Where Quibi Went Wrong: A Lack of Business Agility | PRO Insight
The short-lived streaming start-up had plenty of talent and content but couldn’t adapt to changing circumstances in a hyper-competitive space
Jeffrey Katzenberg
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Chinese Video Giant iQIYI Makes No-Cash Offer for Quibi Content (Exclusive)
A term sheet obtained by TheWrap proposes a no-fee deal with the giant China-based platform
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Inside Quibi’s $2 Billion Fail – No, It Wasn’t the Pandemic
Quibi goes down as one of the most infamous tech flops in recent memory
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Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi Confirms Shutdown, Will Sell Assets
Short-form video service failed to gain traction amid the pandemic
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Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi Set to Shut Down After Only 7 Months
Meeting called for senior management Wednesday night to inform them of the news – and return what’s left of investors’ money
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Kevin Hart to Return to Quibi for ‘Die Hart’ Sequel
“Die Hart,” which had a fictionalized version of Hart aiming to become the next great action star, was the new streaming service’s most watched show of the summer
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Quibi CEO Meg Whitman to Speak at Democratic National Convention
Whitman’s current employer was overlooked by the DNC Committee, who listed her as the “former CEO of Hewlett Packard”
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One Third of Quibi Subscribers Say They Plan to Drop Streaming Service in Next 3 Months
“Quibi has been hit hard by stay-at-home orders,” analytics firm Kantar reports
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Only 72,000 Early Quibi Users Stuck Around After Free Trial, Sensor Tower Estimates
Quibi pushed back on estimate, saying the firm’s number was “incorrect by an order of magnitude,” without sharing an official subscriber figure
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Jennifer Garner, Patton Oswalt Join Jason Reitman’s Quarantine Version of ‘The Princess Bride’ on Quibi
Reitman’s ‘The Princess Bride’ remake also stars Common, Diego Luna, Sophie Turner and more
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Quibi Executives Deny Layoffs, Will Take 10% Salary Cut
“Our senior leadership has volunteered to take a 10% pay cut because it’s the right thing to do,” Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman say in Wednesday memo
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HBO Max App Had 87,000 Mobile Downloads on First Day
That doesn’t include subscribers upgrading from HBO Now
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Quibi Adds AirPlay TV Casting for iPhone Apps
Quibi users on Android phones will get Chromecast capability next month
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Quibi Advertisers Seek to Defer Payments Due to Slow Subscriber Growth (Report)
New streaming app’s underwhelming start has led ad partners to ask for new arrangements, per the Wall Street Journal
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What Quibi Gets Wrong – and Right – About Small-Screen Streaming
Viewer opinions are split on the “quick bites” approach, where episodes never run longer than 10 minutes
