- Roku Buys Exclusive Rights to Quibi Library, Will Stream Content Free
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, January 8, 2021
Roku, which reportedly paid signficantly under $100 million for limited-time exclusive rights to 75 Quibi programs--some as yet unseen -- will begin by streaming the content on the Roku Chann ...
- Roku Close To Deal To Acquire Quibi Content: Report
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, January 4, 2021
Acquiring rights to Quibi's content library would advance Roku's push into content via its ad-supported Roku Channel app. ...
- Yes, There Can Be Too Much Of A Good Thing
Advanced TV Insider, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, October 23, 2020
The pandemic created enough demand to lift (almost) all OTT boats, but there may already be signs that the market can't indefinitely sustain an endless proliferation of video services. ...
- Quibi Throws In The Towel
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, October 21, 2020
The stunning closure comes just six months after the launch of the high-profile, short-form video streamer from Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg -- which drew $1.75 billion from backers and $1 ...
- Report: Quibi Spent $63 Million On Advertising This Year
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, October 22, 2020
The now-defunct short-form video streaming service spent heavily through September -- including a Super Bowl ad- -- and was still running a diminished schedule virtually up to its closure announceme ...
- Quibi Now On Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Google TV - But Is The End Near?
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Quibi's integration in major CTV platforms should be good news, but the welcome news may be too late: Founder Jeffrey Katzenberg has told some in the industry that he m ...
- Quibi Still Searching For Buyer: Report
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, October 12, 2020
Jeffrey Katzenberg has pitched a Quibi acquisition to technology and entertainment executives including Apple's Eddy Cue and WarnerMedia's Jason Kilar, with no success, reports The Information. ...
- Quibi Mulls Options, Including A Sale: Reports
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, September 21, 2020
The new short-form video app looks like it will miss its initial paid-subscriber target by a large margin, says a WSJ source. Quibi says it doesn't comment on rumors. ...