Bringing Ticketmaster-CitySearch Back Together With Ticketmaster
from the a-heartwarming-family-tale dept
An interesting look at the story behind Ticketmaster spinning off its online division for a few years and then bringing it back home. It made sense to spin off the online division since it could then go public for tons of money – currency which it used to snap up plenty of other ticketing websites. However, it then discovered that it was having problems working with the parent site – and the two companies couldn’t agree on many things. So, now, with the stock price low again, it suddenly makes sense to bring the whole family back together again. Now, the question is whether or not the rebellious child will be able to live comfortably under the parent’s roof…