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• Quibi Acquires First News Program In Reported 8-Figure Deal With NBC
• Quibi Acquires Projects From ‘Glee’ Alum Darren Criss, WWE

  Quibi is continuing its lightning-fast (and expensive) acquisition of first-year content. The video startup today announced it’s signed deals for two shows, one from newly-formed venture SideCar starring Glee alum Darren Criss, and one from World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), hosted by pro wrestler Stephanie McMahon.

  
• BBC Studios Invests In Quibi, Will Produce Original Nature Series ‘Fierce Queens’

  BBC has become the latest major studio to invest in Quibi, and has simultaneously pacted with the video startup to produce upcoming nature series Fierce Queens. BBC’s production arm, BBC Studios, has taken a “small stake” in Jeffrey Katzenberg’s business, Variety reports. Further financial details of the deal were not made public.

  
• Quibi Snags ‘Hunger Games’ Alum Liam Hemsworth For Thriller Amid $1 Billion Content Push

  Quibi is packing yet more star power into its first-year lineup. The Jeffrey Katzenberg-founded, Hollywood-funded video startup has brought in Hunger Games alum Liam Hemsworth to star in an as-yet-untitled thriller series. He’ll play main character Dodge Maynard, who’s terminally ill and desperate to find a way to provide a comfortable life for his pregnant wife before he dies. When he’s offered a part in a risky but rewarding cat-and-mouse game, he signs on -- only to find out he’s not the cat, but the mouse.

  
• Quibi Has Sold $100 Million In Upfront Ads To P&G, Pepsi, Walmart
• Quibi Taps Tyra Banks For Docuseries Dissecting Global Beauty Standards
• Insights: Quibbling About Quibi – Too Big To Fail Or Too Expensive To Succeed?
• Quibi’s Steven Spielberg Horror Series Can Only Be Watched When It’s Dark Outside
• Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi To Revive Iconic MTV Series ‘Singled Out’ And ‘Punk’d’
• Chrissy Teigen Will Reign In Quibi’s ‘Judge Judy’-Esque Reality Series ‘Chrissy’s Court’
• Execs From Quibi, Snap To Serve As Panelists For ‘Stand Up & Pitch’ Comedy Contest
• Quibi Wants Expensive Commitments From Advertisers Ahead Of 2020 Launch