http://www.thestandard.com/node/125735/comments comments feed. en http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/livenation-and-ticketmaster-announce-merger-feb-28 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p><i><b>Judgment made on Feb. 10, 2009: Both LiveNation and TicketMaster have announced a definitive merger. The community bet correctly on this prediction. -- The Industry Standard</b></i></p> <p><b>Original prediction:</b> The Wall Street Journal reports that LiveNation and TicketMaster are <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123371303837346367.html?mg=com-wsj">getting ready to merge</a> and a deal could be announced as early as next week.</p> <p>The WSJ article reports: &quot;The combined company would be called Live Nation Ticketmaster, and would merge the world's biggest concert promoter with the world's dominant ticketing and artist-management company. The resulting firm would be able to manage everything from recorded music to ticket sales and tour sponsorship. It could package artists in new ways, for example, allowing corporations such as a cellphone provider to sponsor a concert tour and to sell an exclusive download of a song.&quot; </p> <p> Of course, merging Live Nation, the world's largest concert promoter, with a dominant ticketing company could raise eyebrows with the antitrust regulators. (But let's save that for another prediction.)</p> <p><b>Prediction: </b>LiveNation and Ticketmaster publicly announce a merger by Feb. 28, 2009. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/madonna-pix/">Madonna-pix</a>/Flickr </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/livenation-and-ticketmaster-announce-merger-feb-28#comments co: LiveNation co: Ticketmaster Mergers &amp; Acquisitions Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:39:02 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125735 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/livenation-and-ticketmaster-announce-merger-feb-28 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p><i><b>Judgment made on Feb. 10, 2009: Both LiveNation and TicketMaster have announced a definitive merger. The community bet correctly on this prediction. -- The Industry Standard</b></i></p> <p><b>Original prediction:</b> The Wall Street Journal reports that LiveNation and TicketMaster are <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123371303837346367.html?mg=com-wsj">getting ready to merge</a> and a deal could be announced as early as next week.</p> <p>The WSJ article reports: &quot;The combined company would be called Live Nation Ticketmaster, and would merge the world's biggest concert promoter with the world's dominant ticketing and artist-management company. The resulting firm would be able to manage everything from recorded music to ticket sales and tour sponsorship. It could package artists in new ways, for example, allowing corporations such as a cellphone provider to sponsor a concert tour and to sell an exclusive download of a song.&quot; </p> <p> Of course, merging Live Nation, the world's largest concert promoter, with a dominant ticketing company could raise eyebrows with the antitrust regulators. (But let's save that for another prediction.)</p> <p><b>Prediction: </b>LiveNation and Ticketmaster publicly announce a merger by Feb. 28, 2009. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/madonna-pix/">Madonna-pix</a>/Flickr </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/livenation-and-ticketmaster-announce-merger-feb-28#comments co: LiveNation co: Ticketmaster Mergers &amp; Acquisitions Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:39:02 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125735 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/livenation-and-ticketmaster-announce-merger-feb-28 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p><i><b>Judgment made on Feb. 10, 2009: Both LiveNation and TicketMaster have announced a definitive merger. The community bet correctly on this prediction. -- The Industry Standard</b></i></p> <p><b>Original prediction:</b> The Wall Street Journal reports that LiveNation and TicketMaster are <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123371303837346367.html?mg=com-wsj">getting ready to merge</a> and a deal could be announced as early as next week.</p> <p>The WSJ article reports: &quot;The combined company would be called Live Nation Ticketmaster, and would merge the world's biggest concert promoter with the world's dominant ticketing and artist-management company. The resulting firm would be able to manage everything from recorded music to ticket sales and tour sponsorship. It could package artists in new ways, for example, allowing corporations such as a cellphone provider to sponsor a concert tour and to sell an exclusive download of a song.&quot; </p> <p> Of course, merging Live Nation, the world's largest concert promoter, with a dominant ticketing company could raise eyebrows with the antitrust regulators. (But let's save that for another prediction.)</p> <p><b>Prediction: </b>LiveNation and Ticketmaster publicly announce a merger by Feb. 28, 2009. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/madonna-pix/">Madonna-pix</a>/Flickr </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/livenation-and-ticketmaster-announce-merger-feb-28#comments co: LiveNation co: Ticketmaster Mergers &amp; Acquisitions Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:39:02 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125735 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/livenation-and-ticketmaster-announce-merger-feb-28 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p><i><b>Judgment made on Feb. 10, 2009: Both LiveNation and TicketMaster have announced a definitive merger. The community bet correctly on this prediction. -- The Industry Standard</b></i></p> <p><b>Original prediction:</b> The Wall Street Journal reports that LiveNation and TicketMaster are <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123371303837346367.html?mg=com-wsj">getting ready to merge</a> and a deal could be announced as early as next week.</p> <p>The WSJ article reports: &quot;The combined company would be called Live Nation Ticketmaster, and would merge the world's biggest concert promoter with the world's dominant ticketing and artist-management company. The resulting firm would be able to manage everything from recorded music to ticket sales and tour sponsorship. It could package artists in new ways, for example, allowing corporations such as a cellphone provider to sponsor a concert tour and to sell an exclusive download of a song.