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Quibi is shutting down — The Verge

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Quibi — the shortform mobile-focused streaming service — is shutting down after just over six months of operation; writes Chaim Gartenberg.

Here is the link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/21/21527197/quibi-streaming-service-mobile-shutting-down-end-katzenberg

You can find an open letter by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, talking about the shut down, on Medium here.

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