[ad_1] Quibi short for “quick bites” is attempting to make short-form, mobile-only videos a thing. It’s enlisted celebrities and has a patent-pending technology called Turnstyle that lets you switch between portrait and landscape viewing modes — though there’s some debate over that. For most customers, the video service will cost $4.99 per month with ads […]
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NBC News will host four short-form shows on Quibi
[ad_1] The two weekday shows may be ideal for the daily commute. Morning Report will be a fast-paced recap that brings viewers up to speed on the latest news and Evening Report will have deeper analysis on current stories. Saturday Report will profile the people who are driving current events, and Sunday Report will take […]
Quibi accused of patent infringement for its ‘Turnstyle’ video feature
[ad_1] The tech in question allows Quibi to play different videos depending on whether the viewer is holding their phone horizontally or vertically, and it’s central to Quibi’s offering. Eko’s lawyers sent Quibi a letter demanding that it stop using the technology or license it. Eko also claims that some Quibi employees stole trade secrets […]
Quibi is launching on April 6th with 50 shows
[ad_1] Quibi will share content in short clips, 10 minutes or less. Those 175 shows will be released in 8,500 “quick bites,” and they’ll be divided into three categories. Movies in Chapters will share long stories told in seven- to 10-minute segments. Unscripted and Docs will offer short, episodic shows, and Daily Essentials will give […]
Podcast: Quibi and Lioness on the future of streaming video and sex tech
[ad_1] 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 video. Meanwhile, Cherlynn speaks with Lioness founder Liz Klinger about the vibrator that […]
CBS All Access is coming to Xfinity X1 and Flex set-top boxes
[ad_1] With the agreement, Comcast says it will become the first cable or satellite television provider in the US to offer a CBS All Access app. As with a lot of the other streaming services that are available through Xfinity X1 and Flex, you’ll need to subscribe to CBS All Access to watch the content […]
Quibi is remaking ‘Legends of the Hidden Temple’ for adults
[ad_1] Dwayne Johnson isn’t the only rock coming to Quibi. #LegendsOfTheHiddenTemple Quibi.2020. pic.twitter.com/hadAmz6yK1 — Quibi (@Quibi) December 16, 2019 The revival is supposedly reimagined and full of twists. It will star adults, likely those who grew up watching the show in which kids raced through an obstacle course in search of treasure. “Bringing back Legends […]
‘Reno 911!’ is coming back as a Quibi exclusive
[ad_1] Series creators Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon and Kerri Kenney-Silver will return to star in and write the reboot — we use the term write loosely here since most of the dialogue in Reno 911! was famously improvised. As for the rest of the cast, they’ll be announced at a later date. It’s hard […]
Short-form streaming remake of ‘The Fugitive’ stars Kiefer Sutherland
[ad_1] The show is one of dozens of projects in production at Quibi, the short-form mobile video platform founded by former Walt Disney Studios chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg. Quibi, which is set to launch in April 2020, will feature the likes of a horror series by Steven Spielberg, a thriller series starring Sophie Turner and a […]
MTV is bringing ‘Punk’d’ back in 10-minute clips
[ad_1] According to TVLine, MTV Studios is working on "reinvented" versions of the celebrity prank show Punk'd and the dating game show Singled Out. If you can't stand the thought of watching those classics, you might be happy to know each episode will be l… [ad_2] Source link