Taking on Ticketmaster: Why Competition Benefits Consumers

On this episode of Radically Pragmatic, Dr. Diana Moss, Vice President and Director of Competition Policy at the Progressive Policy Institute, sits down with Russ D'Souza, co-founder of SeatGeek, and Terrell McSweeny, former Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, to discuss the Ticketmaster and Live Nation monopoly. 

In the episode, Moss and guests outline the Live Nation monopoly story and how their restrictive policies and contracts ensure Ticketmaster is the only ticketing platform available, hurting consumers. Ticketmaster has 70% share of the market and Live Nation has a similar market share in exclusive contracts and in recent years, music and sports fans have been outspoken about their lack of choices.

Learn more about the Progressive Policy Institute here.