All Quibi articles
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News
Drag Race creators: societal shift has driven sales
Drag used to be seen as ‘marginal’ and ‘niche’, say World of Wonder founders
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News
Streamers eye Quibi content
Rights structure at short-form service hands UK suppliers avenue for shows
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News
Newswrap podcast: bye bye Quibi
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s short-form streaming bet folds after just six months - the Newswrap delves into its demise
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News
Quibi to close after six months
High-profile short-form streamer folding after failing to capture market
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Comment
Stakes high as the streaming wars heat up
Traditional players are playing catch up having lost power to digital players, says Kate Bulkley
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News
ITV America seals Quibi parenting order
Sirens Media to produce comedian Michelle Buteau’s reality series
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The Broadcast Interview
Nish Kumar: taking UK satire to the US
The British comedian and broadcaster on Quibi series Hello America and why the BBC deserves credit for taking a chance on The Mash Report
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News
Katzenberg: coronavirus to blame for Quibi’s slow start
Founder of short-form platform ponders decision to launch during pandemic
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Features
Analyst opinion: Lockdown has scotched Quibi’s strategy
Quibi was never supposed to be a Netflix killer
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Comment
Lockdown has scotched Quibi’s strategy
We may never know if the audience the mobile-only service’s owners were chasing actually exists, writes Broadcast Intelligence’s Jonathan Broughton
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News
Quibi scores more than 1.7m downloads
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s mobile streaming platform beats first-week target
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Comment
Quibi bids to overcome mobile SVoD curse
Loud and vivid but lacking depth is Broadcast insights editor Jesse Whittock’s first impression of fledgling service
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Features
US independents: Tapping into the scripted boom
US indies have benefited from the rise of the streamers and the demand for high-end drama they have fuelled, but there are challenges ahead
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News
Katzenberg: ‘I’m not that smart. I’ve just seen things that have worked’
The Quibi founder talks new storytelling forms, why he’s happy for creators to retain IP - and author Dan Brown’s influence on the short-form service
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Features
Streamers shake up the market
International SVoDs are having a huge impact on the sector, with more buyers than ever for UK content, as turnover hits a record high
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Features
Left Bank leads international charge
The Crown producer was the biggest supplier of international programming in 2019
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News
Shine TV secures Quibi commission
Shine TV is promising “the shiniest-floor studio in competition history” with its first Quibi commission. ESG labels Shine TV and Authentic Entertainment are to co-produce Squeaky Clean (w/t), a series in which three contestants will engage in a cleaning competition. Each episode will consist of two rounds ...
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News
Quibi reveals 50-title launch slate
Short-form SVoD splits content into three pillars: scripted; unscripted and docs; entertainment, news and lifestyle