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Entertainment & Sports

Jan. 26, 2010

DOJ Approves Merger Of Entertainment Industry Giants

The Justice Department approved the proposed $2.5 billion merger between live entertainment industry giants Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. and Live Nation Inc., but only after imposing a number of conditions on the deal.

By Robert Iafolla and Jean-Luc Renault

Daily Journal Staff Writers

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Justice Department approved the proposed $2.5 billion merger between live entertainment industry giants Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. and Live Nation Inc., but only after imposing a number of conditions on the deal, department officials announced Monday.

The department's antitrust division joined with attorneys general from California...

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