APOS BALI – HOOQ – the largest Video on Demand service in Southeast Asia, officially concludes its inaugural HOOQ Filmmakers Guild, and crowns India’s submission of Bhak as its winner. HOOQ will be funding a full season of Bhak that will live exclusively on its platform. Bhak was up against five other pilots from Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand, all of which were selected from over 500 submissions across Asia. Bhak, India’s top entry, is a colourful dramedy that follows the … [Read more...] about India’s Bhak Wins Inaugural Hooq Filmmakers Guild
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India hooked on British drama
BBC Studios and HOOQ India announced on the first day of the Asia Pay TV Operators Summit (APOS) in Indonesia, a content deal that will give Indian viewers access to nearly 200 hours of top BBC drama including Luther, Maigret and Wolf Hall. With this deal, millions of HOOQ’s subscribers in India will now have access to award-winning and top rated British dramas on the largest video-on-demand service in South-East Asia that made its India debut mid 2015. Programmes include BBC’s award-winning … [Read more...] about India hooked on British drama
HOOQ signs partnerships to strengthen local content offering in Indonesia
APOS BALI – HOOQ – the largest Video on Demand service in Southeast Asia – is doubling down on content investments in Indonesia, through strategic partnerships with MD Pictures, Starvision, Rapi Films, TBS Films and more to be announced shortly. This follows a bold introduction of 1-day sachet pricing and free-to-air channels streaming for free on the platform. These partnerships have secured HOOQ a dramatically improved premium local content offer for the Indonesian customer, ensuring HOOQ’s … [Read more...] about HOOQ signs partnerships to strengthen local content offering in Indonesia
HOOQ Appoints new Managing Director Of India
SINGAPORE – HOOQ, the largest Video on Demand service in South East Asia today announced Zulfiqar Khan as its new Managing Director of India to provide the brand his expertise in aggressively growing the OTT space. The announcement comes in light with Salil Kapoor, the current Managing Director deciding to move on to pursue other interests. Zulfiqar Khan comes with over 19 years of rich experience across Sales, Business Development, Revenue and Content Creation across … [Read more...] about HOOQ Appoints new Managing Director Of India
Carter Is HOOQ’s newest Hollywood original
HOOQ – the largest Video on Demand service in South East Asia – is proud to build on its HOOQ Originals offering with yet another Hollywood title. In a deal with Sony Pictures Television, HOOQ has acquired the new series, Carter, a light-hearted detective procedural that blends small-town charm with big-city crime. The series will premiere on 6 April, with new episodes dropping every Friday. HOOQ is the first to premiere the series worldwide and Carter marks the second Hollywood Original to … [Read more...] about Carter Is HOOQ’s newest Hollywood original
President of Youku to Keynote at MIPTV
PARIS – MIPTV announces the keynote speech by Yang Weidong, President of Youku, Alibaba Media & Entertainment Group. The flagship and leading global TV and digital content market, MIPTV takes place in Cannes, France from 9-12 April 2018. As part of MIPTV’s overall “Creators in Demand” conference theme, Yang Weidong’s keynote will outline the necessity of continuing to provide a bridge between the internet and broadcast channels, and the need to create qualitative, brand-defining content. … [Read more...] about President of Youku to Keynote at MIPTV
