Ticketmaster blames bots, learns lessons from Taylor Swift concert sale -testimony

Ticketmaster blames cyberattack for Taylor Swift tour debacle

US concert booking website Ticketmaster was hit by a cyberattack last year that led to it botching sales for Taylor Swift's US tour, it told lawmakers on Tuesday as it apologized to the pop superstar and her fans.

Senators question Ticketmaster over monopoly concerns, botched Taylor Swift ticket sale

The U.S. Senate has bad blood with Ticketmaster after the company botched ticket sales for Taylor Swift’s upcoming tour. In a hearing Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee hammered Ticketmaster not just for the ticketing debacle, but also for its near-monopoly in the live music industry. Senator Amy Klobuchar led the hearing and joined Geoff Bennett to discuss.

Ticketmaster blames cyber attack for Taylor Swift tour debacle

Live Nation also blames scalpers for soaring ticket prices during bipartisan hearing of Senate Judiciary Committee

Ticketmaster blames cyberattack for Taylor Swift tour debacle

U.S. concert booking website Ticketmaster was hit by a cyberattack last year that led to it botching sales for Taylor Swift's U.S. tour, it told lawmakers on Tuesday as it apologized to the pop superstar and her fans. Critics have long accused the company of being a monopoly, but fan…

Ticketmaster blames bots for botched Taylor Swift sale. Senator says it's 'unbelievable' and company must 'figure this out.'

Senators and witnesses sound off Tuesday at a Senate hearing focusing in large part on Ticketmaster's botched sale of Taylor Swift tickets in November.

Ticketmaster Blames Bots for Taylor Swift Presale Chaos

If there’s one thing the polarized body of the U.S. Congress can agree on, it’s that Ticketmaster sucks. After a spectacular failure of Live Nation Ticketmaster’s sale systems during presale for Taylor Swift’s upcoming tour, the company was under the microscope of a Senate hearing today.Read more...