Hong Kong – Viu, a leading pan-regional OTT video service by PCCW Media, hit 6 million monthly active users (MAU) across its markets in March this year, representing a 50% growth from 4 million as of November 2016. Since launch in October 2015, Viu has been made available in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Oman, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Kuwait, Egypt and Bahrain. Viu operates on a dual model of an ad-supported tier and a premium subscription tier of … [Read more...] about Viu hits 6 million active users
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Accelerating market in Philippines
Dominating Daytime TV ABS-CBN’s hit afternoon drama Doble Kara continued to dominate Philippine’s daytime until its final episode which scored a national TV rating of 22.2, or eight points higher than its rival programmes 14.2%, according to data from Kantar Media. The final episode blew up online and hit the social media trends in the country with its official final hashtag #DKPagtataposNaPalaban, which became the top trending topics on Twitter. Doble Kara had been a consistent top … [Read more...] about Accelerating market in Philippines
Viu releases trailers of premium shows
NEW DELHI- The wait is almost over. Viu, the video-on-demand service of Vuclip, has today released the trailers and posters of two of its premium shows – ‘Gehraiyaan’ and ‘Spotlight’ presented by Vikram Bhatt as part of its ‘Viu Originals’ catalogue. Starring television’s hit jodi Sanjeeda Sheikh and Vatsal Sheth, ‘Gehraiyaan’ is a horror series directed by Sidhant Sachdev that will showcase their on-screen chemistry amidst the paranormal while ‘Spotlight’, directed by Suhail … [Read more...] about Viu releases trailers of premium shows
Vuclip brings Viu to the Middle East
Dubai – Vuclip, a PCCW Media company, and the leading premium video-on-demand service provider for emerging markets announced the launch of Viu, a direct to consumer video-on-demand (VOD) service, in the Middle East. Viu has already achieved market success and tremendous consumer adoption in Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Hong Kong and Singapore, and is now available for users in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Egypt and Jordan. Users across the region now have access to … [Read more...] about Vuclip brings Viu to the Middle East
Viu unveils Indian originals
Mumbai - Vuclip, a PCCW Media Company, has announced the names and the star cast of two premium shows that will be launched on its OTT service Viu next month as part of ‘Viu Originals’. This announcement comes close on the heels of the success of recent Viu original series, including What the Duck, a cricket comedy show and Viru Ke Funde, which was hosted by Virender Sehwag. Presented by Viu and Bollywood ace Vikram Bhatt, Gehraiyaan and Spotlight will air in February and is expected to … [Read more...] about Viu unveils Indian originals
Viu expands to the Philippines
Hong Kong - PCCW Media’s OTT video service, Viu, has achieved four million unique users just one year after its launch. Reputedly a game-changing video platform for Asian premium content, Viu is launched in the Philippines today as part of its regional expansion, offering viewers easy access to content on the web and on mobile while on-the-move. Regional success with rapid growth and strong traction in Asia, Viu is now present in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Indonesia and the … [Read more...] about Viu expands to the Philippines