Everyone Hates Ticketmaster, but Is It a Monopoly?
Matt is joined by Puck\u2019s Eriq Gardner to discuss the U.S. government's monopoly lawsuit against Ticketmaster and Live Nation (02:58). They briefly go through the history of the Ticketmaster\u2013Live Nation merger, what lead to the eventual lawsuit, why concert prices won\u2019t go down even if the two companies split, whether this lawsuit is just a PR attack against Ticketmaster, what impact this could have on the secondary markets, what a broken up Ticketmaster\u2013Live Nation would look like, and more. Matt finishes the show with a prediction for this weekend\u2019s holiday box office (27:00).\n\nFor a 20 percent discount on Matt\u2019s Hollywood insider newsletter, \u2018What I\u2019m Hearing ...,\u2019 click this link: puck.news/thetown\nEmail us your thoughts! thetown@spotify.com\n\nHost: Matt Belloni\nGuest: Eriq Gardner\n\nProducer: Jessie Lopez\nTheme Song: Devon Renaldo\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices