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Jury finds that Ticketmaster and Live Nation had an anticompetitive monopoly over big concert venues

Global Analysis by Policy Wire: NEW YORK (AP) — A jury has found that concert giant Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary had a harmful monopoly over big concert venues, dealing the company a...

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April 16, 2026 One Min Read

Global Analysis by Policy Wire:

NEW YORK (AP) — A jury has found that concert giant Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary had a harmful monopoly over big concert venues, dealing the company a loss in a lawsuit over claims brought by dozens of U.S. states.

A Manhattan federal jury deliberated for four days before reaching its decision Wednesday in the closely watched case, which gave fans the equivalent of a backstage…

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