Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThe fat wad of cash Quibi has spent on high-end programming paid dividends in one area, at least: Jeffrey Katzenberg’s streamer picked up 10 Primetime Emmy Awards nominations in short form categories.Of course, there’s no guarantee that Emmys nods (or even wins) can move the needle for Quibi, which has had a tough time signing up subscribers since premium mobile entertainment app’s launch earlier this spring — at the front end of the COVID-19 crisis.And note that Quibi’s nominations all fall in the Emmys’ short form brackets, which are less competitive — and less prestigious — than the traditional TV categories.Quibi notched two nominations for short form comedy or drama series, for “Reno 911,” a revival of.
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