Roku has positioned itself as one of the major gatekeepers in the streaming era, but its surprise deal on Friday to acquire 75-plus shows from the short-lived streaming service Quibi proves the tech ...

Quibi, the short-form mobile video app, raised $1.75 billion in venture funding before its launch in April. Just over six months later, it’s shutting down. In an open letter to employees and investors ...

Quibi CEO Meg Whitman called on tech giants and their leaders to recognize the “big responsibility” to the public that comes ...

Jeffrey Katzenberg demonstrates Quibi’s Turnstyle technology at Sundance 2020 prior to the service’s launch. He agreed to transfer ownership of the technology to Eko to settle a patent dispute. Eko ...

Four years after Quibi’s $1.75 billion crashout, its successors are flying high. Apps like DramaBox and ReelShort are betting on short-form. They present feature-length films, diced into consumable ...

Billy Magnussen and Jonathan Glatzer's techbro drama is getting the same treatment normally afforded to decade-old pirated ...

Six months after the launch of a service that its founders had hoped would transform phone-based entertainment, it was already closed. What went wrong? There were hints that the company may not have ...

Months after troubled Hollywood startup Quibi shut down access to its shows, those programs, many with A-list stars, will get a second shot at gaining an audience when they shift to the Roku Channel ...

Roku said Friday that its slate of original programming, which it acquired from Jeffrey Katzenberg’s shuttered startup Quibi, has led to “significant growth.” Roku didn’t break out specific numbers, ...

The spectacular failure of Quibi -- the mobile-first, digital-first, standalone service -- begs a major question. What if it wasn’t a standalone service -- perhaps attached to a big TV/media company?

The company will rename some 75 shows from the defunct shortform streaming service as 'Roku Originals.' By Rick Porter Television Business Editor The streaming device maker will rebrand the Quibi ...