{"id":5231,"date":"2018-12-21T10:31:06","date_gmt":"2018-12-21T15:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/viu-inks-deal-thailands-workpoint\/"},"modified":"2018-12-21T10:31:06","modified_gmt":"2018-12-21T15:31:06","slug":"viu-inks-deal-with-thailands-workpoint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/viu-inks-deal-with-thailands-workpoint\/","title":{"rendered":"Viu Inks Deal with Thailand\u2019s Workpoint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Viu, PCCW Media Group\u2019s pan-regional OTT streaming service, is bolstering its video offerings through a new deal with Workpoint, a Thai content provider.<\/p>\n<p>Through the agreement, Viu users will have access to more than 1,500 episodes of dramas and variety shows from Workpoint\u2019s content portfolio. Among the titles that will be available on the platform are quiz shows <em>Super Fan<\/em> (<em>Fan pun tae<\/em>) and <em>Lightning Quiz<\/em>, variety show <em>Golden Clues<\/em> (<em>Way tee thong way tee ter<\/em>) and singing contests <em>The Vocalist<\/em> (<em>mic thongkum<\/em>) and <em>Mic on Debt off<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Helen Sou, the senior VP of digital media for PCCW Media Group, said: \u201cViu is committed to offering a wealth of content to customers in Asia, where the average daily video viewing time per Viu viewer is 108 minutes. Meanwhile, Asians spend an average of 186 minutes per day watching online videos. This means, on average, Viu is providing viewers with 60 percent of their daily video consumption. Collaborating with Workpoint enables us to continue expanding our variety of offerings to meet the constantly-changing tastes of our viewers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chalakorn Panyashom, COO of Workpoint Group, added: \u201cThis collaboration will expand the audience for Workpoint and Viu alike. As one of Thailand\u2019s biggest entertainment content providers, Workpoint has been producing many kinds of shows, while Viu presides over an extensive and highly-engaged customer base. Being partners means we can win even more viewers for both companies. 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