Taylor Swift Groups Up With ILLENIUM for Hovering Remix of "Anti-Hero"

In contrast to Ticketmaster, there is not any dangerous blood between Taylor Swift and ILLENIUM. She’s tapped the Grammy-nominated dance music famous person for an official remix of “Anti-Hero,” the lead single from her tenth studio album, Midnights. And ILLENIUM does what he does greatest, remodeling the synth-pop observe right into a hovering future bass anthem. …

Ticketmaster will pay $10 million for hacking rival ticket seller

We’ve seen a lot of companies do shady things, but Ticketmaster was just caught red handed using a rival ticketing company’s private user information to “cut [the company] off at the knees.” The story goes all the way back to 2013 when Ticketmaster hired former CrowdSurge employee Stephen Mead and “encouraged him to turn over …

Ticketmaster to pay $10 million criminal penalty after hacking rival ticket seller – Dancing Astronaut

by: Farrell Sweeney Jan 4, 2021 Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation have admitted to hiring a former employee from rival ticket seller CrowdSurge, which merged with Songkick, and using his knowledge including old usernames and passwords to “cut the company off at its knees.” Under the terms of the settlement, Ticketmaster has agreed to …

Ticketmaster Denies Reports of Mandated COVID-19 Vaccination Proof for Access to Concerts

Following a Billboard report that Ticketmaster planned to check the COVID-19 vaccination status of attendees prior to allowing them access to concerts, the ticketing giant has denied the news. “We are not forcing anyone to do anything,” Ticketmaster said in a statement provided to BBC News. Ticketmaster’s president, Mark Yovich, originally told Billboard that the company is exploring a plan …

Ticketmaster Will Check Your COVID Vaccine Status For Shows

With news earlier this week that Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech SE reportedly discovered a vaccine to fight COVID-19 that’s over 90% effective, promoters are feeling hopeful about the return of shows in 2021. But they’re not taking any chances either. One of the biggest ticketing platforms in the country, Ticketmaster (and its parent company, …

Ticketmaster could require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for concerts

Ticketmaster are working on plans to verify fans’ coronavirus vaccination status before allowing admission to future concerts, according to comments from company president Mark Yovich. This week saw reports published regarding the first potentially effective COVID-19 vaccine – which is said to be able to prevent more than 90 per cent of people from catching …

Ticketmaster repurposes anti-scalping tech to track social distancing at events

COVID-19 has been the bane of 2020, but an interesting effect of the global pandemic has been how it’s forced a reevaluation of how we can put existing technology to use. Case in point is Ticketmaster, who is looking to repurpose its suite of technologies that were originally meant to fight scalping, into tools to …

Ticketmaster Introduces ‘SmartEvent’ Solutions to Help Events Welcome Back Fans

The events industry has been decimated in the wake of COVID-19. But as particular states begin to open up and others start experimenting with socially distanced, reduced-capacity events, companies are preparing for show to return safely. Ticketmaster, a subsidiary of Live Nation, is introducing a series of tech tools they’re calling ‘SmartEvent’ solutions in order …