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For the Cantonese language linear television channel in Hong Kong operated by HKTVE (ultimately owned by PCCW), see ViuTV.
Viu
Type of site
OTT
Available inArabic, Hindi, Bangla, Tamil, Telugu
OwnerHKTVE
URLviu.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationSelective

Viu is an over-the-top (OTT) video service operated by PCCW Media, a subsidiary of PCCW.[1] Launched in Hong Kong, Viu provides Asian dramas, variety programs, anime and entertainment news.[2] As of June 2018 interim report, Viu had 20 million monthly active users.[3]

Background

PCCW Media owns nowTV, Hong Kong's first IPTV and MOOV, Hong Kong's first OTT music platform. On 26 October 2015, Viu was launched in Hong Kong.[4] Started as a freemium, Viu provides premium services by a subscription plan.[5] Since then it has expanded to many other countries.

Shows

Currently, Viu Hong Kong and Viu Singapore are both available to users with local IP addresses only. Recent popular Korean dramas and variety shows such as ‘Boys Over Flowers’, ‘City Hunter’, ‘I Can Hear Your Voice’, ‘The Heirs’, ‘My Love from the Star’, etc. can be found on Viu Singapore. Whereas the broadcasting rights of these dramas in Hong Kong were previously bought by other TV platforms and hence are not available on Viu Hong Kong. Instead, it offers dramas from Japan, Taiwan and China, Japanese animations and Korean entertainment programmes.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Keeping up with the Koreans: PCCW to offer OTT for TV series content in Hong Kong and beyond". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  2. ^ "PCCW Media's Viu OTT play nets over 1.2 million downloads in Hong Kong". Ooyala. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  3. ^ "Viu Develops Own Content in Asia | Light Reading". Light Reading.
  4. ^ "Hong Kong's largest telco launches streaming service for Asia". CNET. 2016-01-10. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  5. ^ "PCCW looks at Viu as just the start". Digital News Asia. 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2018-01-31.


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