiting the purchasing of ads promoting tickets sold by unauthorised secondary ticketing platforms in France. The search engine giant, which was attempting to reverse a decision made in favour of Prodiss in 2020, was also ordered to pay the music industry trade union €300,000 in damages …
Live industry groups join forces to introduce new initiative
Live industry groups have joined together to unveil a new ‘Make Tickets Fair!’ initiative, which is a campaign aimed at educating live entertainment fans to avoid being ripped off by unscrupulous ticket resellers. The campaign was created by a cross-industry group co-ordinated by FEAT (The Face-value European Alliance for Ticketing), and a new industry-facing website …
French trade group Prodiss urges Macron action
Prodiss, France’s national union for performing artists, has urged President Emmanuel Macron to remove obstacles to the full reopening of venues and events after backing his successful re-election campaign. The body said that while Macron’s first term was dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, “the post-crisis projects are numerous and the position of Prodiss is more …