Roku Acquires Global Rights to 75-Plus Quibi Shows, Will Stream Them for Free

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Tracee Ellis Ross has given fans a behind-the-scenes glimpse of her role as Grace Davis in The High Note. The black-ish star, 48, took to Instagram on January 15 to share a series of pics and videos — and she looks exactly like her legendary mom, Diana Ross! In the first clip, Tracee posed for a photoshoot wearing nothing but high-waisted black pants, and a metallic, backless crop top. She also rocked a black choker, and styled her hair in bouncy curls.

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Chris Rock in them! The 55-year-old comedian appeared on Monday's where he addressed the rumors that he was considered to play George Costanza in the hit series . «I just heard that one. I mean, it was a lot of NBC talk,» Rock admitted of possibly being cast as Jerry Seinfeld's best friend on the sitcom, a role that ultimately went to Jason Alexander.

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Roku has struck a deal with Quibi to acquire exclusive global distribution rights to many of the shuttered streaming service’s shows.

Richard Barnett, a Donald Trump supporter who went viral for sitting at Nancy Pelosi‘s desk during the recent siege at the U.S. Capitol, has been arrested.

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Roku has agreed to acquire the programming library from defunct mobile video startup Quibi as it looks to bulk up its free, ad-supported Roku Channel hub. The deal means that more than 75 shortform shows like Veena Sud's The Stranger and Liam Hemsworth starrer Most Dangerous Game will continue to have a home despite Quibi's shutdown late last year.

In its biggest major original programming foray, Roku has bought exclusive global distribution rights to the portfolio of Quibi, the recently shuttered mobile-only streaming venture fronted by Jeffrey Katzenberg.

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