Billboard has reported that Ticketmaster, now called Live Nation Entertainment, has recently informed its affiliate partners that - as of October 15 -  it's dropping their affiliate marketing program and no more commissions will be paid. The affiliate program still exists and Ticketmaster will continue to provide affiliates access to its concert database. That program has long paid a small fee (about 1% to 3% of the ticket price) to third parties whose traffic to Ticketmaster.com resulted in a sale.

The number of affiliates affected by the move was not disclosed, noted in the email some speculate that because of Ticketmaster's size and reach, the number will likely be substantial.