With Quibi, Meg Whitman and Jeffrey Katzenberg want to turn streaming on its head
5 years, 3 months ago

With Quibi, Meg Whitman and Jeffrey Katzenberg want to turn streaming on its head

CNN  

Do you like Steven Spielberg and scary TV shows? They’re all part of the lineup for Quibi, a new streaming service to be launched in 2020 by two veteran CEOs — Meg Whitman of Silicon Valley and Jeffrey Katzenberg of Hollywood. David Walter Banks for CNN “What we’re trying to do is bring together the best of Hollywood and the best of Silicon Valley to make viewing short-form content on your mobile extraordinary,” Whitman told CNN Business during an interview at Quibi’s headquarters in Los Angeles. “We’ve got Hollywood quality content with some really very innovative technology that makes viewing video on your mobile something quite different than what it is today.” Despite the high stakes, Katzenberg and Whitman are excited. “In a world with YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitch…do audiences under 35 really desire another platform with more exclusive short-form video?” Hare added that he wonders if consumers’ viewing habits will change enough to give Quibi space to grow in the market.

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Why Roku wants more content, even from Quibi
4 years ago

Why Roku wants more content, even from Quibi

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Roku is reportedly in talks to buy the rights to content from Quibi, the short-form video company that shut down after just a few months. “As we’ve gotten bigger, as we’ve had more scale, as our ad business has grown, the Roku Channel has grown.” Andrew Hare, a senior vice president of research at media …

Short video-streaming platform Quibi shuts down 6 months after being launched: Know why
4 years, 2 months ago

Short video-streaming platform Quibi shuts down 6 months after being launched: Know why

India TV News  

The short-form video streaming service Quibi that was launched less than six months ago on Thursday announced to wind down the business and sell it's content and technology assets. Quibi founder Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman said in an open letter: "Our failure was not for lack of trying; we've considered and exhausted every option available to us". "While the …

Quibi to shut down operations six months after launch, executives say short video app 'not succeeding'
4 years, 2 months ago

Quibi to shut down operations six months after launch, executives say short video app 'not succeeding'

Firstpost  

Quibi investors suspect the reason behind the app not taking off could be the coronavirus pandemic, which made its appeal of being able to serve short videos on the go redundant as people were stuck at home. Quibi, short for “quick bites,” raised $1.75 billion from investors including Hollywood players Disney, NBCUniversal and Viacom, and its leadership were big names: …

High-profile streamer Quibi is shutting down after subscriber struggles
4 years, 2 months ago

High-profile streamer Quibi is shutting down after subscriber struggles

LA Times  

Less than seven months after Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman launched Quibi to remake the business of short-form video, the nascent streaming service is shutting down, ending one of the most ambitious and closely watched Hollywood start-ups in years. “The world has changed dramatically since Quibi launched and our standalone business model is no longer viable,” Katzenberg said in the …

Quibi, Netflix’s weirdest rival, is off to a rough start
4 years, 8 months ago

Quibi, Netflix’s weirdest rival, is off to a rough start

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Quibi is off to a messy start. Jeffrey Katzenberg, Quibi’s founder, told the New York Times on Monday that he attributes “everything that has gone wrong to coronavirus… But we own it.” Yet Meg Whitman, Quibi’s CEO, struck a different tone when speaking with CNN Business Monday night. “It’s not really unexpected that Quibi has …

Streaming services in Australia: Are we overwhelmed for choice?
4 years, 9 months ago

Streaming services in Australia: Are we overwhelmed for choice?

ABC  

The smartphone friendly streaming service Quibi has launched in Australia. Many streaming services have steadily upped their annual fee each year so it's always worth thinking about how much you use each service. The big TV titles Netflix: Stranger Things, The Crown, Bodyguard Stan: Breaking Bad, Billions, Friends Foxtel: Big Little Lies, Chernobyl, Game of Thrones Amazon Prime Video: Fleabag, …

Streaming service Quibi off to strong start, topping Disney+ and Netflix in downloads
4 years, 9 months ago

Streaming service Quibi off to strong start, topping Disney+ and Netflix in downloads

