>> we were given the stubhub example earlier. the stubhub seller transferring to ticketmaster. create a ticketmaster account, download the app, you are forced to sign up just to receive the ticket that you bought on stubhub. you are forcing everybody just wants to get their ticket on the resale market that they bought from you, you are forcing them to become your customer in order to take advantage of the ticket. that's something. hats off to you i guess were being innovative. this really worries me because this looks like a way to further leverage your market power to expand to other markets. i don't see how consumers when out of this exchange. >> very good. thank you. well said. do you want to have a closing statement? i think we end as we always do with the two of us? please go ahead. >> this is been a really helpful hearing. i appreciate it. each of your comments, is the first time hearing with a band member rather than a lawyer accompanying the witness so thank you for coming as well. this is an important issue. he relates to a lot of things that we confront on this subcom

if i had a ticket how could i resale it. >> you get put it on stubhub. there would be a buyer that wants to buy the ticket. he would transfer the ticket to the recipient ticketmaster account or nfl ticket to their stubhub account. >> do you have any plans to restrict the resale ability of digital tickets through third-party entities like stubhub or others? >> we have no plans to restrict that transferability. we believe the artist should have the right to set the rules as we were discussing area -- earlier in the best in terms of the nature of transferability. but -- we believe it should be no difference between the rules and whatever platforms can do. >> why it is it good for consumers to limit transferability. i don't understand why it's a good thing for the ticket buyer to not be able to resale the tickets. >> tickets and concert in particular are a unique animal. they wants to deliver value to the fans. the industrial scalping of tickets using lots --bots to illegally gain possession of those tech it's desk tickets and resell them. -- tickets and res

stubhub says is it is -- it is because the game is to popular teams. >> the eagles haven't been in ampionship since 2018, and there is excitement around the postseason. >> if you cannot afford the trip back east, you can head to soma on sunday, just like they did last week and last year, district six planning of san francisco is what -- holding a watch party. >> the watch parties are between out at the stadium, so we have pregame announcements, we do a roll call with all the players. >> the event is free and open to the public. they say dozens have already been showing up at the previous watch parties. this kit -- this week and will be the most crowded one yet. >> there could be 8-10,000 fans. >> the 49ers have been to six nfc championship games in the last 12 years. i have only won two of them. and they haven't won a super bowl. the hope is now that they will finally once again lifted the bardi trophy. >> whether it's basketball, baseball or football, we are one of it comes to how we support our teams. >> all that is left is to wait for sunday. >> it's going to be fun. it doesn't ma

berchtold: you could list your ticket on stubhub. the buyer would buy the ticket. we would transfer that to the recipient ticketmaster account. sen. hawley: do you have any plans to restrict the resale ability of digital tickets through third-party entities? mr. berchtold: we have no plans to restrict the transfer ability. we believe the artist should have the right to set the rules. we believe there should be no difference between the rules we follow and what any of the other policies can do -- any of the other formats can do. sen. hawley: why is it good for consumers to limit transfer ability. i don't understand why it is a good thing for the ticket buyer to not be able to resale her tickets for his tickets. mr. berchtold: tickets to concerts are unique in that these are -- >> we are leaving this to continue our 40 year commitment of live coverage of the house and presented us. the house is coming in for member speeches. they will deal with two speeches. one would require agencies to disclose the terms of all settlement agreements in an online database. the speak

larry: ryan curry spoke with the ticket experts at stubhub about why it is so expensive.and if you're not going, the local watch parties. >> if you're plan on traveling to philadelphia, it's good to know what it will cost you. the average ticket prices hovering just around $900. >> it is in line with what 40 saw last year making trip down to sofi stadium. >> right now standing room only. a ticket closer to the action will cost you at least $1600. stubhub says it's because the game features two very popular teams. >> eagles have not been in it championship since super bowl 2018. >> if you can afford the trip back east, one alternative is to head to selma on sunday. district six sponsor watch party. >> we have pregame announcements, we do a role call with all the players. >> the event is free and open to the public at the crossing. i say dozens had already been showing up at the previous watch parties and this weekend will be the most crowded one yet. >> there could be 800-1000 fans here this sunday. >> they have only won two of them and have not won a super bowl in that sp

