Quibi’s Demise Spurs Hand-Wringing for TV Partners

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When CBS News launched a new version of its popular “60 Minutes” for Quibi earlier this year, it was seen as a much-needed way to extend a venerable TV brand into the media venues young…

Other companies also maintained sizable staffs to produce series for Quibi. At NBC News, some stafferswere given work on several Quibi series. Four programs – “Morning Report,” “Evening Report,” “Saturday Report” and “Sunday Report,” – offer different things to subscribers based on what they are most likely to crave at certain moments in their daily or weekly routines. The programs were devised to last five to eight minutes, depending on when they aired and the subjects they tackled.

NBC News did not offer immediate comment on what might happen to those productions after Quibi shuts down. A BBC spokesman was also not able to offer immediate comment. Others expressed confusion. One studio, which is currently producing multiple series with Quibi, has heard nothing from the company, according to a person familiar with the matter, and executives remain unclear on the future of its shows, at least one of which was picked up for a second season.

Meanwhile, Matt Rogers, host of Quibi’s “Gayme Show,” posted a series of tweets noting he originally pitched the show to Netflix, and said that he’s “enthusiastic about taking elsewhere.” In each episode of the series, two contestants who identify as straight vie with a celebrity “life partner” while squaring off against a series of challenges.

 

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