• Mobile video app Quibi says it hit 1.7 million downloads in first week

    Mobile video app Quibi says it hit 1.7 million downloads in first week

    Quibi, the video-streaming app created for mobile phones by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, saw 1.7 million downloads of its app in its first week. Former HP boss Whitman told CNBC on Monday that the number of downloads has exceeded undisclosed internal expectations. However, research firm Apptopia said Quibi had been downloaded and installed just …
  • Streaming app Quibi joins crowded field during coronavirus

    Streaming app Quibi joins crowded field during coronavirus

    The coronavirus pandemic has been a boon for streaming video, but that’s no guarantee of success for Jeffrey Katzenberg’s new app. The former Disney chairman and DreamWorks co-founder on Monday launched Quibi, a buzzy short-form video service for smartphones, in the midst of a health crisis that has forced millions of Americans indoors with nothing …