ComCast expands their ticket racket

Cable provider ComCast has announced they are getting into the ticket selling game ousting Ticketmaster in an increasing number of markets. While this new competition for Ticketmaster won't lead to lower prices for consumers (Comcast-Spectacor president Peter Luukko said ComcastTIX fees would match those of competitors - often about $13 per ticket); the plan is to update the site to also sell t-shirts, drinks, parking, and other concert related goods and services. I imagine it will also probably all be available via their vast cable system, eh?

Comcast has been selling tickets ever since it invested in Paciolan Systems Inc., of Irvine, Calif., a major player in the in-house ticketing industry, two years ago. Comcast then created New Era Tickets, which sold 6 million tickets nationally last year, mostly outside the Philadelphia market.
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