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Ticketmaster cranks up biz model with talent agency acquisition (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Spun off from IAC/InteractiveCorp in August, the world's biggest ticket seller faced strategic challenges on several fronts. Even before the spinoff, Ticketmaster made deals to expand internationally and try to catch up with the likes of eBay Inc.'s StubHub in the secondary market for ducats.On Thursday The Wall Street Journal...

Posted on October 23, 2008 9:46 AM

Former IAC units now have their own puzzles to solve (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Here's one way of looking at the breakup of IAC/InteractiveCorp, which became official on Thursday: It separated a big bundle of business-strategy puzzles into five smaller ones. As Chris Nolter, writing in TheDeal.com (subscription required), shows, one of the most interesting conundrums is the case of newly spun-off Ticketmaster. The...

Posted on August 21, 2008 12:05 PM

Take-private on hold, Cablevision eyes concert business (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Cablevision Systems Corp. and IAC/InterActiveCorp's Ticketmaster are trying to acquire 49% of concert promoter AEG Live, the NYT reports, citing people briefed on the talks. The move is part of a broader plan to consolidate various segments of the live music...

Posted on February 29, 2008 12:48 PM