for the cheapest tickets we could find , that was on stubhub for about $450. $600 to $1000. if you really want to get fancy and is it near the sideline, that's only $1600 per ticket. and in the vip sections, single ticket prices are as high as only $10,000. >> that does not include parking, by the way. >> no parking. but maybe in the vip, they throw in food or something. some nachos. >> i don't think anything is included. i think it's just your seat. >> or you could just stay at home. for free. >> there you go. the price is right. >>> at 3:00, we will hear from the 49ers on sundays big matchup. how they are getting ready to face their rival cowboys. >>> netflix is getting ready to hire any thinany willing to pay a lot for this role. how does up to $385,000 per year sound? netflix is the right candidate should be flexible and willing to take on extra responsibilities, like maintaining the stock room, working both domestic and international flights, weekends, holidays, and extended periods of travel. >> it has nothing to actually do with netflix as far as watching programs. >>

as for the cheapest tickets we could find today, that was on stubhub for $450. most prices are around the $600 mark to about $1000. if you want to get really fancy and you want to sit near the sideline, it is about $1600 per ticket. the vip sections, the really, really fancy stuff, single ticket prices are as high as $10,000. >> that get in price, you could get two tickets to both of the afc divisional games this weekend. >> oh man. i knew it was going to be a lot. >> it is cowboys and 49ers. it is going to drive up the price. >> let see if i can pay the price here. practice is tomorrow in santa clara. the 49ers get a first look at the game plan to beat the cowboys. the niners to their third nfc championship game in six years under head coach, kyle shanahanhis offense has scored 30 or more points in six of the last seven games. with the skilled players of the niners have, combined with shanahan's offensive scheme, that is a lethal combination, according to his left tackle. you know, i think his track record speaks for itself. you know? he is the most brilliant o

so let's talk to stubhub spokesperson out adam the deli. good morning, adam. >> good morning. thanks for having me. yeah. well, thanks for being on. so you can still get tickets. what what we costing here now. >> yes, the good pointed out, there are tickets still available currently of it just a little bit under 5,000 tickets, seems like a lot. but when you take into consideration that the stable 7, 2000, not that many, we're certainly seeing those tickets move quickly as we head into the weekend for the pricing standpoint, good price right now is right around $450. if you're looking for a 400 level, take it to get the door you can imagine if you're looking for more united club experience down below. and that is though they're starting $1000 and quickly go up as you get closer to the 50 weight eat for 1000 bucks? you could be down low. >> because i thought nosebleeds were running about 500 right now. >> yeah. so there's there's some of the runner and $1000 when the down-low, obviously majority of the ones in the club areas are going to start closer to 1000. but, you know, pric

berchtold: you could list your ticket on stubhub. the buyer would buy the ticket. we would transfer that to the recipient ticketmaster account. sen. hawley: do you have any plans to restrict the resale ability of digital tickets through third-party entities? mr. berchtold: we have no plans to restrict the transfer ability. we believe the artist should have the right to set the rules. we believe there should be no difference between the rules we follow and what any of the other policies can do -- any of the other formats can do. sen. hawley: why is it good for consumers to limit transfer ability. i don't understand why it is a good thing for the ticket buyer to not be able to resale her tickets for his tickets. mr. berchtold: tickets to concerts are unique in that these are -- >> we are leaving this to continue our 40 year commitment of live coverage of the house and presented us. the house is coming in for member speeches. they will deal with two speeches. one would require agencies to disclose the terms of all settlement agreements in an online database. the speak

berchtold, you said a safe ticket or digit ticket could be safely sold on stubhub, is that right? mr. berchtold: yes, sir. senator hawley: the person has to come inside the ticketmaster ecosystem, correct? they have to get the ticketmaster app because it's a digital ticketmaster ticket? mr. berchtold: that's the same standard if i buy a ticket from a venue that seatgeek is the primary ticketing provider for, if i want to buy a ticket on vivid, i have to have a seatgeek app in the same way. senator hawley: this is a huge advantage to you, though, is it not? if you are forcing any buyer -- we're talking about the retail market, just to be care. in the resell market you're forcing any purchaser to come into your ecosystem, to sign up, and i noticed, by the way, you advertise this from your own website. you advertise that one of the advantages of the safe ticket digital ticket is that it will allow event owners to communicate directly with event attendees, including those that buy their ticket through resale, and allow them to engage with the attendees after an event is over. in other

