The Quibi team may have struggled to find a bad juice buy the amazing mobile forward streaming service in front of her rapid death in December, but it seems that they can still rebuild the recently released content. Per The Wall Street Journal, the billion dollar streamer is currently in ‘advanced talks’ with Roku, Inc. who might want to buy the in-limbo library. Some of the details are still vague or unavailable, such as how much the deal would cost and the availability of all the “quick bites” driven by the star shows that the original plan had to be offered (since some contracts make the transition difficult can make but not impossible, according to a source).
And while we tend to take pleasure in the effort and its shortcomings (and come on, Jeffrey Katzenberg and friends blew up $ 1.75 billion in a few months, they may bother a little) the Roku Channel, which would serves as the new home for all the displaced shows. Should the two parties enter into an agreement – and according to the case, there is still a chance that the whole case could fall apart WSJ—All former Quibi content would be available exclusively on Roku’s dedicated channel, which currently offers syndicated titles. And although there may not be a lot of demand for a comedy about a talking sex doll with Anna Kendrick in the lead role, there may be just enough curiosity among Roku users to tune in without having to pay a subscription fee.
Roku intends to increase its offering in large quantities and with the help of its recent transactions HBO max and NBCUniversal, it’s definitely on its way. This new potential agreement with Quibi can only help matters. The big question is: how soon can we expect the Reno 911! revival appear on the device?