LA Times  

Quibi, the new Hollywood streaming service, had a promising launch on Monday, with a surge of downloads catapulting it to become one of the most popular entertainment apps, according to San Francisco app analytics firm App Annie. Quibi ranked second for U.S. entertainment apps for the iPhone from 3 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday, App Annie said. “It’s a …

New phone-only Quibi aims for bite of digital entertainment
4 years, 9 months ago

New phone-only Quibi aims for bite of digital entertainment

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Want to see Chance the Rapper prank Hollywood stars? They include “Punk’d,” with Chance the Rapper as host and executive producer; the Hemsworth-Waltz movie “Most Dangerous Game,” and “Chrissy’s Court,” with Chrissy Teigen administering justice in small claims cases a la Judge Judy. In the 1980s, Katzenberg revived the Walt Disney Co.’s movie studio and its animation …

What to watch (and skip) on Quibi
4 years, 9 months ago

What to watch (and skip) on Quibi

CNN  

CNN — Based on its business model, Quibi – designed to be an “on the go” streaming service that you can watch in quick bites on your phone – has seemingly had bad luck in the timing of its launch, with most of the world sheltering at home. Although the highest-profile fare includes “Movies in chapters” – slicing dramatic stories …

Quibi: Here’s what you need to know about the new streaming service
4 years, 9 months ago

Quibi: Here’s what you need to know about the new streaming service

CNN  

New York CNN Business — After months of hype and curiosity, Quibi has finally arrived. “What we’re trying to do is bring together the best of Hollywood and the best of Silicon Valley to make viewing short-form content on your mobile extraordinary,” Whitman told CNN Business last year. “We’ve got Hollywood quality content with some really very innovative technology that …

‘Punk’d,’ ‘Thanks A Million’ and ‘Murder House Flip’: Here are the shows coming to Quibi
4 years, 10 months ago

‘Punk’d,’ ‘Thanks A Million’ and ‘Murder House Flip’: Here are the shows coming to Quibi

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Quibi, the new short-form video service, is set to launch next month with an eclectic mix of content. Quibi will launch with 50 shows with plans torelease 175 original shows and “8,500 quick bites of content” in its first year. Quibi’s content will range from scripted series to news and sports highlights, so here’s a …

Hollywood-backed Quibi thinks you’ll pay for its video bites
5 years ago

Hollywood-backed Quibi thinks you’ll pay for its video bites

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — A startup heavily backed by Hollywood is wagering that you’re ready to set aside YouTube and TikTok to watch star-studded short videos on your phone — for a price. The company behind this billion-dollar bet is Quibi, which is preparing to offer movies, shows and other short form video designed for viewing in short bursts on mobile …

Netflix rival films shows that 'flip to vertical' as streamers switch to smartphones
5 years ago

Netflix rival films shows that 'flip to vertical' as streamers switch to smartphones

The Telegraph  

A rival to Netflix will make shows that can flip between vertical and horizontal viewing in an effort to attract smartphone-addicted millennials. Its so-called “quick bites” will be filmed by Hollywood heavyweights, and Quibi says it already has directors Steven Spielberg and Guillermo del Toro on board for shows. Unlike Netflix, which began as a film rental service but has …

Are ultra-short episodes the future of streaming? Hollywood thinks so
5 years, 3 months ago

Are ultra-short episodes the future of streaming? Hollywood thinks so

Wired  

Every episode of BBC Two’s darkly humorous State of the Union begins in the same way. And a number of successful online shows – including High Maintenance, The Misadventures of an Awkward Black Girl and Broad City – have started off as short-form pieces before moving to television. Quibi, which has invested millions into original big budget short-form content, will …

Quibi is a built-for-millennials streaming service. But will they pay $5 a month?
5 years, 5 months ago

Quibi is a built-for-millennials streaming service. But will they pay $5 a month?

LA Times  

Jeffrey Katzenberg, left, and Meg Whitman are photographed at their start-up, Quibi, a streaming platform offering bite-size shows for millennials, in Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 23, 2019. “What we say internally is we’d like to be the quality of HBO and offer customers the convenience of Spotify, ” Whitman said in an interview from Quibi’s Hollywood office. “What we’re …

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