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EBay to launch online secondary ticketing site StubHub in the UK.

Europe Intelligence Wire

| March 16, 2012 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

(From Guardian Unlimited)

EBay is set to shake-up the controversial secondary ticketing market with the official UK launch of the online marketplace StubHub.

StubHub, which was acquired by eBay in 2007 in a deal worth $310m (GBP197m), will take on rivals such as Seatwave and Viagogo which connects buyers and sellers of tickets online.

The latter was the subject of a recent controversial investigation by Channel 4's Dispatches .

Viagogo, which was launched by StubHub founder Eric Baker, sought a high court injunction to stop Channel 4 airing The Great Ticket Scandal last month.

The programme, which is critical of the business practices …

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