Agency opposes ticketing merger

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Oct. 9, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) | The proposed merger of concert promoter Live Nation Inc. and ticket-selling giant Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. suffered a blow Thursday when British regulators said they would oppose the deal because it would stifle competition. The U.K. Competition Commission said in a...
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