Tag: Quibi
Quibi inches towards usability by adding AirPlay streaming support
When it launched in April, Quibi carried the express mission statement of offering short form videos designed to watch on-the-fly. The service’s narrow focus rubbed a lot of potential subscribers the wrong way, with many requesting a more traditional method for watching the service’s series. Ultimately, Quibi’s launch was a…
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Quibi founder Jeffrey Katzenberg blames coronavirus for the streaming app’s challenges
Quibi founder Jeffrey Katzenberg is admitting that the short-form video service’s launch hasn’t gone the way he’d hoped — and he knows what to blame for its issues. “I attribute everything that has gone wrong to coronavirus,” Katzenberg said in an interview with The New York Times. “Everything. But we…
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Quibi offers a preview of its originals on YouTube
By this point, you're probably familiar with Quibi and its unique approach to video streaming, but you may not have seen how it plays out in action. The mobile-first platform allows you to watch its originals in both landscape and portrait orientatio… Source
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Three weeks in, Quibi has its first privacy scandal
There are certain online activities — like clicking on an ad — that obviously lead to companies tracking your behavior. But it might be surprising to hear that entering your email address while signing up for a new service — or even just clicking… Source
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Quibi’s mobile apps will get limited support for TV casts next month
Quibi will soon start rolling out the ability cast its bite-sized shows to TVs. The new streaming platform launched without the feature in early April even though it would’ve been smart to do so, seeing as most people are sheltering in place due to C… Source
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Quibi reportedly kills its show about Snapchat’s founding
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 Spiegel. The news was exclusively reported by Variety on Tuesday, which did not detail the source of its news. Plans for the Snapchat show…
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