Over 20 live music businesses in the US have announced their support of Live Nation Entertainment’s call for a FAIR Ticketing Act. Live Nation announced its support for the initiative during the company’s most recent earnings call in February. FAIR stands for ‘Fans & Artists Insisting on Reforms in Ticketing’ and is calling for artists …
Label giants sign up to Music Climate Pledge
Universal Music Group and Sony Music Group are among a group of industry leaders to sign a new commitment to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The Music Climate Pact, supported by the UN Environmental Programme, has announced that it gained signatures from some of the biggest music industry players, including Sony, Universal and …
2021 in review – June
Companies began to see the light at the end of the tunnel following a difficult time during the pandemic, and June saw some major deals announced. Vivendi agreed to sell 10% of Universal Music Group (UMG) to US-based special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Pershing Square Tontine Holdings (PSTH). Vivendi is the parent company of UM …
People: Ticketmaster Sport, Tix Ticketing and more…
We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… Tix Ticketing, based in Reykjavik in Iceland, has recently made a change at the top with Arnar Ólafsson (pictured right) coming in as the creative director. Ólafsson has previous experience with design work for companies such as social media giant Facebook, gaming company CCP …