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Ticketing Firm CTS Eventim Partners with iTunes Store

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 9, 2009 - 11:49am.

Hamburg, Germany - CTS Eventim, a Germany-based online ticketing company, has partnered with Apple's iTunes Store to market its concerts to iTunes Store customers, Billboard reports. Under the deal, iTunes customers will receive access to Eventim concert pre-orders before the general sale date, while Eventim.de will provide concert promoters with iTunes-related marketing opportunities.

U.K. Regulators Oppose Ticketmaster-Live Nation Merger

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 8, 2009 - 9:15am.

London - The U.K. Competition Commission has come out in opposition to the proposed $1.5 billion merger of concert promotion giant Live Nation (NYSE: LYV) and Ticketmaster (NASD: TKTM), saying it would hamper competition in the U.K. market and lead to higher prices. Specifically, the Commission said in its preliminary report that the deal would "severely inhibit" the ability of Germany-based rival CTS Eventim to enter the U.K. market.