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Viu OTT nets Telecom Asia’s 19th Annual Award for Best OTT Video Service

PCCW Media Group’s regional freemium OTT video platform, Viu, has garnered the prestigious Telecom Asia Award for Best OTT Video Service.

Now in its 19th year, Telecom Asia Awards is the region’s longest-running and most prestigious telecom industry awards. It rewards innovative and outstanding performance by Asian service providers and industry executives. The Awards selection is made by an independent panel of industry experts who cast votes on the basis of innovation, financial performance, technology, market leadership and corporate governance.

Viu won the Best OTT Video Service award, which was newly introduced by Telecom Asia this year, amidst intense competition against other regional contenders.

Since its launch in Hong Kong late last October, Viu has now been launched in Singapore, Malaysia and India providing Asian viewers with thousands of hours of premium quality latest Korean, Japanese, Bollywood and Hollywood content. Its competitive edge includes, among others, as fast as 4-hour turnaround after telecast with local language subtitling on the latest Korean drama, easy search functions, cross-device synchronization of viewing history, etc.

In addition, Viu offers consumers enhanced viewing experience. Even in emerging markets with bandwidth limitations, its patented adaptive bit rate technology ensures seamless quality streaming without buffering.

Since Viu’s launch seven months ago, the app is consistently well-supported by consumers across the region, topping the list of free app downloads in App Store and Google Play. Winning this much coveted Telecom Asia Award bears testament to recognition of achievement among its industry peers.

Ms. Janice Lee, Managing Director of PCCW Media Group, said, “PCCW Media is dedicated to developing its Viu OTT video platform into the preeminent multi-screen video entertainment hub for Asian content in the region and ultimately globally. We focus on delivering the most relevant and localized content to our customers currently in 12 markets. The service can be delivered across variable network conditions and devices using patented Dynamic Adaptive TranscodingTM technology.”



Source: Viu

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