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Ticketmaster Takes Aim At Scalpers Using Ticket Bots

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Los Angeles-based a hrf="[link] has filed a lawsuit against a number of companies it says have been using "bots" to snatch up tickets from its website before consumers have a chance at them. The lawsuit, Ticketmaster L.L.C. Prestige Entertainment. Prestige Entertainment West Inc. Prestige Entertainment West Inc.

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Ticketmaster's TicketWeb Buys Strobe Labs

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Los Angeles-based TicketWeb , the self service ticketing arm of Ticketmaster , announced this morning that it has acquired event marketing software developer Strobe Labs. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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Ticketmaster Extends Deal With NFL

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Los Angeles-based Ticketmaster , the ticketing firm owned by Live Nation Entertainment, reported this morning that it has inked a five year contract extension with the National Football League. Ticketmaster has been powering the exchange since 2008. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Ticketmaster Looks To Seattle For Engineering Talent

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Los Angeles-based Ticketmaster , the online ticketing service which is owned by Live Nation Entertainment, is looking north to boost its engineering talent, saying this morning that it has opened up a new software development center in Seattle.

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Ticketmaster Unveils New Web 2.0-style Seat Maps

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Los Angeles-based Ticketmaster , which is the biggest provider of online ticket sales services for sports, entertainment, and other events, said today that it has launched a beta of a new, interactive seat mapping tool. Tags: ticketmaster seat maps web2 interactive software. The new, Web 2.0-style The new, Web 2.0-style

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ScoreBig.com Names Goldberg CEO

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Los Angeles-based online live entertainment marketplace ScoreBig.com has promoted David Goldberg to CEO, and shifted co-founder and CEO Adam Kanner to the role of executive Chairman, the company said Thursday afternoon. Goldberg was previously the CEO of Youbet.com, and also was EVP of Global Music Services at Ticketmaster.

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Saatchi Online Taps Sean Moriarty As CEO

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Los Angeles-based online art gallery and e-commerce provider Saatchi Online has tapped one of LA''s technology and business veterans as its new CEO today, tapping Sean Moriarty for the position.