Tag: Live Nation Entertainment

Live Nation Reports Record Quarter

Live Nation beat Wall Street's expectations on Thursday when the company posted revenue increase of 10%, up to $2.76 billion in the third fiscal quarter and an adjusted operating income. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/30/2015 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Record Exec Jason Flom Tells Renman How Lorde Became A Superstar

[UPDATED] Lorde is one of the biggest new artists of the last few years. Lava Records President Jason Flom talks about a fateful email which led to his signing the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/28/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (3)
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Bandsintown Launches Local Concert Promo Platform

Until now, BandsInTown's Promoter has been primarily used by the big players like Live Nation and Universal.  Today the show promotion platform is relaunching as a more affordable service available to anyone. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/08/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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StubHub Responds To Hypebot Post On All In Ticket Pricing Reversal

Last week,we wrote about how StubHub had dropped all-in pricing after declaring  it would revolutionize ticketing with transparency.  In response, StubHub issued a statement:

Bruce Houghton on 09/08/2015 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Universal Music Names Jay Frank SVP Global Streaming Marketing, Partners In DigSin And DigMark

You know that Universal Music fully understands the importance of streaming when they name respected digital music and streaming marketing pioneer Jay Frank to the newly created post of Senior Vice President. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/05/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Ticketmaster Adds Digital Muscle To Executive Team

Now shuttered Live Nation Labs was never able to cause significant change within old-school ticketing bastion Ticketmaster.  Now a  group of digital savvy execs from outside of the music industry get. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/13/2015 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Doppler Labs Adds $17 Million, Investors Include Live Nation, UMG, WME

Not just protecting your ears, but offering an enhanced music experience is the aim of the earphones created at Doppler Labs. A big cash infusion should help them bring the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/07/2015 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Live Nation, Universal Music, WME Invest In Doppler Labs

Increasingly mainstream music organizations are placing relatively small bets on music-related technology startups. Doppler Labs is not the first foray into music tech for investors Live Nation, Universal Music Group or William Morris.

Bruce Houghton on 06/23/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Azoff-MSG Entertainment Acquires Stake In Event Producer On Board Experiential Marketing

Since exiting Live Nation, super-manager Irving Azoff has focused on building a diverse modern music and entertainment company that includes growing opportunities in cross-marketing, rights management, direct to fan monetization. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/19/2015 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Your Summer Music Festival Survival Guide

Summertime is here and that means it is time to break out all of the gear to hit the festival circuit right. But do you really have EVERYTHING you need?. Continue reading

Matt Gibson on 05/26/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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