Almost anyone who has been to a concert, sports match, or any type of live event in recent years has likely had to deal with Ticketmaster, which commands a large majority of the ticketing industry. In November 2022, Ticketmaster faced…
On October 25, 2022, the audio streaming platform Spotify posted an article on their blog titled It’s Past Time to Play Fair: Apple’s Anti-Competitive Behavior Hurts Everyone—Including Audiobook Listeners, Publishers, and Authors. The article links to a self-published website devoted…
There has been controversy in the world of professional golf over recent months with the emergence of LIV Golf. Funded by Saudi Arabia’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, LIV has undergone criticism for being a tool used to “sportswash” Saudi Arabia’s terrible…
On March 4, 2020, ViacomCBS announced its intention to sell its book-publishing subsidiary, Simon & Schuster. This announcement came less than a year after the merger between Viacom and CBS. Since the 2019 merger, ViacomCBS decided to focus on television…
On December 16, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in NCAA v. Alston, a case concerning the applicability of federal antitrust law to NCAA restrictions on player compensation. While the NCAA is no stranger to antitrust litigation, this is…