Re:Show HN: Quibi Is Doomed Site with Reactive Charts
by tren-hard on Thursday April 09, 2020 @12:45PM
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I like your breakdown and effort you put into this. But I also don't think Quibi is going to fail anytime soon.
> The BBC is joining an expansive roster of Quibi investors that includes Disney, Sony, Warner Bros., Fox, Viacom, and Goldman Sachs. Beyond that, Google, WalMart, and Proctor & Gamble are among the service’s advertising cohorts.[1]
That's a lot of big names putting money into this.
Now look at all the people they've got making content, it's a massive list of celebrities that draws from more than just Hollywood which means a lot of demographics are covered.
This story from the la times does have a lot of back and forth debate over topics you covered [2] worth a skim
Re:Show HN: Quibi Is Doomed Site with Reactive Charts
by cabyn on Thursday April 09, 2020 @12:50PM
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Solid point. Uber has raised 26 billion, still don't make a profit and probably aren't going anywhere anytime soon. Just kind of drives me crazy the amount of money dumped into ideas that could start with very little money and become profitable on their own, or they'd just die out because it's not working.
Re:Show HN: Quibi Is Doomed Site with Reactive Charts
by cabyn on Thursday April 09, 2020 @11:49AM
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I've been learning Svelte, and was annoyed at Quibi's business model, so I made a site! Hosted on firebase, it's got reactive charts, cloud functions and it should look great from mobile to mega.
Re:Show HN: Quibi Is Doomed Site with Reactive Charts
by nojvek on Thursday April 09, 2020 @10:04PM
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There is a lot of demand for online media right now. Quibi could work if it captures the attention of a certain market. It all depends on the content. If they get a show like Game of Thrones, that could be a winning formula.
I'm honestly tired of Netflix, their new content is a bit meh nowadays.
So Quibi could take off, who knows, if it has real good high quality shows.
Re:Show HN: Quibi Is Doomed Site with Reactive Charts
by russdpale on Thursday April 09, 2020 @01:44PM
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While I agree with everything you posted, I'd like to raise the saltiness and state that quibi is still better than having a CCP member approve your tik-tok post...
> The BBC is joining an expansive roster of Quibi investors that includes Disney, Sony, Warner Bros., Fox, Viacom, and Goldman Sachs. Beyond that, Google, WalMart, and Proctor & Gamble are among the service’s advertising cohorts.[1]
That's a lot of big names putting money into this.
Now look at all the people they've got making content, it's a massive list of celebrities that draws from more than just Hollywood which means a lot of demographics are covered.
This story from the la times does have a lot of back and forth debate over topics you covered [2] worth a skim
[1] https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/analysis-quibi-continues...
[2] https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-04-...
I'm honestly tired of Netflix, their new content is a bit meh nowadays.
So Quibi could take off, who knows, if it has real good high quality shows.