Quibi’s short life is over

Posted on 01/12/2020 by Engadget

Less than a year after its arrival, the high-profile short-form video streaming service Quibi is no more. The company announced in October it would shut down “about” December 1st, but didn’t offer a concrete date for winding down its operations. That...

Quibi’s shutdown is scheduled for ‘on or about’ December 1st

Posted on 22/10/2020 by Engadget

Yesterday the minds behind the mobile-first premium video service Quibi announced plans to shut down after about six months of operating. Today, the company’s support page has been updated to tell subscribers when it’s going away. As Variety points o...

Quibi confirms it’s shutting down

Posted on 21/10/2020 by Engadget

Barely six month after Jeff Katzenberg / Meg Whitman-lead Quibi launched, the company announced it’s closing up shop. Confirming the details leaked from a call with investors, Quibi’s leaders said in a letter that the service’s lack of success is “Li...

Quibi is reportedly shutting down

Posted on 21/10/2020 by Engadget

Quibi, the short-form video streaming service that made a splash at CES 2020 with its Turnstyle feature, is shutting down, according to separate reports from The Wall Street Journal and The Information.The Wall Street Journal reports Quibi co-founder...

Quibi chairman reportedly looked into selling its content library

Posted on 21/10/2020 by Engadget

Not sure about whether or not Quibi will make it? The mobile-first video service with its “quick bites” content approach and Turnstyle technology for portrait or landscape viewing has failed to make much of an impact on viewers this year. Execs blame...

Quibi is offering a free subscription tier in Australia and New Zealand

Posted on 05/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Quibi has launched a free streaming tier in Australia and New Zealand. In an email obtained by The Verge, the company tells subscribers in the two countries that it’s “now offering an ad-supported free plan so you can choose the right option for you....

Quibi fast-tracks plans to bring its bite-sized shows to TVs

Posted on 13/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Did you wonder why Quibi insisted on launching a mobile-focused video service in the middle of a pandemic without a realistic way to watch on your TV? So did Quibi. CEO Meg Whitman told CNBC that the company was stepping up plans to let the app cast...

Quit trying to make Quibi happen

Posted on 06/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Nobody asked for Quibi. Nobody, that is, except for Jeffrey Katzenberg, the founder of Dreamworks Pictures and famed Hollywood producer. Where other mobile video startups failed, like Samsung’s long-forgotten Milk Video and Verizon's own Go90 (RIP),...

Podcast: Quibi and Lioness on the future of streaming video and sex tech

Posted on 11/01/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

In this special interview episode from CES 2020, Devindra chats with the minds behind Quibi -- founder Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO Meg Whitman, Chief Product Officer Tom Conrad and CTO Ben Post -- to see how it's attempting to disrupt streaming mobile vi...

Quibi’s secret weapon: Videos that work in portrait and landscape mode

Posted on 08/01/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

What the heck is Quibi? That's the question I've been asking myself over the past year, as the Jeffrey Katzenberg-founded streaming video company steadily amassed a whopping one billion dollars in funding. We've seen notable names like Steven Spielbe...

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Quibi’s short life is over

Quibi’s shutdown is scheduled for ‘on or about’ December 1st

Quibi confirms it’s shutting down

Quibi is reportedly shutting down

Quibi chairman reportedly looked into selling its content library

Quibi is offering a free subscription tier in Australia and New Zealand

Quibi fast-tracks plans to bring its bite-sized shows to TVs

Quit trying to make Quibi happen

Podcast: Quibi and Lioness on the future of streaming video and sex tech

Quibi’s secret weapon: Videos that work in portrait and landscape mode