Quibi will face significant competition and it's launching in the middle of a pandemic, which may or may not help its growth. But it has a lot of buzz - and money - backing it up, not to mention two of the most famed executives in Hollywood and Silicon Valley running the company.
Here's everything you need to know about Quibi: Quibi, which is short for "quick bites," offers short-form content that's no more than a few minutes long. The content ranges from scripted, fictional series to news and sports highlights.
However, unlike short-form videos on YouTube or Instagram, Quibi's content comes with high production budgets. The videos have also been filmed and edited to be viewed both horizontally and vertically.
The service's two veteran executives include Meg Whitman, the former CEO of eBay, and Jeffrey Katzenberg, a Disney alumnus and co-founder of DreamWorks. The two have raised nearly $2 billion from investors, according to the Wall Street Journal.
"What we're trying to do is bring together the best of Hollywood and the best of Silicon Valley to make viewing short-form content on your mobile extraordinary," Whitman told CNN Business last year. "We've got Hollywood quality content with some really very innovative technology that makes viewing video on your mobile something quite different than what it is today."