{"id":140987,"date":"2020-12-24T18:14:37","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T15:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/square-in-talks-to-buy-jay-zs-tidal-report\/"},"modified":"2020-12-24T18:14:37","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T15:14:37","slug":"square-in-talks-to-buy-jay-zs-tidal-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/square-in-talks-to-buy-jay-zs-tidal-report\/","title":{"rendered":"#Square in talks to buy Jay-Z&#8217;s Tidal: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Square in talks to buy Jay-Z&#8217;s Tidal: report<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2020\/jayzstidalha.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2020\/jayzstidalha.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Jay-Z's Tidal has struggled to compete against much larger streaming services such as Spotify and Apple\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800\/2020\/jayzstidalha.jpg\" alt=\"Jay-Z's Tidal has struggled to compete against much larger streaming services such as Spotify and Apple\" title=\"Jay-Z's Tidal has struggled to compete against much larger streaming services such as Spotify and Apple\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Jay-Z&#8217;s Tidal has struggled to compete against much larger streaming services such as Spotify and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Digital payments company Square has held talks to acquire Jay-Z&#8217;s Tidal music streaming service, Bloomberg <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> reported late Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                Square chief executive Jack Dorsey, who also leads <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, aims to expand and diversify the company, according to the report, which was based on an unnamed source.<\/p>\n<p>Bloomberg said the talks may not result in a transaction.<\/p>\n<p>Jay-Z bought Tidal from Europe-based Aspiro in 2015 year in a deal valued at slightly more than $56 million.<\/p>\n<p>Owners include several other high-profile artists, including Madonna, Rihanna and Jay-Z&#8217;s wife, Beyonce.<\/p>\n<p>But Tidal has struggled to compete against much larger streaming services such as Spotify and Apple. The privately-held company had three million paying subscriptions in 2016, when it last disclosed figures.<\/p>\n<p>Jay-Z surprised fans in December 2019 by moving his music catalogue back to Spotify after a two-year hiatus.<\/p>\n<p>Apple in 2016 also reportedly explored a purchase of Tidal to bolster its music streaming offerings.\n                                                                                                                        <\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div class=\"article-main__explore my-4 d-print-none\">\n<p>                                            <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-medium text-info mt-2 d-inline-block\" href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2016-07-apple-tidal-music.html\">Apple considering Tidal music purchase: report<\/a>\n                                        <\/div>\n<hr class=\"mb-4\"\/>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n                                                \u00a9 2020 AFP<\/p>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>                                                 <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                 Square in talks to buy Jay-Z&#8217;s Tidal: report (2020, December 24)<br \/>\n                                                 retrieved 24 December 2020<br \/>\n                                                 from https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2020-12-square-jay-z-tidal.html<\/p>\n<p>                                            This document is subject to copyright. 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