4 d. ago Rome tourists being forced to buy more expensive tickets for main tourist attraction

Companies have been fined €20 million for practices that made it ‘impossible’ for visitors to buy basic tickets online

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4 d. ago Italy fines seven firms £17m for price fixing of tickets for Rome’s Colosseum

Ticketing company and six tour operators fined for using software bots to hoard tickets for sale at inflated pricesAn Italian ticketing company and six tour operators have been fined almost €20m (£17m) over illegal practices that made it difficult for regular visitors to access Rome’s Colosseum at the standard cost, including using software bots to hoard tickets and sell them at higher prices.Italy’s antitrust authority, AGCM, said the hoarding practice made it “essentially impossible” to buy tickets for the Roman amphitheatre online. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Main ticket seller and six tour companies fined £17m for Colosseum price

Illegal practices included use of bots to hoard tickets for attraction in Rome for resale at inflated pricesAn Italian ticketing company and six tour operators have been fined almost €20m (£17m) for illegal practices that made it difficult for regular visitors to access Rome’s Colosseum at the standard cost.Italy’s antitrust authority, AGCM, said the practices, including using software bots to hoard tickets and resell them at higher prices, made it “essentially impossible” to buy tickets online for site. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago BBC, ITV among broadcasters fined £4.2m after sharing secrets on freelancers pay

BT, IMG, ITV and BBC have all been fined after the companies coordinated on how much to pay freelancers

Economics

3 w. ago Four sports broadcasters fined £4m after colluding on freelance pay rates

BT, IMG, ITV and BBC have all been fined after a regulator found companies coordinated on how much to pay freelancers.

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3 w. ago EU accuses Google and Apple of breaking its rules, risking Trump clash

Tech companies could be fined billions if EU finds they have breached the Digital Markets ActBusiness live – latest updatesThe European Commission has accused the US tech companies Google and Apple of breaking its digital rules, in a landmark action that could escalate transatlantic tension with Donald Trump.The US president has sought to exert pressure on the EU to back away from tougher regulation of American technology groups, warning that he could retaliate by imposing tariffs on foreign companies. Continue reading...

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