- Quibi is a new ‘Quick Bites’ TV streaming service launches on April 6th and will focus on short-form storytelling.
- A 90-day free trial is available to anyone who preorders on Quibi.com before the service launches.
- Quibi will launch with plenty of content catered to mobile users, including full-fledged movies that are called Lighthouse productions.
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What is Quibi? It’s a brand new streaming service, of course. You’re probably having a hard time keeping up with all the separate streaming services you’ve subscribed to. Netflix and HBO have plenty of good shows that are must-watch, and Disney+ is so cheap.
Quibi, short for Quick Bites, is meant to deliver short-form video streaming entertainment that targets mobile devices explicitly. Hollywood producer Jeffrey Katzenberg and former Hewlett Packard Enterprise CEO Meg Whitman partnered up for this endeavor, and the service will launch on April 6th on iPhone and Android.
The main difference between Quibi and everything else is that Quibi content will be a lot shorter, whether they’re movies or TV series. And Quibi plans to launch 8,500 quick bites — okay, episodes — in the first year alone. That’s 175 shows featuring some of your favorite stars. Everything is divided into chapters of anywhere between seven and 10 minutes, and you can watch the shows either in portrait and landscape mode. Quibi sounds perfect for commuting.
The service is quite affordable too, at just $4.99 per month, as long as you don’t mind ads. The ad-free experience costs $7.99. But before you decide what subscription to get, if it’s even worth getting on board, you should know that Quibi is willing to offer you a 90-day free trial period that’s more generous than most of its competitors. Well, Apple beat everyone on that since the first
There’s a trick involved to get the deal, though: You have to head on over to Quibi and preorder it before it launches.
Here are some of the Quibi originals that will be available once the service launches, including Lighthouse productions (movies split into parts), and other series:
Lighthouse
Flipped
– Will Forte, Kaitlin Olson, Eva Longoria, and Andy Garcia
Most Dangerous Game – Liam Hemsworth and Christoph Waltz
Survive – Sophie Turner, Corey Hawkins
When the Streetlights Go On – Sophie Thatcher, Chosen Jacobs, Mark Duplass, and Queen Latifa
Daily Essentials
Fashion’s a DragLast Night’s Late NightSexology with Shan BoodramThe Nod with Brittany & Eric
Unscripted
&MusicChrissy’s CourtDishmantledElba vs BlockFierce QueensGayme ShowGone Mental with LiorMurder House FlipNightGownsNikki Fre$hProdigyPunk’dRun This CitySingled OutShape of PastaSkrrt with OffsetThe SauceYou Ain’t Got These
News and sports
BBC World NewsCBS 60 in 6CTV morning and night shows