Amazon might be going after Ticketmaster in the U.S.
Recode is reporting that Amazon might soon be taking a run at breaking Ticketmaster’s quasi-monopolistic hold on the American concert ticket market, with the online retail giant posting job openings for its Amazon Tickets program at its Seattle home base. Amazon Tickets—which distinguishes itself from competitors like Ticketmaster by including all of its fees in the initial upfront price, and by allowing people to use their Amazon accounts to pay for them—launched in the U.K. last year.