Is Ticketmaster a Monopoly? Industry Leaders and Antitrust Experts Say Yes.

Are Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation a monopoly? They say no, everyone else says yes.

From Senate Judiciary Committee hearing "That’s the Ticket: Promoting Competition and Protecting Consumers in Live Entertainment" on January 24, 2023.

Find our full episode covering the hearing at https://congressionaldish.com/cd267-the-monopoly-powers-of-live-nation-ticketmaster/

Witnesses:

Joe Berchtold, President and Chief Financial Officer, Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

Jack Groetzinger, Chief Executive Officer, SeatGeek, Inc.

Jerry Mickelson, Chief Executive Officer and President, Jam Productions, LLC

Sal Nuzzo, Senior Vice President, The James Madison Institute

Kathleen Bradish, Vice President for Legal Advocacy, American Antitrust Institute

Clyde Lawrence, Singer-songwriter, Lawrence

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