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>>> WELCOME BACK TO "GREAT DAY, WASHINGTON."
WASHINGTON." THE NEWEST WAY TO WATCH CONTENT
IS CALLED QUIBE.
I CAUGHT UP WITH MEG TO TALK TO
HER ABOUT THIS
NEWEST START UP.
MEG, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
THIS MORNING WITH
"GREAT DAY, WASHINGTON," AND
CONGRATULATIONS ON A
SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF QUIBE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'M DELIGHTED TO BE WITH YOU
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING. WE GOT OFF TO A GREAT START,
1.7 MILLION DOWNLOADS
AS OF MONDAY FOR A BRAND-NEW
APP AND BRAND-NEW
COMPANY.
COMPANY.
COMPANY. SO THANK YOU FOR SAYING SO.
>> AND FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T
CHECKED IT OUT YET,
CAN YOU -- WHAT IS QUIBE?
HOW WOULD YOU EXPLAIN IT?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. SO QUIBE IS AN APP.
YOU GO TO THE APPLE STORE OR
THE GOOGLE PLAY STORE
TO DOWNLOAD THE APP ONTO YOUR
PHONE, AND IT IS A
PREMIUM ENTERTAINMENT
PREMIUM ENTERTAINMENT SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE THAT IS
DESIGNED TO REALLY MARRY THE
BEST OF HOLLYWOOD,
QUALITY CONTENT, STARS,
PRODUCERS, WRITERS,
PRODUCERS, WRITERS, DIRECTORS WITH A NEW TECHNOLOGY
PLATFORM THAT MAKES
VIEWING VIDEO ON YOUR MOBILE
INCREDIBLE AND, YOU
KNOW, MUCH BETTER THAN IT'S
EVER BEEN.
EVER BEEN. AND VIEWING VIDEO ON YOUR
MOBILE IS GREAT, BUT WE
HAVE ENGINEERED A SYSTEM WHERE
IT IS FULL-SCREEN
VIDEO, WHETHER YOU HOLD YOUR
PHONE IN PORTRAIT OR
LANDSCAPE, SO YOU CAN WATCH THE
WAY YOU WANT TO
WATCH.
WATCH.
WATCH. EVERY EPISODE IS 10 MINUTES OR
LESS, AND SO IT'S
DESIGNED TO FILL THOSE IN-
BETWEEN MOMENTS EVERYONE
HAS IN THEIR DAY.
>> YOU COFOUNDED THIS COMPANY
WITH JEFFREY CATSEN
BURG, WHO COFOUNDED DREAMWORKS.
YOU WERE CEO OF HP.
WHAT MADE YOU TWO COME TOGETHER
TO START THIS TECH
COMPANY?
COMPANY?
COMPANY? YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. WELL, HE AND I WORKED AT DISNEY
TOGETHER MANY, MANY
YEARS AGO, AND HE WAS HEAD OF
THE WALT DISNEY
STUDIOS.
STUDIOS.
STUDIOS. I RAN CONSUMER MARKETING --
HEAD OF MARKETING FOR
THE CONSUMER PRODUCTS DIVISION.
WE GOT TO KNOW EACH OTHER
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. WE
THERE. WE STAYED IN TOUCH.
SO WE STAYED FRIENDS FOR WELL
OVER 30 YEARS.
WHEN I SAID I WAS STEPPING DOWN
FROM HP, HE CALLED
ME IMMEDIATELY, AND HE SAID,
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING."
I SAID, "I DON'T KNOW.
I'M GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME
OFF.
OFF.
OFF. I'M
OFF. I'M THE CHAIRMAN OF TEACH FOR
AMERICA."
AMERICA."
AMERICA." HE SAID, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING
TONIGHT."
TONIGHT."
TONIGHT." HE FLEW UP FROM LOS ANGELES TO
HAVE DINNER, AND TOLD
ME ABOUT THIS LITTLE IDEA THAT
HE HAD.
HE HAD.
HE HAD. I
HE HAD. I SAID, "YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT'S A REALLY GOOD IDEA.
IT'S THE PERFECT MARRIAGE,
MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY.
I THINK I'VE GOT ONE MORE START
UP WITH ME."
THAT'S HOW WE GOT TOGETHER AND
WORKED HARD ON, YOU
KNOW, THE IDEA.
THEN WE SET OUT TO START
BUILDING THE COMPANY IN
AUGUST 2018.
