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Report: Viu tops monthly active users in SE Asia

Viu, PCCW’s pan-regional OTT video streaming service, achieved strog viewrships in Q4 2020 according to a report from AMPD Research, a subsidiary of Media Partners Asia (MPA). Key highlights of the report include: – Viu ranks first in aggregate monthly active users amongst premium major video streaming platforms in Southeast Asia (which includes Indonesia, the […]

March 11, 2021

SE Asia: US & Korean content top online consumption

Korean, US and local content form the core of online video content consumption across Southeast Asia, according to a study published by Media Partners Asia (MPA). The report, Southeast Asia Online Video Consumer Insights & Analytics: A Definitive Study, wraps up 2020 with key insight to online video content consumption trends across four Southeast Asian […]

March 1, 2021

Viu hits 5.3m paid subs

Viu, PCCW’s pan-regional OTT video streaming service, has reported 45 million MAU (monthly active users) and 5.3 million paid subscribers. Viu’s service is run in premium subscription and ad-supported freemium models, and is available in 16 markets across Asia, Africa and the Middle East including Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, UAE, Bahrain, Egypt, Indonesia, […]

February 9, 2021

Research: 7m SVoD subs in Indonesia

Media Partners Asia (MPA) has announced that total cumulative paying customers to SVoD services across the top 10 operators in Indonesia had reached approximately 7 million as of mid-January 2021, a net addition of 3.6 million new subscribers between September 5th 2020 to January 6th 2021. The research, published by MPA’s consumer insights division AMPD […]

January 19, 2021

Report: APAC SVoD revenues overtake AVoD

A report from Media Partners Asia (MPA) shows that the Asia Pacific online video industry grew revenue by 14 per cent year-on-year in 2020 to reach $30.5 billion (€25bn). SVoD overtook AVoD

January 11, 2021

Viu expands MENA offering

OTT service Viu has tied up programming from FOX+ and is now offering an expanded service for MENA viewers. Viu is Hong Kong-based and backed by PCCW. It is available in 16 markets across Asia, Africa and the Middle East including Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, UAE, Bahrain, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, […]

November 3, 2020By Chris Forrester

Viu acquires Takuya Kimura dramas

Viu, a pan-regional OTT video service from PCCW Media Group, has acquired exclusive OTT rights from Fuji TV to bring 12 iconic Takuya Kimura titles, including Long Vacation, Love Generation, and the Hero series to its viewers. Kimura (also known as Kimutaku) is an iconic figure in the Japanese entertainment industry. He was a member […]

July 22, 2020

Report: Viu tops OTT users in SE Asia

Viu, a pan-regional OTT video service from PCCW Media Group with more than 41 million monthly active users, has revealed that findings from AMPD Research, a subsidiary of Media Partners Asia (MPA), shows it has the highest number of users amongst major video streaming platforms in Southeast Asia. Key highlights of the report: – Viu […]

June 15, 2020

Viu and HBO Asia to air 2nd season of The Bridge

Viu, a pan-regional OTT video service from PCCW Media Group with more than 41 million monthly active users, has announced that the 10-episode second season of Endemol Shine Group’s The Bridge, produced by Viu and in association with HBO Asia Originals, will begin airing on Viu, HBO GO and HBO across Asia on June 15. […]

June 15, 2020