An Auction House Is Selling the Bar From Hilter’s Yacht. Diane Nelson, the former president of DC Entertainment who joined Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi as head of content operations, is leaving the mobile subscription-video startup after 10 months.

Quibi chief executive Meg Whitman speaks while Jeffrey Katzenberg, Quibi's chairman and founder, listens during a Bloomberg Technology Television interview … “We wish her well and support her as she focuses on other priorities, and thank her for her many contributions to Quibi.”.

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“Unfortunately, that commitment was tested a bit sooner and more urgently than I might have liked.” Nelson said she will spend the next few months “to make sure the people I love are well and settled and then will turn my attention to my next chapter of life.”, Nelson had joined Quibi in early 2019 after more than two decades at Warner Bros.’ DC Entertainment. At DC Entertainment, Nelson had taken a leave of absence for family-related issues starting in March 2018 before she exited the studio that summer. Tim Connolly, the former Hulu exec who joined Quibi last year as head of partnerships and advertising, left the company this summer. It took Quibi a little more than two years to go from Hollywood’s most celebrated new idea to inglorious finish, consuming $1.75 billion of … Quibi, led by Katzenberg and CEO Meg Whitman, has greenlit a slew of original shows and set a launch date of April 6, 2020. You are each remarkably talented and I have every faith that Quibi is going to be a great success.”. Prior to joining Quibi, Nelson spent 22 years at Warner Bros. in a variety of roles. Quibi Is Shutting Down After 6 Disappointing Months. Like its content, Quibi's time in the spotlight was brief. © Copyright 2020 Variety Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. Nelson was named head of DC in 2009, where she helped oversee the development of its TV projects, feature films, and video games with mixed results.

“When I left Warner Bros. last year after over two strong decades of work there, I made a commitment to prioritize several key aspects of my life — most importantly my family and friends,” Nelson wrote in the memo.

Quibi, the struggling short-form mobile video startup led by founder Jeffrey Katzenberg and CEO Meg Whitman, may be forced to shut down after failing to find a buyer, according to a new report. During her nine years as president of DC Entertainment, she also was president and chief content officer of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment games division and president of Warner Bros. Consumer Products, having responsibility for the three operating units simultaneously. Under her leadership, DC had been successful on the television side with popular shows like “Arrow” and “The Flash”; the studio’s film slate had hits including “Wonder Woman” but a number of misses including “Justice League.”. Diane Nelson, the former president of DC Entertainment who joined Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi as head of content operations, is leaving the mobile subscription-video startup after 10 months. NHL Postpones Winter Classic, All-Star Weekend Until 2022, The Best Flat-Screen TVs That Don’t Cost a Small Fortune.