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Fyre Festival To Be Turned Into Music Streaming Service With IP Deal


Shawn Rech has acquired the trademarks behind the infamous music festival to launch a streaming service.

I needed a big name that people would remember, even if it’s attached to infamy, so that’s why I bought these [trademarks] to start the streaming network,” he told Deadline. It will start with one FAST feed featuring pop music and hip hop, but in success the hope is to move into other genres such as heavy metal and spoken word. Promoted by influencers including Bella Hadid and Hailey Baldwin, the event saw a great many problems involving accommodation, security and medical services, as well as food, as evidenced by a famous cheese sandwich.

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