the cheapest tickets have also dropped a bit and start at $600 a piece on stubhub. >> we are seeing tremendous demand. if you are fortunate enough and want to sit there behind them you can go for about $1,500. >> the faithful will be lining up at noon friday to cheer the team buses leaving for the airport. in the south bay, ian cull nbc bay area news. >> even if you need a place to watch the game catch it with other 49er faithful. this was the 49ers' watch party held in downtown san francisco. the 49ers on the road this weekend to take on philadelphia. those watch parties are even more important. the team will be hosting parties in sp san francisco, san jose, and mexico city. san francisco's is at the crossing at east cut while san jose's is san pedro social. the doors open at 11:00 a.m. >>> up next another french bulldog targeted. an east bay couple is devastated after their dog was stolen during an attempted carjacking. the distinct markings that could help identify the dog. (steven) every time i come to see caremore, they go above and beyond to take care of me. i feel a lot better now. i'm

look at stubhub right now. and they're $700. they were 500 last night. >> now we're $200 more. so if you're still trying to attend the big game this sunday, this is what it looks like. prices are going to cost the run. you a pretty penny right there. i would wait, you know, or you can watch it. remember right here. you can definitely watch the game. and now we're going to be telling you more about what's coming up because our beautiful sports team there. they're going to be bringing coverage of the forty-niners journey to the playoffs every night on red and gold zone across for sports director jason dumas, the air along kate rooney and then aaron wilson. there are a cover developments leading up to the game. give you in-depth analysis of the highlights as the niners hit the feel. remember 10:45pm tonight? again, i want to get those tickets right now. >> coming up next to the kron, 4 morning news from apple's new mac book to a robot dog. give you a roundup of this week's tech highlights in today's tech smart. we'll be right back. >> we're in tech related news. apple has unveiled

of selling spec, tickets, that is what they are towing for upcoming madonna tour, you see this is stubhubs, pa -- they are toking are -- doing this because they know that you ticketmaster will not go after them and shut them down, they are confident you will allow the bot network to go. >> and capture these tickets, then the consumers be pay -- >> i paid for billie eilish ticket for my daughter in march of 2020, never got a refind, never got an e-mail from tick tick mastet master, you should break it up, they did not make good onbon the billie eilish tickets we should break up the ftc and ever other government agency, senator we have to go, you are lovely and amazing, i love your state. i hope you come back we can talk about this. >> you got it. kennedy: mar marsha blackburn. here is the tickle me tuesday joke. guess punch line on twitter. what did 50 cent do when he was hungry? meet leon the third... leon the second... and leon... the first of them all. three generations, who all bank differently with chase. leon's saving up for his first set of wheels... nice try. really? this leon's pa

you can buy one later on stubhub. how did they get that? the bots bought the tickets.s private financial information, you're the keeper of that information. the company had the cyber issue on the back burner. they didn't deal with it well enough. they were inincentivized to do that. they're incentivized now. for t. swift, they're incentivized. >> greg: the bots are directed by people. they're not autonomous. >> dana: if they had invested more on the front end, i think, they could have prevented this. it could happen again. there's a good reason to get it fixed. >> jesse: harold ford jr. >> harold: my daughter is becoming a fan. if i were an artist, i'd rather have this problem than no one coming to see me. i hope they get it worked out. if it's ticketmaster that's the problem, whoever, i hope congress can get it. >> jeanine: kudos to taylor swift. people love her, because she does so much for her fans. she apparently goes to the back of the stage, sings to people in the cheap seats. also one of the things they should look into is that 27% of the ticket prices are for f

it would be tough to get there and back for $10,000, this is from stubhub, close to 5 grand for the cheapest say you are an eagles fan coming from philadelphia, frontier airlines your best bet. we found a flight for 900 like $4 round-trip, friday to monday. for comparison look at united, $2,800 for the same price. some are more than one thousand dollars a ticket. kansas city fans a little better, you can go from phoenix and back, 780 on united. the catch is you have to hightail it out of of the state in a hurry because the flight home is midnight sunday night otherwise is much more than that. place to stay somewhere near the stadium, glendale, arizona, the motel 6, which is fine, 576 a night. everything else is over $1000. your other option is to stay home and watch the game on television. we have decent news on that front. if you like chicken wings this is very good news. new analysis from wells fargo, they are just out with of this saying chicken wing prices are down 22% from last year's super bowl. some food costs are up but protein is the way to go if you have a party like steak and burg

