CTS Eventim lodges appeal after court judgement
A German court ruled the company breached the Digital Services Act with its repeated offers of ticket insurance
News By James Hanley | 4 April 2025
CTS Eventim has lodged an appeal after a German court ruled the pan-European giant breached the Digital Services Act with its methods of offering ticket insurance during the ordering process.
The Higher Regional Court of Bamberg partially upheld a lawsuit filed against the firm by German consumer organisation VZBV, which accused CTS of unduly pressuring customers into buying insurance.
According to the watchdog, ticket-buyers who clicked through to checkout without selecting the initial insurance option were taken to a pop-up…