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Roku Acquires Rights to Quibi’s Content Maker of the biggest U.S. streaming video-player plans to put the content in its ad-supported channel Joelle Uzyel and Mikel Welch in Quibi’s ‘Murder House Flip.’ Roku will have the global distribution rights to the streaming service’s content for the rest of 2021. Photo: QUIBI By Updated Jan. 8, 2021 10:27 am ET Roku Inc. agreed to acquire the rights to content from Quibi, a deal that will make the defunct short-form streaming service’s shows available on the biggest streaming-...

It’s official: Roku. As previously reported, Roku has acquired exclusive global rights to 75 of the now-defunct streaming service’s shows in a deal that The Wall Street Journal says was priced at “significantly less” than $100 million. The content will arrive on Roku’s in-house Roku Channel later this year. Deadline notes that the acquisition marks Roku’s biggest move yet into original programming, and comprises most of Quibi’s library — including the Liam Hemsworth-starring Most Dangerous Game and horror home improvement series Murder House Flip — aside from select d...

Roku Nabs Global Rights to Quibi Library Including Over 12 New Shows Roku Nabs Global Rights to Quibi Library Including Over 12 New Shows After Quibi’s official shutdown, Roku has announced that they have successfully acquired the majority of the now-defunct streamer’s content library which includes scripted series, reality shows and documentaries led by A-list stars such as Idris Elba, Anna Kendrick, Kevin Hart, Liam Hemsworth, Chrissy Teigen, Lena Waithe and more. More than 75 Quibi shows will be streaming for free sometime this year on the Roku Channel. “We do think this deal repres...

Quibi is dead, but its shows will live on. The Wall Street Journal reported last week that Roku was in talks to acquire the short-form video service’s content. And this morning, Roku announced that it has indeed reached a deal for the exclusive distribution rights to all of Quibi’s programs. Financial terms of the acquisition […]

Roku to stream shows from shuttered Quibi service AFP 1/8/2021 AFP © Chris DELMAS Content from failed streaming startup Quibi will be available on the TV platform Roku Online television pioneer Roku on Friday said it is expanding its library with shows from Quibi, which made a failed debut last year with a streaming platform tailored for smartphones. The Roku channel will soon feature exclusive Quibi shows starring celebrities such as Idris Elba, Kevin Hart, Liam Hemsworth, Anna Kendrick, Nicole Richie, Chrissy Teigen, and Lena Waithe, according to vice president of pro...