Video won’t start rolling on Meg Whitman and Jeffrey Katzenberg’s new bite-sized streaming service with the billion dollar backing until the end of 2019, but talent keeps signing up to come along for their ride into the future of serialization. The latest marquee director to sign on the dotted line with Quibi is Catherine Hardwicke, […]
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Why IGTV should go premium
It’s been four months since Facebook launched IGTV, with the goal of creating a destination for longer-form Instagram videos. Is it shaping up to be a high-profile flop, or could this be the company’s next multi-billion dollar business? IGTV, which features videos up to 60 minutes versus Instagram’s normal 60-second limit, hasn’t made much of […]
View More Why IGTV should go premiumJeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman announce the name of their stealthy mobile video startup
Called Quibi, short for quick bites, the company is creating content with notable filmmakers Sam Raimi, Guillermo del Toro and Antoine Fuqua.
View More Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman announce the name of their stealthy mobile video startupThe Infatuation raises $30M from Jeffrey Katzenberg’s WndrCo to bring Zagat into the digital age
WndrCo, the consumer tech investment and holding company founded by longtime Hollywood executive Jeffrey Katzenberg, has invested $30 million in The Infatuation, a restaurant discovery platform.
View More The Infatuation raises $30M from Jeffrey Katzenberg’s WndrCo to bring Zagat into the digital ageJeffrey Katzenberg’s mobile video startup NewTV closes on $1 billion
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s new mobile video startup NewTV, now headed by CEO Meg Whitman, has closed on a billion in new funding in round led by Meg Whitman and Jeffrey Katzenberg, the company has confirmed. WndrCo, Katzenberg’s tech and media holding company, officially announced the round’s close on Tuesday, following last month’s report from CNN which had first leaked […]
View More Jeffrey Katzenberg’s mobile video startup NewTV closes on $1 billionJeffrey Katzenberg’s NewTV closes a billion dollar round, says report
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s new mobile video startup NewTV, which snagged Meg Whitman as CEO in January, has now closed on $1 billion in funding, according to a report out today in CNN. Investors in the round include Disney, 21st Century Fox, Warner Bros, Entertainment One and other media companies, with a combined $200 million investment, while institutional […]
View More Jeffrey Katzenberg’s NewTV closes a billion dollar round, says report