Roku Hires Another Former Quibi Exec

By Daniel Frankel
( NextTV )
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Former marketing lead Lisa Flores is the fifth known refugee from Jeffrey Katzenberg's failed startup who has signed on to help build the Roku Channel

As it builds its ad-supported Roku Channel, Roku continues to add pieces of Jeffrey Katzenberg’s collapsed Quibi startup empire.

Roku social media executive Lisa Flores

(Image credit: LinkedIn)

The latest addition is Lisa Flores, a former Quibi marketing lead who has signed on to spearhead social media marketing initiatives for Roku Channel. (Variety first reported the move, which Flores currently touts on her LinkedIn profile.) 

In December, Roku paid an undisclosed sum—reported to be in the tens of millions—to acquire Quibi’s program library, said to include 75 original shows. 

This move preceded a series of Roku hirings from Quibi’s cast-off employee ranks: Brian Tannenbaum, the former Quibi head of strategy, who now heads unscripted content for Roku Channel; Quibi scripted content exec Colin Davis, who will also now ply his trade to Roku’s AVOD channel; business affairs exec Ryan Bocskay; and content acquisition specialist Luis Gomm Santos.

The ramp-up of the Roku Channel comes as Amazon’s IMDb TV is making its own major investments into original shows. Fox also said that its AVOD platform, Tubi, will “cost effectively” dip into originals. 

Daniel Frankel
Daniel Frankel

Daniel Frankel is the managing editor of Next TV, an internet publishing vertical focused on the business of video streaming. A Los Angeles-based writer and editor who has covered the media and technology industries for more than two decades, Daniel has worked on staff for publications including E! Online, Electronic Media, Mediaweek, Variety, paidContent and GigaOm. You can start living a healthier life with greater wealth and prosperity by following Daniel on Twitter today!