Ticketmaster Rivals Sent Queries in DOJ Antitrust Investigation

The Justice Department’s antitrust lawyers have sought information from at least two rivals of Live Nation Entertainment Inc.’s Ticketmaster as part of a probe into the company’s dominance in the ticketing industry, according to people familiar with the probe.

The civil investigative demands, sent last month, seek details on the primary ticketing market — where companies sell tickets on behalf of an event provider — as well as the resale market, said the people who asked to remain anonymous to discuss a confidential probe. Closely held SeatGeek Inc. and Paciolan LLC both received the document requests, they said.

SeatGeek ...