Viu (streaming service)

Viu
Type of business	Subsidiary
Type of site	OTT platform
Available in	Arabic, Burmese, Chinese, English, Filipino, Indonesian, Malay, Thai
Headquarters	Hong Kong, China
Area served	Algeria, Australia, Bahrain, Egypt, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Morocco, Myanmar, New Zealand, Oman, Qatar, Palestine, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Sudan, Thailand, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen
Owner	Viu International Ltd; (PCCW Media Limited); (63.2%); Canal+; (36.8%);
Products	Video streaming
URL	www.viu.com
Commercial	Yes
Users	66.4 million (As of 2022)
Launched	August 2015
Current status	Active

Viu (pronounced as view) is a Hong Kong-based over-the-top video on demand streaming service from PCCW Media Group's Viu International Ltd.^[2] Operated in a dual-revenue model comprising subscriptions and advertising, Viu delivers content in different genres from Asia's top content providers with local language subtitles, as well as original production series under the Viu Original initiative (similar to original programming from other services like Disney+, Amazon Prime Video and Netflix).^[3]

Viu is now available in 16 markets across Asia, Africa, Oceania and the Middle East including Australia, Bahrain, Egypt, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, New Zealand, Malaysia, Myanmar, Oman, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, and United Arab Emirates.^[4] As of December 2022, Viu had 66.4 million monthly active users, including 12.2 million paying subscribers.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Frater, Patrick (27 February 2023). "Asian Streamer Viu Approaches Profitability, Divulges Subscriber and Revenue Data". Variety. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
^ Rachelle, Marie. "Best Korean Movies on Viu Vu To Watch in 2023". Streaming Freak. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
^ "PCCW Media's Viu OTT play nets over 1.2 million downloads in Hong Kong". Ooyala. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
^ "Viu no service page list of countries". Viu. 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.

[Frater-1] Frater, Patrick (27 February 2023). "Asian Streamer Viu Approaches Profitability, Divulges Subscriber and Revenue Data". Variety. Retrieved 2 February 2025.

[2] Rachelle, Marie. "Best Korean Movies on Viu Vu To Watch in 2023". Streaming Freak. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

[3] "PCCW Media's Viu OTT play nets over 1.2 million downloads in Hong Kong". Ooyala. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

[4] "Viu no service page list of countries". Viu. 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.

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