Just six months after launching, Quibi, a short-form mobile-native video platform led by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, is shutting down. In a statement released Wednesday, Quibi announced plans to wind down operations and initiate the sale of its assets, after which “remaining funds will be returned to its investors as specified in the Company’s operating agreement.” […]
Streamer Quibi has announced the development of ‘”Toothbrush,” a dramedy written by Brittani Nicholas and produced by Issa Rae’s ColorCreative. “Toothbrush” follows Rae, a queer woman living on the east side of Los Angeles, as she struggles to find balance and boundaries with Emma, her ex-girlfriend turned best friend whose apartment she finds herself staying over […]
As we enter into the second half of 2020, this year could easily be considered the year of streaming. In addition to the launch of a plethora of new streaming platforms such as Disney Plus, Quibi, HBO Max, and Peacock, the novel coronavirus pandemic has seen people spending more time at home and watching more […]
New streamer Quibi has greenlit ‘Doomlands (*working title),’ a new adult series from Josh O’Keefe and Look Mom! Productions, a studio that specializes in original animated programming for teens and adults. The logline: In the animated series, the infamous Danny Doom and aspiring bartender Lhandi sling beers across a hellish wasteland in their mobile subterranean […]
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Monday, April 6, 2020 ABC 8:00 p.m. “Celebrity Family Feud” (R) 9:00 p.m. “Celebrity Family Feud” (R) 10:00 p.m. “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Secrets and Surprises” CBS 8:00 p.m. “The Neighborhood” 8:30 p.m. “Bob Hearts Abishola” 9:00 p.m. “All Rise” 10:00 p.m. “Bull” NBC 8:00 p.m. “The Voice” (two hours) 10:00 p.m. “Manifest” […]
Short-form streamer Quibi, which launches today, has ordered a skateboarding drama called “Hardflip” from Eric Amadio (‘Snowfall’), The Chainsmokers and Nyjah Huston. The logline: Set in present day East Los Angeles in the high stakes world of competitive skateboarding, ‘Hardflip’ is an unlikely family drama that follows a wildly successful sixteen year old skater and […]
Upcoming streamer Quibi, which launches on April 6, has announced that UCP, a division of NBCUniversal Content Studios, is producing Image Comics’ comic book series “Ice Cream Man.” Max and Adam Reid (“Sneaky Pete”) will write and serve as executive producers. Chris Bender and Jake Weiner of Good Fear Content and Jake Wagner of Alibi […]
Upcoming stream Quibi has greenit a seventh season of comedy “Reno 911,” which ran for six seasons on Comedy Central before the cable net opted not to renew it. The logline: “Reno 911!” lets viewers ride shotgun with the courageous men and women of the Reno Sheriff’s Department as they lay down the law and […]
Upcoming streamer Quibi is spinning off 1999 theatrical “Varsity Blues” into a weekly series. The film starred James Van Der Beek as Jonathan “Mox” Moxon, the backup quarterback for West Canaan who’s elevated to QB1 following an injury to the team’s starter, Lance Harbor, played by the late Paul Walker. Mox clashes with the team’s […]
