Hank: people won't follow celebrities to Quibi (2020)
prediction · status: came true · last event: came true (2020-07-17) · owner: Hank
In May 2020 Hank predicted that people would not follow celebrities to Quibi because they don't care much about celebrities. In July 2020 he said Quibi had flopped despite billions of dollars spent, while TikTok took off.
About: Quibi, celebrity
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-29 | predicted | Hank says Quibi misunderstands celebrity: a star may inform which movie people see, but people won't follow a celebrity to a new platform because they don't care much about celebrities. | Get Paid 00:01:15 |
| 2020-07-17 | came true | Hank says that during quarantine Quibi, despite billions of dollars spent on the most talented creators, flopped ("blehh") while TikTok took off. | So Much to See 00:02:28 |
What is said about it
3 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2020-05-29 · Get Paid — Hank says Jeffrey Katzenberg and company spent over a billion dollars on content for Quibi, a new platform of quick video bites under 10 minutes long. — 00:01:15
- 2020-05-29 · Get Paid — Hank doesn't think Quibi is necessarily bad: he favors billionaires spending their money, it hurts no one, and maybe he's wrong and it will succeed. (hedged) — 00:01:44
- 2020-07-17 · So Much to See — Hank says the story of quarantine has been TikTok taking off (he shouts "KOWW!") while Quibi, billions of dollars trying to work with the most talented creators, went "blehh". — 00:02:28