PCCW's Viu OTT service tops 4 mln users in Asia in 1st year

News Video Asia 29 NOV 2016
PCCW's Viu OTT service tops 4 mln users in Asia in 1st year
Hong Kong operator PCCW Media reports that its OTT mobile video entertainment platform dubbed 'Viu' has reached 4 million unique users one year after its launch. Viu reported over 218 million video views in the third quarter of 2016, doubling that of the preceding three months. Viu users consumed on average 1.2 hours per day. On average, 12 videos are viewed by each user every week. Viu is now present in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Indonesia and the Philippines.

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