Dutch Legislature Debates Secondary Ticketing Proposal

A proposed bill that would dampen predatory profiteering in the secondary ticket market has been debated on the floor in the Dutch legislature. The proposal, forwarded by MPs Arda Gerkens (Socialist Party) and Van Vroonhoven-Kok (CDA) would limit markups in the industry to 10% with the aim being to keep prices to culture and sporting [...]

DCMS Backs Status Quo Regarding Secondary Ticketing

In a move heralded by many in the industry, the Department of Culture, Media and Sport is backing a new code of practice for the secondary ticketing market. The latest report follows three previous DCMS reviews as well as a parliamentary review, all within the past four years, and asserts that the industry is [...]