Congress to hold hearing on Ticketmaster problems after Taylor Swift debacle


FILE PHOTO Singer Taylor Swift arrives to speak at the Toronto International Film Festival TIFF in Toronto Ontario Canada September 9 2022. REUTERSMark BlinchFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Singer Taylor Swift arrives to speak at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 9, 2022. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. Senate antitrust panel will hold a hearing on the lack of competition in the ticketing industry after Ticketmaster's problems last week managing the sale of Taylor Swift tickets, Senator Amy Klobuchar, chair of the panel, said on Tuesday.

Senators Klobuchar and Mike Lee, the top Republican on the committee, did not provide a date for the hearing or a list of witnesses.

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