TIDAL, the subscription-based music streaming service owned by Rap magnate Jay Z, is looking to venture into the movie and film streaming business, with an eye to rivaling dominant market players Netflix and Hulu, according to Page Six.
Citing multiple sources, the publication reports that negotiations with movie industry executives for a partnership to create films for TIDAL, with a focus on the artists signed to the streaming service, are underway.
In addition, TIDAL has put in a request to Apple for approval to add movie streaming to their app. The service could be up and running as early as June.
“Tidal has upset everybody in the music business, the labels, Apple and [Interscope founder] Jimmy Iovine, and now it is taking on Netflix and Hulu,” a source told Page Six. “The movie service will feature original content as well as acquired films. Tidal hopes to work with an indie studio or producer on a partnership to create original movies.”
Page Six reports that preliminary talks have taken place with The Weinstein Company. Irv Gotti is set to work with TIDAL to acquire original movies.
Additionally, it’s reported that Jay Z is in talks to produce an upcoming movie while Kanye West is reportedly developing a film script with screenwriter Bret Easton Ellis.
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TIDAL is wack
what’s wack about it? It actually Sounds better than all other streaming services….
whats whack about it is that streaming quality is ass compared to physical cd releases. Anyone who bumps this shit and think it sounds good needs to get their hearing checked…enjoy your streams.
BUT, compared to other streaming services how does it sound? We all know that mp3’s and FLAC’s are not 44 bit recordings but until that happens, enjoy your alternative or just keep buying CD’s. Personally, I enjoy the digital streaming for what it is. I don’t like carrying a folder full of CD’s in my pocket so this is the alternative. With anything, sometimes you sacrifice quality for convenience. Do you still have a CD walkman? How do you listen to music? I assume by your comment you don’t listen to music on your phone or any other digital device.
BUT, compared to other streaming services how does it sound? We all know that mp3’s and FLAC’s are not 44 bit recordings but until that happens, enjoy your alternative or just keep buying CD’s. Personally, I enjoy the digital streaming for what it is. I don’t like carrying a folder full of CD’s in my pocket so this is the alternative. With anything, sometimes you sacrifice quality for convenience. Do you still have a CD walkman? How do you listen to music? I assume by your comment you don’t listen to music on your phone or any other digital device.
BUT, compared to other streaming services how does it sound? We all know that mp3’s and FLAC’s are not 44 bit recordings but until that happens, enjoy your alternative or just keep buying CD’s. Personally, I enjoy the digital streaming for what it is. I don’t like carrying a folder full of CD’s in my pocket so this is the alternative. With anything, sometimes you sacrifice quality for convenience. Do you still have a CD walkman? How do you listen to music? I assume by your comment you don’t listen to music on your phone or any other digital device.
BUT, compared to other streaming services how does it sound? We all know that mp3’s and FLAC’s are not 44 bit recordings but until that happens, enjoy your alternative or just keep buying CD’s. Personally, I enjoy the digital streaming for what it is. I don’t like carrying a folder full of CD’s in my pocket so this is the alternative. With anything, sometimes you sacrifice quality for convenience. Do you still have a CD Walkman? How do you listen to music? I assume by your comment you don’t listen to music on your phone or any other digital device.
BUT, compared to other streaming services how does it sound? We all know that mp3’s and FLAC’s are not 44 bit recordings but until that happens, enjoy your alternative or just keep buying CD’s. Personally, I enjoy the digital streaming for what it is. I don’t like carrying a folder full of CD’s in my pocket so this is the alternative. With anything, sometimes you sacrifice quality for convenience. Do you still have a CD Walkman? How do you listen to music? I assume by your comment you don’t listen to music on your phone or any other digital device.
you forgot to post this ten more times…..
BUT, compared to other streaming services how does it sound? We all know that mp3’s and FLAC’s are not 44 bit recordings but until that happens, enjoy your alternative or just keep buying CD’s. Personally, I enjoy the digital streaming for what it is. I don’t like carrying a folder full of CD’s in my pocket so this is the alternative. With anything, sometimes you sacrifice quality for convenience. Do you still have a CD Walkman? How do you listen to music? I assume by your comment you don’t listen to music on your phone or any other digital device.
I hate jay z so much. Eevery timr i see him wanna smash his camel face in with basebalk bat.fk jay z
See, this how big dogs do shit. Double down! Not only is HOV suing the original owners of Tidal because he thinks they falsely represented the number of subscribers, because he now thinks he paid way too much, but he is creating a streaming video service on it! Can you imagine a video streaming service in 2016? No one is doing that shit. That’s why Nas is broke and HOV keeps winning. Great business man to the end!
Sounds dope hope he can get it done and it becomes successuful always good to have a alternative option. But they going to
have to go hard to compete with Netflix and hulu. First thing they should try to get done is to find a way to get the Wire, that would be
huge. Im not a jay fan at all but I love to see brothers making moves
So it mentions how Irv Gotti is set to work with Tidal and the link you place after the article is an interview of Irv where it’s perceived he dissed Jay-Z?? Heux Ish
Just stop this shit, Tidal is failing. This won’t happen. Tidal will be out of business within two years
Haters bout to be soooo mad! TIDAL keeps makin more money
If TIDAL can be the NETFLIX of Indie movies and Indie tv-show’s…. he would be KILLING the market. There’s Theatres dedicated just to Indie movie’s and they are actually very good.
Keep climbing Hov every publication has negative view of Tidal because is running by a smart black man . . . . #TidalForever . “oh is failing is not gonna last a year ” in the words of Jigga Nigga Please