As a result of this deal, the music streaming service now reaches Sprint's 45 million prepaid and post-paid customers, while the Marcelo Claure, Sprint's CEO, joins Tidal's board of directors.
Less than a year ago, we heard rumors saying that Apple had plans to buy Jay Z's music streaming service, Tidal. Those rumors were denied by Apple, and now we hear about other company buying Tidal, but this is no rumor. However, Sprint only acquires a 33 percent share in Tidal, leaving Jay Z in charge.
According to a statement by Jay Z, "Sprint shares our view of revolutionizing the creative industry to allow artists to connect directly with their fans and reach their fullest, shared potential." Tidal is currently available in more than 52 countries, offering more than 42.5 million songs and 140,000 music videos.
The music streaming service now becomes available for Sprint's 45 million prepaid and post-paid customers, with both Tidal and the carrier being expected to announce various special deals soon. For now, the financial terms of the purchase remain secret, but Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure joins Tidal's board while leaving Jay Z and the other artist-owners in charge.
Codrut Nistor - Senior Tech Writer - 5995 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2013
In my early school days, I hated writing and having to make up stories. A decade later, I started to enjoy it. Since then, I published a few offline articles and then I moved to the online space, where I contributed to major websites that are still present online as of 2021 such as Softpedia, Brothersoft, Download3000, but I also wrote for multiple blogs that have disappeared over the years. I've been riding with the Notebookcheck crew since 2013 and I am not planning to leave it anytime soon. In love with good mechanical keyboards, vinyl and tape sound, but also smartphones, streaming services, and digital art.
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