Latest Breaking News On - Roku online video service acquiresexclusive global distribution rights to quibis award winning shows and will make the content available for free on an ad supported basis in 2021 all users - Page 1 : comparemela.com
| 09 January 2021
Crashing and burning in a matter of months, content from Quibi wasn’t the hit that a lot of smart money bet on, but Roku thinks different and has acquired exclusive global distribution rights to the millennial-focussed short-form premium mobile TV streaming service s award-winning shows and will make the content available for free on an ad-supported basis in 2021.
The deal will see the Roku Channel become the exclusive place to stream more than 75 premium shows and documentaries that Quibi created in conjunction with Hollywood’s leading studios and production companies before closing.
Founded by former Disney chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg and ex-HP and eBay CEO Meg Whitman, Quibi aimed to tap into the growing demand for mobile video offering a range of content covering scripted and original entertainment, sports and news, and boasted what were called a number of unique user experience features. The service inked deals with the likes of NBCUniversa