34: Quibi

Everyone has heard of Quibi but has anyone actually used it? Isn't it a food delivery app? I heard that Chrissy Teigen was somehow involved? What does Jeffrey Katzenberg have to do with all this?! I guess we'll find out in today's episode of Desperate Acts of Capitalism!

Research by Theo Collin
Edited by Anne Henry

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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quibi
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jun/28/quibi-netflix-jeffrey-katzenberg-crash
https://www.vulture.com/2020/07/is-anyone-watching-quibi.html
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jeffrey-katzenbergs-newtv-gets-new-name-quibi-1151120
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/11/business/media/jeffrey-katzenberg-quibi-coronavirus.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Katzenberg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meg_Whitman
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/quibi-unveils-turnstyle-video-technology-1268053

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Samba Isobel by Kevin MacLeod
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