Mobile streaming service Quibi exploring strategic options to raise funds

According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Quibi, the streaming service founded by former Disney executive Jeffrey Katzenberg, is exploring strategic options including a possible sale, a funding round or going public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company. When asked to comment, Quibi said it does not comment on rumor…

Disney+ service registers 8M paid subscribers in India in 1 week after rollout, crosses 50M paid subscribers globally

In a statement, Walt Disney Co said, its streaming service Disney+ has had a massive fan following and has registered 50 million paid consumers, with 8 million alone coming from India where the video streaming service was rolled out just a week back. As of this last quarter’s report, Netflix Inc reported a subscriber base…