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Ticketmaster ripped in Congress after Taylor Swift fiasco

Ticketmaster ripped in Congress after Taylor Swift fiasco

Congress is saying “I Knew You Were Trouble” to Live Nation Entertainment (LYV). Capitol Hill ramped up its fight against the parent company of Ticketmaster during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday following November’s fiasco with Taylor Swift concert tickets. The hearing included testimony from high-profile witnesses such as Live Nation Entertainment President and CFO Joe Berchtold, SeatGeek CEO Jack Groetzinger, and JAM Productions CEO and President Jerry Mickelson, among… Source link

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Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar get plum committee assignments in GOP-led House

Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar get plum committee assignments in GOP-led House

Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., who were each stripped of committee assignments by House Democrats for their incendiary rhetoric, have been given seats on multiple congressional panels in the now Republican-controlled chamber. Greene — an election denier who has often complained about the treatment of those arrested and charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the Capitol — was named to the Homeland Security Committee, multiple news outlets… Source link

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Cathie Wood thinks former Salesforce CEO Bret Taylor should run Twitter next

Cathie Wood thinks former Salesforce CEO Bret Taylor should run Twitter next

Elon Musk has been running Twitter since being forced to go through with his purchase of the social-media company in October. But Musk’s current post is not a permanent position, with the billionaire saying last month he intends to find someone else to run Twitter. And noted Elon Musk booster Cathie Wood has a potential candidate: ex-Twitter chairman Bret Taylor, who stepped down last week as co-CEO of Salesforce. Taylor “certainly understands” Twitter, Wood, the CEO and chief investment… Source link

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Congress doubles down fight against Live Nation after Taylor Swift ticketing fiasco

Congress doubles down fight against Live Nation after Taylor Swift ticketing fiasco

Congress is ramping up its fight against Ticketmaster’s parent company, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV), following last month’s Taylor Swift ticketing fiasco. On Tuesday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee wrote a letter addressed to Live Nation CEO, Michael Rapino. It requested a rundown of Live Nation’s ticketing process for Swift’s “Eras” tour, in addition to a list of actions the company has since taken to ensure consumers can better access live entertainment. The letter also asked… Source link

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Sean Taylor deserves better than a wire mannequin and Dan Snyder’s repeated abuse of his legacy

Sean Taylor deserves better than a wire mannequin and Dan Snyder’s repeated abuse of his legacy

I am sick for Sean Taylor’s family. Again. Because once again the Washington Commanders franchise — to be more specific, we mean team owner Dan Snyder — exploited the memory of the beloved slain safety for cheap public relations points. Via a cheap mannequin it is calling a “permanent memorial installation.” In advance of Sunday’s home game against Atlanta, which was the 15th anniversary of the day Taylor was killed in his Miami-area home by intruders who didn’t expect the rehabbing young… Source link

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