Jeffrey Katzenberg sees Quibi as nothing less than the evolution of storytelling. Short for 'quick bites,' the platform (set to launch Monday, April 6) is…
as nothing less than the evolution of storytelling. Short for "quick bites," the platform is a streaming service like no other, available only on mobile devices and stocked with content in installments of 10 minutes or less, all for $4.99 per month with ads or $7.99 without them.
"The ambition here is to bring great storytelling to this new video platform," says Katzenberg, 69. "We've had two places, up until a few years ago, that we watched great film narrative… the movie theater and the TV set. Why can't we now have original content that is conceived specifically for on-the-go viewing on your phone?"
That content will take three forms: Movies in Chapters ; short unscripted series and documentaries; and Daily Essentials, news and lifestyle programming in quick-bite form. EW's own late-night recap show,with host Heather Gardner, will run every weekday morning on Quibi starting April 6. Of course, Quibi is just the latest chapter in a storied career for Katzenberg, who got his start as an assistant at Paramount and went on to oversee Disney's resurgence in the late '80s and early '90s, before cofounding DreamWorks SKG with
and David Geffen in 1994. Below, Katzenberg reveals some of his greatest inspirations throughout his life and career.is one of the first movies Katzenberg remembers seeing, and he looked to the animation legend for inspiration while helping to run the mogul's eponymous company. "It's incredible how someone I never met could be such a presence in my life," he says. "His words and his work opened up my world to a level of pure creativity I never imagined.
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