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Tidal Integration ~ Is it still dead in the water?

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Hendrik:

--- Quote from: stewart_pk on January 24, 2017, 12:14:51 am ---Spotify?

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Nope.
http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-revenues-topped-2bn-last-year-as-losses-hit-194m/

$2bn revenue, $194m loss.

imugli:

--- Quote from: 1966 Triumph on January 23, 2017, 09:07:50 pm ---I guess You/JRiver lost that bet ... big time!

http://www.audiostream.com/content/sprint-acquires-33-percent-tidal#FZyTMYoer5zAvlbC.97

From the article:

NEW YORK and OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Jan. 23, 2017 – Global music and entertainment platform TIDAL and Sprint (NYSE: S) announced today an unprecedented partnership that will soon give Sprint’s 45 million retail customers unlimited access to exclusive artist content not available anywhere else.
Read more at http://www.audiostream.com/content/sprint-acquires-33-percent-tidal#w3E2lbzY5ruMsYBd.99

And just in case you're thinking that sound quality may be brushed aside, there's this from the same press release:
The Sprint-TIDAL partnership comes on the heels of TIDAL’s recent announcement revealing the availability of “Master” quality recordings. A wide variety of content from labels and artists, including Warner Music Group’s world-renowned music catalogue, is now available in Master audio across all of TIDAL’s available markets worldwide.

According to Music Business Worldwide, that 33% piece cost Sprint "around $200M, valuing TIDAL at $600M." If you remember, Jay Z & Co. purchased Tidal for $56M just two short years ago.

Hmm, 144 million gain in profit for Jay Z & Co. doesn't sound like he lost any money to me.  Now that TIDAL's worth over 1/2 billion ~ what's your excuse for proper integration this time? ?

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And as far as Jim / JR losing that bet - Sprint ACQUIRED 33% of Tidal. That's exactly what Jim said he was betting on.

stewart_pk:

--- Quote from: Hendrik on January 24, 2017, 01:12:28 am ---Nope.
http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-revenues-topped-2bn-last-year-as-losses-hit-194m/

$2bn revenue, $194m loss.

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Interesting, but why should that mean that JRiver doesn't directly support it? Perhaps if it did Spotify would get a few more subscribers.

mcduman:
paid subscriber since 16. clean installed win 10 the other day and will not even install jriver if no plans for tidal

mcduman:
amazon, too, lost money until  recently. so why did you include an amazon service?

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