concerts, to sporting events, to broadway shows and then they sell them in the secondary market like stubhubsumer ends up paying many times twice, three times, four times the price. charles: so much. >> it boxes out consumers. now in addition to that elevated price you have all of this data on consumers that ticketmaster, live nation, is collecting. they know what your preferences are. they are going to market to you. they also market ancillary, additional services like rideshare and hotel accomodations and restaurants. if you log in and use one of their apps. one of the exampleses i used today, taking the grandsons to a sporting event and i go in to put the tickets in and guess what? that app was powered by ticketmaster, which means ticketmaster -- charles: had all the information. >> had all of the information. the kicker is, they're doing very little to protect your information that they are collecting and then monetizing and selling to these advertisers and you the consumer, you're getting stuck with the high ticket price and then you're being marketed to by somebody who is making money

take a master stubhub guys.yoffs niners set record ticket prices last year a little rain shouldn't stop you from coming out and enjoying this matchup and we are going to be tuning in for sure and looking forward to it for now live at levi's stadium dustin dorsey abc 7 news. that's so true dustin. thank you. the question is whether it's the little rain or a lot. i know sandia has the answer to that i think sandia. yes and dan it's gonna be a little bit when the game gets underway, but prior to that it's gonna be downpours. all right. i think the niners should be able to get it done take a look at live doppler 7 right now the current system bringing snow to the mountains rain showers still to the bay area as we show you a review of where it is raining right now light to moderate showers around saratoga 85, you will notice rainbow drive also seeing some showers in the east bay around livermore las positas road north vasco roads, so still give yourself more time to get to where you want to go for your friday night p

this is a look at stubhub this morning. and right now the cheapest tickets are well under $100 up in the nosebleeds. but tickets are also going as high as almost $10,000. so. pick up, pick your poison, i all right. well, bars across the bay area also ready for tomorrow's game of this mural of double deebo. samuel is painted outside of alex's 49 or bar in san jose. fans inside say it is a place that was frequented by famous 9 or alumni like joe montana and jerry rice. >> tonight is our role for the super no stopping with red goal. >> and while they are a little concerned about the weather fans do tell us that the seattle players are used to playing in the rain while the forty-niners players may not be so they could have a little bit of an advantage there. and we continue our coverage of the forty-niners journey in the playoffs every night on red and gold zone. kron. 4 sports director jason dumas along with kate rooney and aaron wilson. we'll cover developments leading up to the games and provide in-depth analysis of the high

stubhub has standing room only tickets at lincoln financial field, starting just over $600 upper deck in the end zone, selling for on average about ann tickets. at field level at about $1000 per ticket, and they can go as high as $5000 each sunday's nfc championship game between the 49ers and eagles kicks off at noon. our time here out west. you can watch that game right here on ktvu fox two coming up in sports. after their big win over dallas yesterday, brock purdy and 49ers are now one win away from the super bowl are joe fonzi has the niners reaction to their calm, cool and collected rookie qb next and then on the 11th? oclock news. we will go live to half moon bay once again. we're seven people were killed. and too connected shootings today, the grief being felt in that community tonight. business can happen anytime, anywhere. so help yours thrive and stay connected with the comcast business complete connectivity solution. it's the largest, fastest, reliable network. advanced gig speed wifi. and cyberthreat protection. starting at just $49.99 a month. plus, you can save up to 60%

this is from stubhub this morning at last check right now, the cheapest tickets. well, under 100 bucks in the nosebleed section yet. and then if money is no object, you can go up to $10,000. if you like your closer to midfield, i guess. but and grand. that's a steep price to pay for game yeah. and fans and bars getting ready for tomorrow's game is a lot watch there. in fact, this mural of deebo samuel is painted outside of alex's forty-niners bar in san jose. >> fans inside say it's the place that used to be visited by famous niner alongs like joe montana, jerry rice. the fans also tell us that they expect the niners to go all the way with brock purdy at the helm. >> the niners are role for the super no stopping with red goal. >> all right. the fans also tell us that they are a little concerned, of course, about the weather. they know that seattle gets more rain, that he may be more used to playing in weather like that in the forty-niners. well, a forty-niners of gotten used to, you know, the last couple of weeks or crack to stay in the rain a couple times this mo

