BBC Studios has become the latest investor in Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman’s short-form digital service Quibi. The company joins the major Hollywood studios including Disney, Sony and Warner …
The company joins the major Hollywood studios including Disney, Sony and Warner Bros as well as Viacom, MGM, eOne, Liberty Global, China’s Alibaba Group and rival British outfit ITV as investors in the company.
It comes after BBC Studios scored its first commission for the service. The company’s Natural History Unit, which makes shows such as
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