Quixotic Quibi quits
Mobile streaming video startup Quibi, which was backed by Hollywood, has been forced to shut down after its core narrative failed to persuade.
Mobile streaming video startup Quibi, which was backed by Hollywood, has been forced to shut down after its core narrative failed to persuade.
A perfect storm for cinema operators sees Disney join the stampede towards streaming new movies direct to consumers.
Things have not gone according to plan for hot, new streaming service Quibi this year, so now it’s apparently exploring its strategic options.
Consumers in South Korea could soon end up paying twice to watch Netflix thanks a proposed new law.
Subscriptions to home entertainment services in Australia grew by 5.6 million in the year to the end of June as consumers sought out ways to deal with the Covid-19 lockdown.
Consumers in major global media markets are willing to subscribe to between two and four additional video streaming services, which translates to a possible 3 billion more SVoD contracts.
New data from App Annie reveals that YouTube still tops the SVoD platforms when it comes to time spent streaming in the UK via apps. Precise metrics aren’t offered, but we wouldn’t be surprised to learn that YouTube was miles ahead of the rest. Not only is it free, but many people, especially children and […]
The CEO of new video streaming service Quibi has turned to the press once more to address its faltering launch, but he continues to score own-goals.
The Walt Disney company has reported a 29% increase for year-on-year revenues thanks to its streaming bet, but COVID-19 has forced the team to withhold dividend payments.
Disruptive mobile video streaming platform Quibi seemed to have everything in place to succeed until the coronavirus pandemic came along.
With the streaming world becoming ever more congested, it’s not clear how many more services the industry can tolerate, but Quibi doesn’t think it has to worry about that.
Operator group Vodafone has shared an update on changes to activity across its European networks coz of Coronavirus.
The Deepfield analytics team of networking vendor Nokia has been having a look at how network traffic evolved over March.
Self-isolating brits will be able to watch the latest Universal movies without leaving the house via Sky and Virgin Media.
In recognition of the fact that nobody is allowed to go to the cinema anymore, Universal pictures will allow people to rent new movies as soon as they’re released.
Short-form video subscription service Quibi has had somewhat of a mixed week, announcing a 90-day free trial to pump subscriptions while also facing an IP lawsuit in California.
There might be a lot of pretenders to the video streaming crown but data from the US demonstrates one thing; no-one comes near Netflix.
Disney’s streaming service is off to a flier as the team boasts of 28.6 million paid subscribers during the latest earnings call. Could this be the genuine Netflix challenger the industry has been promising?
Video streaming giant Netflix reported revenue growth of 31% on the back of 21% subscriber growth, but it will face a lot more competition this year.
Disney will be entering the European streaming wars on March 24 will an offer which undercuts industry leader Netflix.
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