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TechCrunch Daily Crunch

Daily Crunch 10/22/20

TechCrunch Daily Crunch

SpokenLayer

News, Tech News, Technology

3.849 Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2020

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --The end is in sight for Quibi --PayPal adds cryptocurrency support --and Netflix tests a new promotional strategy. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Quibi, the much-hyped streaming video app led by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, which raised nearly $2 billion in funding, is shutting down, according to reports in The Information and The Wall Street Journal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The end is in sight for Quibi.

0:56.0

Paypal ads cryptocurrency support

0:58.0

and Netflix tests a new promotional strategy.

1:02.0

This is your daily crunch. The big story is Quibi, the

1:07.0

much-hiked streaming video app led by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, which raised

1:12.1

nearly two billion dollars in funding, is shutting down, according to reports

1:16.9

in the information and the Wall Street Journal.

1:19.3

Katzenberg, a long-time Hollywood executive, had blamed the coronavirus pandemic for a lackluster launch in May,

1:26.0

an app designed for on-the-go viewing didn't have much appeal when people were largely stuck at home.

1:31.6

And whatever the reason, none of Quibi's shows ever became a breakout hit.

1:36.4

Quibi did not respond to requests for comment, but Katzenberg is reportedly notifying

1:40.8

investors that the company is shutting down.

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