The prevailing view is that most if not all of the $56m cost of the purchase (Jay famously doesn’t use his own money for entrepreneurial ventures) was put up by SoftBank, whose CEO Masayoshi Son is Japan’s richest man, with a reported net worth of $13.7 billion. Last week, SoftBank-owned Sprint, which was rumored to be involved in the deal, acknowledged that it was looking at Tidal but refuted reports that Sprint or its parent company had invested any money in the company. Nonetheless, speculation persists, much of it having to do with Nikesh Arora, formally the #3 executive at Google, whom Son lured away last July to oversee his U.S. technological investments. Both Arora and Son were said to have attended the secret meeting of superstars Jay had called in order to secure their involvement in the venture; presumably they weren’t present to get autographs.
I've read from sources that the premiere of GOT is getting raves. They're deviating from the books apparently and to great effect. Hope this isn't just a false bird throwing around bad information.
