Always Be Watching
Always Be Watching

Always Be Watching

Looking back 5 years on, Quibi wasn't entirely a bad idea...

Mounting a defence for the short run short-run video streaming service. RIP.

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Dan Barrett
Apr 06, 2025
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When Quibi launched five years ago this week, there were very few people who believed it would actually be a success. They were right. But they are wrong to look at Quibi as a punching bag.

Five year on, I’m here to argue that Quibi was a good idea, just executed really poorly.

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