{"id":22624,"date":"2020-08-07T13:30:29","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T13:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=22624"},"modified":"2020-08-07T11:12:57","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T11:12:57","slug":"quibi-get-a-price-drop-and-free-tier-in-australia-and-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/quibi-get-a-price-drop-and-free-tier-in-australia-and-new-zealand\/","title":{"rendered":"Quibi get a price drop and free tier in Australia and New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 style=\"user-select: auto;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff; user-select: auto;\">In their most desperate attempt to boost subscriber numbers, Quibi drop the price of subscriptions and add a free tier to the short video streaming service.<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The news dropped via an email to customers in Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I do appreciate the email Quibi sent to people in Australia and New Zealand! Sent by a reader. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7JrYKvUd17\">pic.twitter.com\/7JrYKvUd17<\/a><\/p>\u2014 julia alexander (@loudmouthjulia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/loudmouthjulia\/status\/1291005716531208194?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Users in these countries needn\u2019t do anything. The subscriptions will automatically drop on their next bill cycle from 13 AUD to 7 AUD. If implemented on a wider scale, this could be the attraction Quibi needs to boost subscriber numbers. At 8 USD\/month without ads, Quibi is more expensive and doesn\u2019t have the same expansive back catalogue as Disney+.<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This marks another change in the services offerings to try and gain more customers. <a style=\"user-select: auto;\" href=\"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/watch-quibi-on-tv-now-with-support-for-chromecast\/\">Quibi were late on adding TV casting to the app.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to launch, <a style=\"user-select: auto;\" href=\"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/upcoming-netflix-competitor-quibi-announces-a-new-show-entirely-about-music\/\">Quibi managed to raise an impressive $1.75 billion for content and marketing.<\/a> Just one month after launching, <a style=\"user-select: auto;\" href=\"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/quibis-founder-blames-lack-of-users-on-coronavirus-pandemic\/\">founder Jeffrey Katzenberg blamed the pandemic on a lack of signups,<\/a> despite other streaming services such as Netflix and Disney+ thriving during stay-at-home orders. 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