gonna have to dig a little deeper into those pockets if they want to afford tickets, according to stubhub, standing room only tickets at lincoln financial field in philly started $706 upper deck seats in the end zone are selling for about 750 bucks. some lower section tickets at field level. start around $930, and they go as high as $5000 each. alright the niners they take on the eagles this sunday, the nfc championship game. just a trip to the super bowl on the line here, not not a whole lot. you can catch that game right here on ktvu fox to kick off at noon. going to be a great game. looking forward to it. all right, well, get ready to pay up. netflix is going after those sharing passwords. we will have new details about the company's firm position here. oh, say it isn't so oh yes, it is. temperatures into the seventies . tell you when and where, as the news continues on ktvu fox the other day a hornets nest fell on my head. it's not ideal, but we'll manage. just like i manage without home internet. sure i wish this hotspot was a lot faster. but my phone works, sometimes. it's not that

championship game in philadelphia against the eagles will have to dig deep to buy tickets, according to stubhub standing room only tickets at lincoln financial field started $715 upper deck seats in the end zone are selling for about $720 some lower section seats at field level, start around $960 and go as high as $4900 each. as we mentioned, the niners will play the eagles on sunday in the nfc championship game, and you can watch that game right here on ktvu fox to beginning at noon. a big commuter train back in service. today we'll take a look at a strain is it resumed for the first time this morning since mudslides shut it down last week. also tax season officially kicks off today. the important information you need if you're about to file your taxes. well here we go. we have nothing but bright sunshine a bit on the breezy side. and now the day that will approach 70 degrees. we'll talk about that with your pinpoint forecast as the news continues, right here on ktvu, fox two after mudslides stopped train several times last week. we were at the pleasant in station this morning is the first tra

. >> tickets in the sections that i was tryingo get tickets for are now on stubhub being resold for thousandsdollars. geoff: ticketmaster blamed the 3.5 billion requests for tickets they received from fans, bots, and scalpers. joe: this is what led to a terrible consumer experience, which we deeply regret. we apologize to the fans. we apologize to ms. swift. we need to do better, and we will do better. geoff: critics say the company wields too much control over the live music industry. testimony today from clyde lawrence, a singer/songwriter in the band lawrence. clyde: due to live nation's control across the industry, we have practically no leverage in negotiating them. if they want to take 10% of the revenues and call it a facility fee, they can, and have. geoff: ticketmaster and live nation merged in 2010, combining ticketing, artist management, and venues under one single werful company. some democrats advocated for breaking up the company, saying it violates antitrust laws. sen. blumenthal: you have clear dominance, monopolistic control. this whole concert ticket system is a mess. it's a

stubhub is standing room only tickets at lincoln financial field, starting at just about $700 upper deckts in the end zone selling for $750 some lower section tickets at field level. start around $930 and go as high as $5000 each sunday's nfc championship game between the niners and the eagles kicks off at noon our time here on west, you can watch all the action right here on ktvu fox two. alrighty taking a look at the weather out there. we've had a pretty nice day temperatures got pretty warm. let's take a look at the highs from today real quickly and we load those up for you real quick. there they are. 70 santa rosa. what's out about right? pretty warm. it is just 16 antioco little cooler in the inland bay valleys little warmer. elsewhere the air sinking. it's windy, breezy, not as windy as last night, but was that air sinks? what happens? alright warms and that's beautiful sunset out there tonight. winds are still blowing got 42 mile an hour north wind and mount diablo so top of mount diablo much cooler than it is at the surface right here sinks, it compresses and warms the lower clos

this is a look at stubhub right now. the 2 bus tickets are all around $500 in the nosebleeds. tickets are also going as high as $10,000. we spoke with a stub hub representative on how people can avoid ticket scams. >> we always recommend from some of us are affected that you want to use technology tips. you know, you never really want to buy to get off the street anymore. paid cash or even though i know we're all used using venmo and other iources. but there's no call back that money. is that to get project? >> and another tip from stub-hub don't post any pictures of the u of your tickets on social media because experts say that scammers can find pretty important information and even personal information from those 2023 is off to a busy start at the state capitol where lawmakers have already started legislation on key issues facing california. our capitol correspondent eytan wallace shares the priorities for senate leaders from both sides of the aisle. >> homelessness, drought, water. those are just some of the issues. legislators here at the capitol hope to tackle this year.