INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
show ChangeUp while moving to only hosting HQ on weekends, TMZ first reported
HQ wanted someone committed to their show.Now HQ co-founder and CEO Rus Yusupov confirms to TechCrunch that Rogowsky will no longer host HQ
He tells me that the company ran a SurveyMonkey survey of its top players and they voted that former guest host Matt Richards rated higher
Yusupov says HQ is excited to have Richards as its new prime time host
But he was also prone to talking a lot on the air and promoting himself, sometimes in ways that felt distracting from the game
I am tremendously grateful to the talented team of engineers, writers, animators and producers at Intermedia Labs who helped me grow the
show into the international phenomenon it became, and above all, I will forever be thankful for the millions of HQties around the world who
will always hold a special place in my heart
While the decision to leave HQ was a difficult one, I am delighted to begin this next chapter in my career with the amazing people at MLB
exit:We continue to build an incredible company at HQ Trivia, from drawing hundreds of thousands of players to the platform daily, to
increasing the size of the prize, to attracting strong talent
Yusupov says the team feels jazzed about the new creative opportunities beyond Rogowsky, though the CEO says he appreciates all that its
It climbed the app store charts to become the No
6 overall app in January 2018, and peaked at 2.38 million concurrent players in March 2018
585 overall app in August, and it dropped out of the top 1,500 last month, according to App Annie
HQ Trivia was installed more than 160,000 times last month on iOS and Android, with approximately $200,000 in in-app purchase revenue,
according to Sensor Tower
winners splitting jackpots to just a few dollars per victor and laggy streams have all driven away players
And the tragic death of HQ co-founder and former CEO Colin Kroll may have impeded efforts to turn things around
Trivia fades from the zeitgeist, it and Rogowsky will have inspired a new wave of innovation in what it means to play with our phones.
