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The demise of mobile-streaming platform Qibi six months after its demise is a prime example of Hollywood’s struggles to build a business with short form content. QB may be the most well-known and best-funded attempt to break the short-profile, but it is far from the only one. The corpse of …

northEarly three months ago, in early April, the $ 1.75 billion content experiment known as Quibi came out of its rocky and heavily maligned promotional campaign upon large-scale launch. The service offered a tsunami of celebrity-led shows segmented into “quick snacks” (hence “qui-bi”) of 10 minutes or less: a talk …