This verdict is the first step toward a potential breakup of Live Nation-Ticketmaster.
This verdict is the first step toward a potential breakup of Live Nation-Ticketmaster.
by Lauren FeinerApr 15, 2026, 7:09 PM UTCLauren Feiner is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform.
Live Nation-Ticketmaster is an illegal monopolist, a Manhattan jury found, according to Bloomberg. The jury found the company liable on three counts: illegally monopolizing the market for live event ticketing, amphitheaters,