On January 3, 2021, it was announced that [[Roku]] was in advanced talks to acquire rights to Quibi's library.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Amol |title=Roku Nears Deal to Buy Rights to Quibi's Content |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/roku-nears-deal-to-buy-rights-to-quibis-content-11609725389 |access-date=4 January 2021 |work=Wall Street Journal |date=3 January 2021 |archive-date=January 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104184023/https://www.wsj.com/articles/roku-nears-deal-to-buy-rights-to-quibis-content-11609725389 |url-status=live }}</ref> On January 8, 2021, Roku officially announced that all of Quibi's 75 programs would be streamed on their platform, on[[The freeRoku ad-supported channelsChannel]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0">{{cite web|last=Spangler|first=Todd|date=January 8, 2021|title=Roku Acquires Global Rights to 75-Plus Quibi Shows, Will Stream Them for Free|url=https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/roku-acquires-quibi-shows-free-streaming-1234881238/|access-date=January 8, 2021|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|archive-date=January 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108142134/https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/roku-acquires-quibi-shows-free-streaming-1234881238/|url-status=live}}</ref> Roku acquired the content from Quibi for an amount less than $100 million, with the condition that the content would remain in their short-form format.<ref name=":2">{{cite news |last1=Mullin |first1=Benjamin |title=Roku Acquires Rights to Quibi's Content |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/roku-acquires-rights-to-quibi-s-content-11610116056 |access-date=21 January 2021 |work=Wall Street Journal |date=8 January 2021 |archive-date=August 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821005500/https://www.wsj.com/articles/roku-acquires-rights-to-quibi-s-content-11610116056 |url-status=live }}</ref> The shows would be rebranded as "Roku Originals",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/roku-wisely-rebrands-its-soon-to-debut-quibi-content-as-1846733852|title=Roku Wisely Rebrands Its Soon-to-Debut Quibi Content as 'Roku Originals'|website=Gizmodo|last=Keck|first=Catie|date=April 21, 2021|access-date=April 30, 2021|archive-date=July 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716080635/https://gizmodo.com/roku-wisely-rebrands-its-soon-to-debut-quibi-content-as-1846733852|url-status=live}}</ref> with 30 of them relaunched on the service on May 20, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/roku-quibi-shows-streaming-free-1234972153/|title=Roku Set to Release 30 Quibi Shows for Free|website=Variety|last=Spangler|first=Todd|date=May 13, 2021|access-date=May 13, 2021|archive-date=May 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513130119/https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/roku-quibi-shows-streaming-free-1234972153/|url-status=live}}</ref>
