DOJ To Sue Live Nation Over Taylor Swift Fiasco & Tech Startup Market Scores $7B Boost

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🗓️ 17 April 2024

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Episode 303: Neal and Toby recap the DOJ’s latest target: Live Nation. It’s suing the ticketing platform over its mishandling of the infamous “Eras Tour” debacle. Then, prominent venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is doubling down on the startup market. Next, the US government plays matchmaker between Microsoft and the United Arab Emirates to steer the UAW from China. Meanwhile, the UAW is looking for a momentous victory in the South, an area that is not too friendly to unions. Also, the Paris 2024 Olympics is 100 days away and there’s already been quite the stir around its athletes. Finally, Ikea wants to furnish the generation of gamers. 00:00 - Intro 2:45 - DOJ suing Live Nation 6:30 - Startup market funding boost 10:20 - Microsoft deals with UAE 14:15 - UAW’s campaign in the South 18:30 - Olympics season starts 22:30 - Ikea gaming Get your Morning Brew Daily Merch HERE: https://shop.morningbrew.com/products/morning-brew-daily-sweatshirt?utm_medium=multimedia&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=mbd&utm_content=shownotes Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here: https://link.chtbl.com/MBD Watch Morning Brew Daily Here: https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow Disclosures: Interest is earned on uninvested cash swept from your brokerage account to program banks. The cash sweep program is offered through Robinhood Financial LLC. Terms apply. Robinhood is not a bank. Robinhood Financial LLC (member SIPC) is a registered broker dealer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.0	Good morning, Brew Daily Show, I'm Neil Freeman.
0:30.0	And I'm Toby Howell.
0:31.0	Today, the DOJ is preparing to sue live nation over its
0:35.6	alleged ticketing monopoly. Then the Olympics are 100 days away. We'll take you
0:40.4	through some of the storylines to watch as the world's best gear up for Paris.
0:45.0	It's Wednesday, April 17, let's ride.
0:47.0	Good news for Billy Joel fans. CBS is going to rebroadcast the singers
0:58.2	live at Madison Square Garden Special in its entirety on Friday to make up for a huge booth it made last weekend.
1:05.2	Just as Billy was going into his Laddidaz at the end of Piano Man, the network abruptly cut
1:11.2	to local news in the eastern and central time zones, sparking outrage from fans who missed the last two minutes of the concert.
1:17.5	The jump cut was also reminiscent of NBC's infamous Heidi game, when the network cut to the movie Heidi
1:23.8	toward the end of a very close Jets Raiders matchup in 1968.
1:28.6	I'm just glad they're re-erring this though.
1:30.3	I'm very curious about how piano man ends.
1:34.0	It's like we haven't heard this song enough, the la la,
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