Singapore-based WeWatch Pte Ltd has announced that its Cambodia subsidiary, WeWatch Co. Ltd has entered into its first content deal with Cambodian Broadcasting Service Co. Ltd (CBS)
The deal will see WeWatch adding a Subscription Video-on-Demand (SVOD) channel to be called “Khmer +” which will see the channel screening premium Khmer-language content from CBS.
As part of the launch on 1st Apr 2022, WeWatch will add hundreds of hours of CBS’s content, in particular dramas and entertainment programs. To give customers more flexibility and for a limited period, the movie offerings will be available on WeWatch Everywhere App so that digital subscribers will be able to view their favourite films at their own time.
This deal between the media companies will now see WeWatch expanding is Khmer content offerings, and provide this premium content to WeWatch’s subscribers within Cambodia in particular expanding its home users as well as offering content to high-end residences, round-the-clock, 24/7. This offering will also see the VOD entertainment channel complementing WeWatch’s existing Khmer language content library as well as from international news networks, entertainment channels as well as its WeWatch console games.
As part of its soft launch, viewers can immediately look forward to a month of free content offerings from WeWatch’s Khmer+ premium channel. Viewers can be assured of getting the freshest and most updated titles as there will be a constant refreshing of content to the channel on a monthly basis.
Ms Sarah Wang, CEO, WeWatch Pte Ltd remarks, “Through this content deal with CBS, WeWatch will see an expansion of our Khmer content, enabling us to reach out to discerning Cambodian audience who demands the very best of high-quality content within the Kingdom, thereby allowing them to access to a wide range of entertaining content.” Ms Wang further adds that “This deal also recognises our mutual companies’ strengths in our professional services, WeWatch’s own high-end content delivery platform as well as the high quality of content offerings provided by CBS, and we are excited to work together to bring content to a higher level in Cambodia.”
Mr. Monivann Nop, COO, Cambodian Broadcasting Service said, “Drawing on CBS’s more than 19 years of experience in producing cutting edge entertainment and innovative programming, and WeWatch’s technological expertise in SVOD platform, we believe this content deal will enable both companies to uplift customers’ experience to another level and broadening audience reach.”