By Todd Spangler
03.04.2020 - 01:55 / deadline.com
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An astute and forceful corporate soldier, Jeffrey Katzenberg has participated in three major startups but has the most riding on his next one, Quibi. So do his backers, whose $1.75 billion investment reflects their confidence in his ability to predict the future. Even if he occasionally gets it wrong.
Katzenberg famously wrote a manifesto to the film industry three decades ago setting forth its mistakes and keys to survival. Widely circulated and discussed, his
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Rip your TV off the wall and flush it down the toilet, because you won't be needing it anymore — Quibi is finally here. The much-anticipated (by some) mobile-only short-form streaming app has launched, with 50 shows all under 10 minutes an episode from big names like Jennifer Lopez, LeBron James, and Reese Witherspoon.
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Five days before Quibi’s scheduled April 6 launch, the Jeffrey Katzenberg-founded mobile-video venture has been hit with another legal action — demanding that Quibi be forced to stop using technology it allegedly stole from an interactive-video company.