Quibi founder Jeffrey Katzenberg and CEO Meg Whitman took the stage Wednesday morning at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas at the Park MGM theater to give a look at the much-buzzed-about mobile streaming short-form platform. This was the first time that Quibi has shown their innovative platform to an audience — and the audience at CES was into it.
The panel started with a video that showed the evolution of entertainment consumption before including glimpses of some of the platform’s A-list creators including Guillermo del Toro, Steven Spielberg, Antoine Fuqua, Peter Farrelly, Catherine Hardwicke and Reese Witherspoon. The video was really selling us on the innovation of Quibi and how “the future is in our hands” — literally.
Katzenberg took the stage to talk about how Quibi is essentially a platform for Hollywood-caliber “stories optimized for viewing on the go.” He said he was inspired by Dan Brown...
The panel started with a video that showed the evolution of entertainment consumption before including glimpses of some of the platform’s A-list creators including Guillermo del Toro, Steven Spielberg, Antoine Fuqua, Peter Farrelly, Catherine Hardwicke and Reese Witherspoon. The video was really selling us on the innovation of Quibi and how “the future is in our hands” — literally.
Katzenberg took the stage to talk about how Quibi is essentially a platform for Hollywood-caliber “stories optimized for viewing on the go.” He said he was inspired by Dan Brown...
- 1/8/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
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The mobile short-form streaming platform Quibi has been the talk of the town since it was announced that founder Jeffrey Katzenberg and CEO Meg Whitman were launching it. The streaming platform is set to launch in April, has raised $1 billion in funding and been backed by major Hollywood studios including the Walt Disney Company, NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures, WarnerMedia and ViacomCBS.
But with all of its clout, money and alignments with some of the biggest names in entertainment, many are still skeptical about Quibi. That may change after this year’s CES in Las Vegas, where Quibi will present its platform to audiences in an attempt to make believers out of naysayers.
The doubt could be traced back to SXSW in March 2019 when NBC News & MSNBC’s Dylan Byers questioned Katzenberg and Whitman’s intent with the platform, lobbing the expected questions about whether or not it would be successful. But...
But with all of its clout, money and alignments with some of the biggest names in entertainment, many are still skeptical about Quibi. That may change after this year’s CES in Las Vegas, where Quibi will present its platform to audiences in an attempt to make believers out of naysayers.
The doubt could be traced back to SXSW in March 2019 when NBC News & MSNBC’s Dylan Byers questioned Katzenberg and Whitman’s intent with the platform, lobbing the expected questions about whether or not it would be successful. But...
- 1/8/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s shortform startup got $1 billion in funding, finally got a name, and now it’s gotten itself crack leadership and development teams.
Former DC Entertainment president Diane Nelson and former Viacom Music and Entertainment Group president Doug Herzog have joined Quibi's CEO Meg Whitman, recently-onboarded news veteran Janice Min, and Katzenberg to complete the platform's team of top execs.
Katzenberg and Whitman have said Quibi is not intended to compete with Netflix or similar subscription services. Instead, it will offer 15-minute “chapters on the go” — episodic programming across a range of genres (including reality TV and news content), all meant to be consumed via smartphone.
With that content strategy in mind, it's no surprise Quibi has also been low-key building out its staff in other areas by recruiting from the teams behind popular social media sites and other shortform video platforms, as The Hollywood Reporter notes.
For product development,...
Former DC Entertainment president Diane Nelson and former Viacom Music and Entertainment Group president Doug Herzog have joined Quibi's CEO Meg Whitman, recently-onboarded news veteran Janice Min, and Katzenberg to complete the platform's team of top execs.
Katzenberg and Whitman have said Quibi is not intended to compete with Netflix or similar subscription services. Instead, it will offer 15-minute “chapters on the go” — episodic programming across a range of genres (including reality TV and news content), all meant to be consumed via smartphone.
With that content strategy in mind, it's no surprise Quibi has also been low-key building out its staff in other areas by recruiting from the teams behind popular social media sites and other shortform video platforms, as The Hollywood Reporter notes.
For product development,...
- 12/19/2018
- by James Loke Hale
- Tubefilter.com
WarnerMedia Veteran Kristen O’Hara left her high-profile job as chief marketing officer of global media this summer for a new opportunity at Snapchat parent Snap.
O’Hara has departed Snap, scarcely two months later, after CEO Evan Spiegel gave her a major promotion to become the company’s new chief business officer — then rescinded the offer two days later, Bloomberg reported. Instead, Spiegel handed the job to Jeremi Gorman, who oversaw ad sales at Amazon.com.
Spiegel acknowledged O’Hara’s departure in a note sent this morning to the Snap’s business team.
“Unfortunately, I need to let all of you know that Kristen O’Hara has decided to leave the company following our recent changes in team structure,” Spiegel said. “In her time here, Kristen had an immediate and positive impact on the company. She had a deep understanding of our business from the outset and forged strong...
O’Hara has departed Snap, scarcely two months later, after CEO Evan Spiegel gave her a major promotion to become the company’s new chief business officer — then rescinded the offer two days later, Bloomberg reported. Instead, Spiegel handed the job to Jeremi Gorman, who oversaw ad sales at Amazon.com.
Spiegel acknowledged O’Hara’s departure in a note sent this morning to the Snap’s business team.
“Unfortunately, I need to let all of you know that Kristen O’Hara has decided to leave the company following our recent changes in team structure,” Spiegel said. “In her time here, Kristen had an immediate and positive impact on the company. She had a deep understanding of our business from the outset and forged strong...
- 10/29/2018
- by Dawn C. Chmielewski
- Deadline Film + TV
Snapchat’s VP of product, Tom Conrad, is departing the company -- which is currently in the midst of rolling out a sweeping redesign.
Conrad, who has worked closely with CEO Evan Spiegel for roughly two years after joining Snap from Pandora, is leaving the tech industry in March to pursue artistic passions like music, food, and photography, Techcrunch reports. Snap’s director of growth, Jacob Andreou, will assume Conrad’s responsibilities.
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Conrad, who has worked closely with CEO Evan Spiegel for roughly two years after joining Snap from Pandora, is leaving the tech industry in March to pursue artistic passions like music, food, and photography, Techcrunch reports. Snap’s director of growth, Jacob Andreou, will assume Conrad’s responsibilities.
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- 1/25/2018
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
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