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Short form streamer Quibi shutting down

LOS ANGELES — Less than seven months after its launch in early April, the short-form, mobile-focused streaming service Quibi is shutting down, according to reports by The Wall Street Journal – confirmed by a Q&A interview between its leadership and Deadline. Bell announced in March an agreement with Quibi to provide daily Canadian news and sports content for the platform, in addition to being Quibi’s exclusive Canadian marketing partner in the telecom category. “We're in touch with Quibi management and discussing next steps,” a Bell spokesperson told Cartt.ca. Blue Ant Media-owned studio Look Mom! Productions was also supposed to produce...