quibi
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Marvel and DC Face Off in a New Doc From the Russo Brothers
The Russo Brothers brought Black Panther and Spider-Man to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the first time, killed them along with half the galaxy, then brought them back in one of the most epic battles in cinematic history. Now, if you can imagine it, they’re going bigger, with a 10-part docuseries about the biggest rivalry…
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Roku Reportedly Looking to Buy Quibi’s Rotting Corpse
Quibi’s spectacular flameout in 2020 drags on into the new year. After raising a $US1.75 ($2) billion war chest to launch the next big thing in on-the-go video, the streaming network only managed to keep the lights on for six months. Now the video vultures are circling over Quibi’s substantial catalogue of content, and Roku…
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Don’t Cry for Quibi
A former boss of mine, someone who worked at a legacy cable TV channel that starts with F and ends with “-ox News,” first told me about Quibi last February.
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Big Tech Finally Figured Out That Phones Aren’t the Best Devices for Streaming
Well, well, well! With the arrival of Google’s heavily leaked, highly hyped new streaming dongle, Chromecast with Google TV, it appears yet another Silicon Valley company has figured out that maybe — just maybe — we do not want to stream everything from our phones.