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‘The Now’ Trailer: Bill Murray & Dave Franco Star In The Farrelly Brothers’ New Roku Comedy

December 10, 2021 9:27 am

Back when Quibi was still a thing, it was announced that the Farrelly Brothers were teaming up with an all-star cast to bring “The Now” to the mobile streamer. Then Quibi died and the scraps were bought by Rok...

Roku In Talks To Purchase Quibi’s Library Of Shows

Charles Barfield

January 4, 2021 10:21 am

News, Television

Quibi is alive! Okay, not really. But maybe the content library of “quick bites” will have a new home soon enough, thanks to Roku. READ MORE: Quibi Confirms Shutdown Only Months After Launch According to...

Biggest Entertainment Stories Of 2020: A Year That Rocked The Industry

Gregory Ellwood

December 28, 2020 1:31 pm

Awards Campaign, News, Television

There is no way to truly recap the biggest entertainment stories of 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic affected the world in ways that will take years to document, whether the public wants to revisit or reflect on t...

Quibi Confirms Shutdown Only Months After Launch

Charles Barfield

October 21, 2020 2:23 pm

News, Television

Update: Quibi confirms it's shutting down. "It is with an incredibly heavy heart that today we are announcing that we are winding down the business and looking to sell its content and technology assets," Jeffr...

‘Big Rad Wolf’ Trailer: VICE Teams With Quibi For A New Docuseries About The Rise & Fall Of American Apparel

Charles Barfield

October 19, 2020 12:00 pm

News

As is pointed out in the new trailer for the Quibi docuseries, “Big Rad Wolf,” you couldn’t go anywhere during the 2000s without seeing an American Apparel ad. And you probably remember those clothing ads for ...

‘The Expecting’ Trailer: Mary Harron Directs Quibi’s Horror Series About A The World’s Worst Pregnancy

Charles Barfield

October 5, 2020 1:24 pm

News, Television, Trailers

A woman’s body goes through all sorts of potentially scary transformations during pregnancy. It’s the natural result of hormones going crazy from a living being growing inside of another human body. But in the...

’50 States Of Fright’ Trailer: Four New Horrorifying Stories Are Coming To Sam Raimi’s Quibi Anthology

Charles Barfield

September 28, 2020 2:22 pm

News, Television, Trailers

When Quibi launched earlier this year, the platform was hoping that a mixture of new technology and A-list talent would drive interesting in its mobile-first streaming service. Unfortunately, that didn’t total...

Quibi’s Halloween Teaser Includes Looks At Mary Harron’s ‘The Expecting’ & Sam Raimi’s ‘50 States’ Season 2

Charles Barfield

September 28, 2020 12:51 pm

News, Television, Trailers

Halloween is about a month away. And though the rules of trick-or-treating may have been affected by the COVID pandemic that doesn’t mean streaming services aren’t teeing up their forthcoming horror offerings....

‘Wireless’: Steven Soderbergh Talks Taking Quibi To The Next Level With Game-Changing Tech Thriller [Interview]

Rodrigo Perez

September 23, 2020 12:30 pm

Interviews, News

An early adopter of all and any filmmaking techniques, when director Steven Soderbergh isn’t innovating on his own (he’s a forerunner of digital filmmaking), mentoring talent, or writing three screenplays in t...

Quibi Reportedly Looking At A Possible Sale & Other Options As Streaming Service’s Struggles Continue

Charles Barfield

September 21, 2020 4:26 pm

News

To say 2020 has been a rough year for Quibi only paints half of the picture. Sure, company’s go through rough patches, as many are finding themselves in right now during the global pandemic. Unfortunately, Qui...

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