&quot; </p> <p> Of course, merging Live Nation, the world's largest concert promoter, with a dominant ticketing company could raise eyebrows with the antitrust regulators. (But let's save that for another prediction.)</p> <p><b>Prediction: </b>LiveNation and Ticketmaster publicly announce a merger by Feb. 28, 2009. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/madonna-pix/">Madonna-pix</a>/Flickr </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/livenation-and-ticketmaster-announce-merger-feb-28#comments co: LiveNation co: Ticketmaster Mergers &amp; Acquisitions Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:39:02 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125735 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/livenation-and-ticketmaster-announce-merger-feb-28 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p><i><b>Judgment made on Feb. 10, 2009: Both LiveNation and TicketMaster have announced a definitive merger. The community bet correctly on this prediction. -- The Industry Standard</b></i></p> <p><b>Original prediction:</b> The Wall Street Journal reports that LiveNation and TicketMaster are <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123371303837346367.html?mg=com-wsj">getting ready to merge</a> and a deal could be announced as early as next week.</p> <p>The WSJ article reports: &quot;The combined company would be called Live Nation Ticketmaster, and would merge the world's biggest concert promoter with the world's dominant ticketing and artist-management company. The resulting firm would be able to manage everything from recorded music to ticket sales and tour sponsorship. It could package artists in new ways, for example, allowing corporations such as a cellphone provider to sponsor a concert tour and to sell an exclusive download of a song.&quot; </p> <p> Of course, merging Live Nation, the world's largest concert promoter, with a dominant ticketing company could raise eyebrows with the antitrust regulators. (But let's save that for another prediction.)</p> <p><b>Prediction: </b>LiveNation and Ticketmaster publicly announce a merger by Feb. 28, 2009. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/madonna-pix/">Madonna-pix</a>/Flickr </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/livenation-and-ticketmaster-announce-merger-feb-28#comments co: LiveNation co: Ticketmaster Mergers &amp; Acquisitions Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:39:02 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125735 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/livenation-and-ticketmaster-announce-merger-feb-28 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p><i><b>Judgment made on Feb. 10, 2009: Both LiveNation and TicketMaster have announced a definitive merger. The community bet correctly on this prediction. -- The Industry Standard</b></i></p> <p><b>Original prediction:</b> The Wall Street Journal reports that LiveNation and TicketMaster are <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123371303837346367.html?mg=com-wsj">getting ready to merge</a> and a deal could be announced as early as next week.</p> <p>The WSJ article reports: &quot;The combined company would be called Live Nation Ticketmaster, and would merge the world's biggest concert promoter with the world's dominant ticketing and artist-management company. The resulting firm would be able to manage everything from recorded music to ticket sales and tour sponsorship. It could package artists in new ways, for example, allowing corporations such as a cellphone provider to sponsor a concert tour and to sell an exclusive download of a song.&quot; </p> <p> Of course, merging Live Nation, the world's largest concert promoter, with a dominant ticketing company could raise eyebrows with the antitrust regulators. (But let's save that for another prediction.)</p> <p><b>Prediction: </b>LiveNation and Ticketmaster publicly announce a merger by Feb. 28, 2009. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/madonna-pix/">Madonna-pix</a>/Flickr </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/livenation-and-ticketmaster-announce-merger-feb-28#comments co: LiveNation co: Ticketmaster Mergers &amp; Acquisitions Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:39:02 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125735 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/livenation-and-ticketmaster-announce-merger-feb-28 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p><i><b>Judgment made on Feb. 10, 2009: Both LiveNation and TicketMaster have announced a definitive merger. The community bet correctly on this prediction. -- The Industry Standard</b></i></p> <p><b>Original prediction:</b> The Wall Street Journal reports that LiveNation and TicketMaster are <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123371303837346367.html?mg=com-wsj">getting ready to merge</a> and a deal could be announced as early as next week.</p> <p>The WSJ article reports: &quot;The combined company would be called Live Nation Ticketmaster, and would merge the world's biggest concert promoter with the world's dominant ticketing and artist-management company. The resulting firm would be able to manage everything from recorded music to ticket sales and tour sponsorship. It could package artists in new ways, for example, allowing corporations such as a cellphone provider to sponsor a concert tour and to sell an exclusive download of a song.&quot; </p> <p> Of course, merging Live Nation, the world's largest concert promoter, with a dominant ticketing company could raise eyebrows with the antitrust regulators. (But let's save that for another prediction.)</p> <p><b>Prediction: </b>LiveNation and Ticketmaster publicly announce a merger by Feb. 28, 2009. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/madonna-pix/">Madonna-pix</a>/Flickr </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/livenation-and-ticketmaster-announce-merger-feb-28#comments co: LiveNation co: Ticketmaster Mergers &amp; Acquisitions Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:39:02 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125735 at http://www.thestandard.com