Viu (streaming media)
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Type of site | OTT |
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| Available in |
 Hong Kong(Traditional Chinese)  Malaysia(English/Simplified Chinese/Malay/Tamil)  Singapore(English/Simplified Chinese)  India(English)  Indonesia(Indonesian)  Philippines(English) |
| Owner | PCCW Media Limited |
| Website | http://www.viu.com/ |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Selective |
| Launched |
26 October, 2015 ( Hong Kong) 11 January, 2016 ( Singapore)4 March, 2016 ( Malaysia India) 26 May, 2016( Indonesia) 17 November, 2016( Philippines) |
| Current status | Online |
Viu is an Over-the-top (OTT) video service operated by PCCW. Debuted in Hong Kong on 26 October 2015, Viu’s launch rides on the experience of PCCW Media’s current entertainment solutions such as nowTV, Hong Kong’s first IPTV and largest pay-TV service, & MOOV, Hong Kong’s first OTT music platform, and further expands upon its earlier investment into Vuclip, a leading mobile video platform with over 9 million subscribers across 12 countries.
As of November 2016, Viu is available in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Indonesia and Philippines.
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.
Viu Indonesia was launched on 26 May, 2016 following the launch of Viu Malaysia and Viu India on 4 March, 2016. Viu Philippines was launched on 17 November, 2016. Viu in these areas are only available for download within the region.