Quibi is dead, but its shows will live on.The Wall Street Journal reported last week that Roku was in talks to acquire the short-form video service’s content. And this morning, Roku announced
The end is in sight for Quibi, PayPal adds cryptocurrency support and Netflix tests a new promotional strategy. This is your Daily Crunch for October 21, 2020.The big story: Quibi is shutting downThe
Plagued with growth issues, Quibi, a short-form mobile-native video platform, is shutting down, according to multiple reports. The startup, co-founded by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, had raised
Two months after Quibi’s high-profile launch as a short-form mobile-native TV app led by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, it is evident the startup is greatly underperforming relative to the hundre
Newly launched mobile streaming service Quibi is killing one of its more highly-anticipated series — a show depicting Snapchat’s origin story, focused on founder Evan Spiegal. The news was
Looks like things haven’t gone completely smoothly with Quibi‘s launch.The issue appears to have been resolved, but the Quibi customer support account tweeted this afternoon that “s
Two video startups are making dueling legal claims against the other.The Wall Street Journal broke the news yesterday that interactive video company Eko is accusing Quibi of infringing on its patented
Short-form video service Quibi is announcing its full launch lineup today — exactly once month before launch.True to its name (which stands for “quick bites”), Quibi will focus on short v
Last week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Quibi executives — including CEO Meg Whitman and founder/chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg — took the stage in a keynote laying out their vision for