Quibi - The Verge

Quibi is short for “quick bites,” and as opposed to a whole meal, the snacks here are 10-minute videos that are meant to be consumed while you’re out and about in the world, possibly waiting in line for an actual snack. As the weirdest entrant in the streaming wars, Quibi boasts a couple of unique features: it comes with a pronunciation guide so you can say it correctly (kwib-ee), and it has Turnstyle, which lets the viewer switch between landscape and portrait video, offering two dimensions to a show. Founders Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman are betting big on Quibi as the on-the-go, mobile-only competitor — not only to other streaming giants like Netflix and Amazon, but also to user-generated social media sites like YouTube and TikTok. With a mountain of cash and a host of big names attached (Chance the Rapper, Chrissy Teigen, and Offset, to name a few), Quibi hopes to become a daily habit for millions of people. Follow The Verge’s coverage of the strangest — but also most original — streaming platform as it takes on, well, everybody.

Finally, some good news for Quibi

Sep 15, 2021|

More than 20 free Roku Originals will premiere Friday

Aug 9, 2021|

Quibi’s zombie corpse rises again to claim eight Emmy nominations

Jul 13, 2021|

Quibi’s library will live on through the Roku Channel

Jan 8, 2021|

Quibi reportedly in talks to sell its shows to Roku

Jan 4, 2021|

Inside the final days of Quibi

Inside the final days of Quibi, the $2 billion streaming platform that didn’t even last six months

Julia Alexander

and Zoe Schiffer

Nov 11, 2020|

Lil Yachty’s Quibi show is the first to find a life raft

Ian Carlos Campbell

Oct 30, 2020|

Quibi will shut down ‘on or around’ December 1st

Julia Alexander

Oct 22, 2020|

Quibi’s top executives are ready to blame themselves, not just the pandemic, for Quibi failing

Julia Alexander

Oct 22, 2020|

11 reasons why Quibi crashed and burned in less than a year

The streamer that was doomed to fail before it launched has died

Julia Alexander

Oct 22, 2020|

Quibi is shutting down

Chaim Gartenberg

Oct 21, 2020|

Is Quibi done for?

Oct 21, 2020|

Quibi apps arrive on Apple TV, Android TV, and Fire TV, but are they too late?

Ian Carlos Campbell

Oct 21, 2020|

Quibi’s new show, Wireless, shows the power and limitations of its Turnstyle technology

Julia Alexander

Sep 16, 2020|

Quibi launches a completely free ad-supported tier in Australia, New Zealand

Julia Alexander

Aug 5, 2020|

Quibi’s recipe for winning an Emmy without really trying

Chaim Gartenberg

Jul 28, 2020|

Quibi will finally let you screenshot, but it’s a little bit complicated

Julia Alexander

Jul 23, 2020|

Quibi reportedly lost 90 percent of early users after their free trials expired

Jul 8, 2020|

Quibi is flailing because no one at Quibi understands what Quibi is

Julia Alexander

Jul 7, 2020|

Is anyone watching Quibi?

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Quibi adds Chromecast support for watching shows on a big screen

Jun 9, 2020|

You can now watch Quibi shows on a TV using AirPlay

May 27, 2020|

Quibi will add sharing features as the app struggles to find subscribers

Julia Alexander

May 11, 2020|

Activist investor hedge fund reportedly financing Eko lawsuit against Quibi over Turnstyle feature

May 3, 2020|

Stream the first episodes of three Quibi original shows for free on YouTube

Chaim Gartenberg

Apr 30, 2020|

Quibi’s email verification process reportedly sent data to multiple ad firms

Apr 30, 2020|

Quibi had 1.7 million downloads in its first week, is working on TV casting support

Apr 13, 2020|

You can watch Quibi’s reboot of Punk’d in Fortnite

Apr 10, 2020|

Vergecast: Quibi’s launch week, Asus laptop reviews, and Sony’s PS5 controller

Apr 10, 2020|

It’s impossible to screenshot a Quibi show, and that’s detrimental to its success

Julia Alexander

Apr 8, 2020|

Can Meg Whitman outwit a pandemic with Quibi?

eBay. HP. Governor of California (well, almost). Quibi? Meg Whitman’s last act is her biggest bet yet

Elizabeth Lopatto

Apr 6, 2020|

Quibi’s shows are fun, familiar, and a little forgettable

Apr 6, 2020|

Quibi app review: shifting landscape

A mobile-only video app was always going to be a hard sell

Apr 6, 2020|

How to stream Quibi

Chaim Gartenberg

Apr 6, 2020|

T-Mobile customers with multiple active lines will get a year of Quibi for free

Apr 2, 2020|

T-Mobile’s deal with Quibi is reportedly only available to customers with more than one line

Julia Alexander

Mar 20, 2020|

Quibi is already locked in a legal battle over its rotating video tech

Julia Alexander

Mar 11, 2020|

Quibi will have pre-roll ads that you can’t skip on its videos

Julia Alexander

Mar 10, 2020|

Quibi’s most ludicrous shows at launch — based on nothing but their taglines

Julia Alexander

Mar 6, 2020|

Quibi launch lineup: everything to stream day one

Julia Alexander

Mar 6, 2020|

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