New York CNN — Legislators are ready to grill the top leaders of the event ticketing industry on Tuesday after Ticketmaster’s inability to process orders for Taylor Swift’s upcoming tour left millions of fans unable to buy tickets or without their ticket even after purchase. Joe Berchtold, president and chief financial officer of Ticketmaster’s parent […]
CNN — Drew Griffin, CNN’s award-winning senior investigative correspondent known for getting even the most temperamental interview subjects to commit to a story, died Saturday after a long battle with cancer, his family said. He was 60 years old. A gifted storyteller, Griffin had a well-deserved reputation for holding powerful people and institutions accountable. “Drew’s […]
New York CNN Business — Senator Amy Klobuchar slammed Ticketmaster in an open letter to its CEO, saying she had “serious concerns” about the company’s operations following a Tuesday service outage that left Taylor Swift fans furious. In the letter to CEO Michael Rapino, the Minnesota Democrat and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on […]
CNN Business — Kanye West acquires Parler, the alternative social media platform favored by many conservatives. Parler’s parent company announced the deal Monday morning, saying West had taken a “revolutionary step into the free speech media space and will never have to worry about being pulled from social media again.” The acquisition comes after West, […]
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