Quibi Will Cease Service Around Dec. 1, Says It Doesn’t Know Whether Any Content Will Be Available Elsewhere Afterward
variety.com
Quibi expects to shut off the mobile service around Dec. 1 but doesn't know whether any of its content will be available elsewhere.

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Just in time for Meg to fail upwards into Bidets cabinet!

  • CoralMarks [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Katzenberg, in a statement yesterday, admitted that “our standalone business model is no longer viable” while also saying “the world has changed dramatically since Quibi launched” on April 6 — revealing that he still ultimately blames the COVID pandemic for his brainchild’s failure to take off.

    Delusional CEO anyone lol

    online video provider fails because of virus forcing people to stay home - makes total sense

    • throwawaylemmy2 [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      I think his point is that the 15 minute format was meant to be seen on a bus or "on the go," which makes some sense. But yeah: The format was dumb from the get-go because a lot of the shows was unappealing.

      I have nothing against 15 minute TV shows. I saw "Special," and "Aggretsuko" on Netflix which are 15 minutes for each episode and enjoyed those. So it's just Quibi having really unappealing things besides Reno! 911 on it. I mean do I really want to see "Chrissy's Court" on the bus?

    • ElChango [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      revealing that he still ultimately blames the COVID pandemic for his brainchild’s failure to take off

      Also definitely not because there are literally dozens of fucking streaming services out there that are almost virtually identical to each other...yeah it was totally covid

    • SerLava [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      WHAT A DUMBASS

      It was fucking stupid before! 5-30 second long engagements can be strung together to fit any length of time.

      10-15 minutes is literally the worst possible length of time for a video. You can't get settled but you will also get fucking interrupted. Worst of both worlds.