NEWS/OTT Viu partners with Smart Communications to launch GIGA K-Video
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eading pan-regional OTT video streaming service Viu has partnered with Filipino mobile services
provider Smart Communications to launch the new GIGA K-Video data pack. Endorsed by Korean superstar Park Seo
Jun, the Smart GIGA K-Video is the firstever prepaid data pack that comes with a Viu Premium subscription, allowing Filipinos to enjoy the latest Korean content, uninterrupted and ad-free with unlimited download. Viu, which is known for providing premium Asian content, also announced a robust library of shows in the coming months. Now streaming on the Viu platform is Tale of the Nine Tailed and The Penthouse.
Sony Music Video contents streaming across the globe on Funimation
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ony Music Labels announced that video contents owned by Sony Music will be streamed across the world via animation distribution company Funimation. The first content will be the special concert FLOW Chokaigi 2020 - Anime Shibari Returns- from J-rock group FLOW. The concert is scheduled to air on Funimation in the US, Wakanim.TV in France, Russia, Denmark, and Scandinavia; and AnimeLab by Madman in Australia and New Zealand.
Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story among top five OTT shows with 6.6 million hits
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cam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story from India’s leading content
studio Applause Entertainment has achieved unprecedented acclaim in just a short span of time.
In India, Scam 1992 became the highestrated show on IMDB and placed number 16 among the top 50 television shows globally. The show also made it to the list of the top five OTT shows for the last week of October, according to a streaming tracker by Ormax Media, receiving 6.6 million views.
Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story
captures the meteoric rise and fall of Harshad Mehta, also known as the flamboyant Big Bull of the Stock Market, and the investigation and repercussions of the scam that shook the nation.
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