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Taylor Swift vs. Ronald Reagan: The Ticketmaster story

Decoder with Nilay Patel

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Is Ticketmaster Taking Control of the Ticketing Market?

With Ticketmaster's growing dominance and lack of meaningful competition, ticket prices have drastically increased. Customers are forced to pay those prices because so many venues have exclusive contracts with Ticketmaster or are owned by Live Nation outright. Dean Budnick: "I just don't see how consumers win out of this exchange"

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