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23 Things We Learned This Year!Some End of Year Reading. Some End of Year Notes.

Are West End Prices Too High?

24.2 Million People Go to See 'Live Entertainment' in Australia...

Today's Podcast: What Do Brokers Really Want to See When a Ticket Goes On Sale?

Do the Numbers for the DTC Streaming Models Make Sense?

Resale as a Service?!

"What Do Scalpers Love to See in an On-Sale?"

Private Equity Eats the Ticket Business!

Is 'Price' or 'Value' the Key to the Theatre Ticket Debate? A Pricing Edition!

Total Tickets Looks at the Global Resale Market While a South Korean Official Calls Scalping "Cancerous"!

Do You Look at What Your Ticket Buyers Say About You on TikTok?

1 in 26 Australians is an AFL Member! Arts Audiences Have Fallen 25-30%!

Is a 6:30 Start Time the Answer to Declining Theatre Audiences?

ESPN Bet Launched Yesterday...You Didn't Know?!

Over the Air Sports is Back!!

An Audi Field Sized Audience Means Nothing Without Your Ideas?!

36.8% of Guests Don't Know Non-Profit Arts Organizations Are Non-Profit Arts Organizations! So...?

Arts Donations in the UK: More Donors, Less Money! "How Do We Make the Case For Support?"

The Economist: Half of Vinyl Buyers In US Don't Own a Turntable. What That Teaches Us About Tickets!

Tottenham Hotspur's Legacy Numbers: Managing a Sports' Brand Properly...

Would a the Florida Bill Targeting Anti-Competitive Practices Create Change?

"Funflation" is on the Rise!

Will "Junk Fees" Rein In Prices?

Legacy Hip Hop Tours Sell Well! Why? Brand Management Tells Us All!

The Predators Use AI to Set Up 400 New Sales Calls...

Arsenal Works to Limit Touts, But the Secondary Market Can Save Fans Money?!

Is the Art/Team More Important Than the Paying Customer?

The Federal Government's Antitrust Against Amazon Could Be a Blueprint for Action Against Live Nation...

US Tour Costs Means Bands Stay Home!

Market Research Will Help You Find Opportunities, Set Better Prices, and Grow Your Profits.

Would You Buy Early?! Then Why Should Your Ticket Buyers?

What Can We Learn From the Success of 'ABBA Voyage'?

Do You Focus on Your Fans Enough? And, Meet Me in NYC!?

Can We All Sell Tickets Like Taylor Swift?

The Secondary Market/Resale and A Guide to Consider....

The Orioles Want to Change Baltimore...

Arts Business Model in the UK?! "Broken"...

Lessons on Pricing From BRUCE!!!

Vivid Seats and SoFi Teach Us a Few Marketing Lessons...

Yellow Cards for not attending matches?!?... A few other thoughts...

ESPN Bet: WTF?! Do You Really Need to Know?

The DOJ v. Live Nation, "Listening Only", and more...a Friday Link dump.

Get Broadways Shows on Tour More Quickly?

TV Money/Antitrust/Moving the English National Opera...3 Articles I Noticed...

Ticketing Food Fight: My Thoughts on FAIR Ticketing Act, Ticket Bill of Rights, the Ticket Market, and More!

Bring 'Em Back! I'm Back from South Florida!

Beyonce's Team Sold Shows With Logistical Issues?! C'mon Man!

Face Value Ticket Prices are "Antiquated"?!

Every concert isn't a sell out? Spec Tickets can go bust?

Baseball is Moving to Vegas?! What Do Y'all Think?

Your Price is a Signal! It Also Tells Me Your Marketing Ability!

OPERA America Shows an Industry in Free Fall!

Pricy! That's What Watching Sports on TV is Going to Become! Also, UX v. Ticketmaster!

How Will Theatre (Everyone) Deal with New Realities?!

Premium Tickets: Perception + Utility = Opportunity

Happy Birthday to 'The Business of Fun' podcast. It turns 5!

Are the Suns crazy for going to local TV?

Why does the Premier League feel like a domestic competition?

Two Factors Drive Ticket Prices!

Are B2B Ticket Sales Dead?!

Innovation in Tickets: More than Technology!

Selling Entire Ticketmaster Accounts is the 'Cure'!?

"One Size Fits None" might be common! But it's also unwise!

Focusing on the Future of Tickets...

NASCAR'S Loyalty Program: Behavior Matters Most!

Competition in Tickets Will Lead to Innovation!

🎟️🇬🇧BBC says, "Buying Tickets Should Be Easier!"

The West End: Going Strong!

🚀 South Korea: Arts Sales Up and Prices Too!

48% of Folks are Taking Up Refund Protection! What?!

I just flew in from INTIX

💰👛23% of People Say Getting Management Buy-In Holds Back Their Pricing!?

See me in Seattle?!: Talking Tickets 13 Jan 2023

Is Open Distribution the Best Decision for Your Ticket Sales?