AUGUST 2018. >> AND OF COURSE, THIS ISN'T
THE IDEAL ATMOSPHERE
THAT YOU HAD HOPED TO LAUNCH A
NEW COMPANY.
NEW COMPANY. SO WHAT DID YOU GUYS HAVE TO DO
WHEN THE PANDEMIC
STARTED, THE SHUTDOWNS BEGAN TO
PIVOT AND FIGURE
THIS OUT?
THIS OUT?
THIS OUT? >> GREAT QUESTION.
SO WE HAD TO CHANGE A LOT OF
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. THE FIRST DECISION IS DO WE
THINK IT WAS STILL THE
RIGHT THING TO DO, TO LAUNCH.
ULTIMATELY, WE DECIDED IT WAS.
WE'RE NOT MEDICAL
PROFESSIONALS.
PROFESSIONALS. WE'RE NOT FIRST RESPONDERS.
WE THOUGHT THAT OUR CONTENT
COULD BRING JOY AND
DISTRACTION AND LEVITY TO
PEOPLE WHO ARE, YOU KNOW,
NOW AT HOME ALL THE TIME IN
SOMEWHAT CHALLENGING
SOMEWHAT CHALLENGING SITUATIONS, I THINK, MANY
TIMES.
TIMES.
TIMES. SO
TIMES. SO WE DECIDED TO GO AHEAD.
THE FIRST IS WE HAD A PHYSICAL
LAUNCH EVENT.
LAUNCH EVENT. WE SAID, "WE CAN'T DO THAT
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE. WE HAVE TO DO A DIGITAL LAUNCH
EVENT."
EVENT."
EVENT." WE HAD 36 OF OUR STARS DO AN
INSTAGRAM LIVE EVENT,
WHERE THEY INTERVIEWED EACH
OTHER ABOUT WHAT IT WAS
LIKE TO BE IN THE PANDEMIC.
THEN WE HAD TO CHANGE ALL OUR
MEDIA, BECAUSE WE HAD
THE FINAL FOUR AND THE NBA
FINAL.
FINAL.
FINAL. WE
FINAL. WE HAD TO TO REDEPLOY MEDIA.
WE HAD TO LEARN TO WORK AT
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. WE
HOME. WE HAD 250 PEOPLE WHO WORKED AT
THE COUNTRY.
THE COUNTRY. ON MARCH 14th, WE WENT HOME.
SO WE HAD TO LEARN HOW TO DO
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. THEN WE HAD TO MAKE SURE WE HAD
ENOUGH CONTENT AND
COULD MANAGE THE TECHNOLOGY
FROM REMOTE LOCATIONS,
AND LIKE YOU, YOU'VE BEEN
INCREDIBLY INNOVATIVE.
INCREDIBLY INNOVATIVE. ALL OUR ESSENTIALS HAD TO BE
STOOD UP IN AN ENTIRELY
NEW ENVIRONMENT AS OPPOSED TO A
STUDIO THAT HAD BEEN
BUILT FOR US.
LOT AND LOT OF CHALLENGES.
>> BEFORE I LET YOU GO, I'VE
GOT ONE OF MY
FAVORITES.
FAVORITES. IT'S CALLED THANKS A MILLION,
WHERE THE CELEBRITIES
GAVE 100,000 TO DESERVING
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE SO FAR?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. WELL, I THINK ONE OF MY
FAVORITE MOVIES IS "SURVIVE"
WITH SOPHIE TURNER, WHO WAS IN
GAME OF THRONES, AND
IT'S A LOVE STORY AFTER A PLANE
CRASH, WHICH IS
REALLY GRIPPING.
REALLY GRIPPING. I LOVE THE LEBRON JAMES
DOCUMENTARY, AND I LOVE
THANKS A MILLION.
THOSE ARE AMONG MY FAVORITES.
I HAVE TO SAY, I LOVE ALL MY
CHILDREN.
CHILDREN.
CHILDREN. >> OF COURSE.
YOU WOULDN'T PUT IT ON THE APP
IF YOU DIDN'T.
ONCE AGAIN, CONGRATS ON A
SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH WITH
THIS INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY, AND
THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US THIS MORNING.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
TAKE CARE NOW.
BE SAFE.
BE SAFE.
BE SAFE. >> YOU, TOO.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >> QUIBE IS FUN.
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