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They at least seem to be rethinking the “only on mobile” thing. You can now play on a TV using a Chromecast or AirPlay. Still no dedicated smart TV or streaming
by perardi 6y ago
They at least seem to be rethinking the “only on mobile” thing. You can now play on a TV using a Chromecast or AirPlay. Still no dedicated smart TV or streaming stick apps, though.
https://help.quibi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360042455452-Can-I-use-Chromecast-or-Apple-AirPlay-with-my-Quibi-app- https://help.quibi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360042455452-Can-I-...
- Terretta 6y agoCompared to web pages, video storage and bandwidth is a meaningful portion of video CPM or video subscription, so 720p (or, say, 360p for iOS 14 PIP mode) yields significantly different cost basis. The only on mobile thing may have been necessary for the business model.
- carlosdp 6y agoI very much doubt they made that decision based on bandwidth costs though. They've burned a billion dollars already, don't think they are thinking about margins much at the moment.
- donavanm 6y ago> video storage and bandwidth is a meaningful portion of video CPM or video subscription Maybe "compared to web pages". But very skeptical it's a meaningful cost compared to production or subscription prices. Even going with a third party CDN you're probably not paying more than ¢1/GB of transfer. For 720P h.264 that's about about 2GB, or 2¢, per hour of content transferred. How many pennies per month do you need before it's a meaningful portion of the $7 subscription price?