Front Line Management

WSJ: Ticketmaster, Scalpers Explored Deal to Sink Live Nation

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 28, 2009 - 9:41am.

New York - Current Ticketmaster (NASD: TKTM) CEO Irving Azoff met with a group of leading ticket brokers in 2007 in a bid to try to corner the market for secondary tickets, just as rival Live Nation (NYSE: LYV) announced plans to develop its own ticketing service independent of Ticketmaster, The Wall Street Journal reported. Azoff was still heading his Front Line Entertainment management firm -- in which Ticketmaster had a stake -- when he met with six large ticket brokers, and an offer was made for Ticketmaster to acquire them for as much as $25 million each.

Clear Channel to Offer Artist-Programmed Web Radio Stations

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 12, 2009 - 8:31am.

New York - Clear Channel Radio has partnered with artist management firm Front Line to launch a new series of artist-programmed Internet radio stations, Billboard reported.

Ticketmaster Buys Azoff's Front Line for $123M; Layoffs Loom

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 23, 2008 - 8:26am.

Los Angeles - Ticketmaster (NASD: TKTM) announced on Thursday that it will acquire a controlling equity interest in Front Line Management, the large artist management firm run by Irving Azoff, from Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) for about $123 million in cash. Ticketmaster said it will also change its name to Ticketmaster Entertainment, and name Azoff CEO of the company.