Claim: Live Nation Entertainment formed from the merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster in 1999.
Evidence: Live Nation Entertainment is an American global entertainment company , formed from the merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster.
The merger initially received regulatory approval in Norway and Turkey in 2009.
In October 2009 , the United Kingdom 's Competition Commission provisionally ruled against the merger.
On December 22 , 2009 , the Competition Commission reversed its decision and cleared the proposed merger.
The United States Justice Department approved the merger on January 25 , 2010 , with some conditions to which both parties agreed.