Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorQuibi, after its high-profile collapse, may be close to landing a deal with Roku to sell rights to its multimillion-dollar lineup of original shows.Quibi, the startup led by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, is in “advanced talks” on a pact with Roku to acquire streaming rights to the Quibi catalog, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.
If the deal is consummated, Roku would add the short-form original series to the free, ad-supported Roku Channel.Reps for Roku and Quibi did not immediately respond to requests for comment.The Journal story didn’t include details about which Quibi shows may be part of the Roku deal or the financial terms.
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