Turner & PCCW Bring MBC Content to Hong Kong

HONG KONG: Turner and PCCW have entered into a partnership that sees a slew of Korean entertainment, premium drama series as well as variety and music programming from MBC become available across a number of platforms.

Starting January 12, now TV subscribers can access a selection of shows on Turner’s 24-hour linear channel Oh!K. In addition, effective immediately, MBC shows are available through now TV’s SVOD service, Oh!K On Demand, as well as via Viu, a newly launched OTT service from PCCW. Another part of the Turner-PCCW agreement sees the delivery of MBC shows on now TV’s upcoming free-to-air channel, launching in April 2016.

Phil Nelson, the managing director and senior VP for Turner in Southeast Asia, said, “This is an outstanding multiplatform partnership. In its short history, Oh!K has grown significantly with the addition of Hong Kong to our distribution roadmap. Likewise, our content partnership with MBC has allowed new audiences—across all platforms—exposure to a truly impressive and exclusive lineup of Korean content.”

Hyuk Jae Choi, the director of global business at MBC, added: “This announcement is great news for fans of our content in Hong Kong. We know that they crave MBC dramas and variety shows in both Chinese and English, as soon as possible after their original Korean broadcast, and on platforms beyond just the TV screen. Through Turner, PCCW and MBC, this has become a reality.”