{"id":1629,"date":"2021-04-20T15:02:24","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T08:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bangkokagenda.com\/?p=1629"},"modified":"2021-04-30T15:04:26","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T08:04:26","slug":"viu-launches-viu-shorts-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangkokagenda.com\/?p=1629","title":{"rendered":"Viu\u00a0launches\u00a0Viu\u00a0Shorts!\u00a0Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0Supporting\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>a new generation of talent in Thailand<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0with the\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>opportunity\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>to\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>showcase their creativity on the No<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>1 video streaming platform in Southeast Asia<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Viu, PCCW\u2019s leading pan-regional OTT video streaming service, today announced\u00a0Viu\u00a0Shorts!\u00a0Thailand, an initiative that creates opportunities for talented youth in the country to learn about professional OTT media production.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Partnering with the School of Digital Media & Cinematic Arts (BUDC) and the Master of Communication Arts in Digital Marketing Communications (DiMC), School of Communication Arts, Bangkok University, Viu Shorts! will nurture a new generation of filmmakers and entertainment industry professionals. The program targets first to fourth-year students with a series of workshops covering professional media production, including online series and short films. PCCW\u2019s Viu Original production team members will also serve as mentors for the participating students as they work together to create four short films featuring lead Thai actors and actresses. Participants from four teams will gain hands-on experience creating Viu Shorts! while at the same time working with talented actors and actresses.<\/p>\n

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The program offers an unprecedented opportunity for participants to showcase their creativity to\u00a0Viu\u2019s large and growing international audience.\u00a0Viu\u00a0is No.1 in terms of number of users and ranked second in both paid subscribers and streaming minutes amongst major video streaming platforms in Southeast Asia, according to the latest Media Partners Asia\u00a0(MPA)\u00a0AMPD report*.\u00a0The final four short films will air in June on\u00a0Viu\u00a0across all 16 markets, reaching 45 million MAU\u00a0(monthly active users)\u00a0and 5.3\u00a0million paid subscribers**.<\/p>\n

First launched in Indonesia in 2018,\u00a0Viu\u00a0Shorts!\u00a0is now a pan-regional initiative designed to equip students with knowledge and experience in producing series for the OTT platform, which has grown steadily both in Thailand and abroad.<\/p>\n

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Mr. Thawatvongse Silamanonda, Country Manager of\u00a0Viu\u00a0Thailand, said,\u00a0<\/strong>\u201c<\/strong>Viu\u00a0is the leader in premium Asian content and our\u00a0Viu\u00a0Original\u00a0<\/strong>s<\/strong>eries rank among the most<\/strong>–<\/strong>watched on our platform. We want to share our knowledge to help talented Thai youth develop a strong foundation to enter the entertainment industry<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/strong>Additionally, this project reinforces our\u00a0<\/strong>\u2018<\/strong>ecosystem<\/strong>\u2019\u00a0<\/strong>strategy, bringing locally<\/strong>–<\/strong>produced series to broadcast worldwide in 16\u00a0<\/strong>markets<\/strong>\u00a0and allows us to capture Gen<\/strong>–<\/strong>Z audiences with content created by their peers<\/strong>.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

To learn more about\u00a0Viu\u00a0Shorts!, visit\u00a0www<\/a>.<\/a>viu<\/a>.<\/a>com<\/a>\u00a0or download\u00a0Viu\u00a0Android app from Google Play or\u00a0Viu\u00a0iOS app from the Apple Store.<\/p>\n

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*<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>Source<\/em>:\u00a0<\/em>AMPD Research of Media Partners Asia\u00a0<\/em>(<\/em>MPA<\/em>)<\/em>,\u00a0<\/em>October<\/em>–<\/em>December<\/em>\u00a02020<\/em>.\u00a0<\/em>Amongst major video streaming platforms including iflix, iQiyi, Line TV, Netflix, TrueID, Vidio, WeTV, excluding YouTube<\/em>\u00a0& TikTok which are UGC platforms<\/em>, in Southeast Asia\u00a0<\/em>(<\/em>Indonesia,Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines<\/em>)<\/em><\/p>\n

**\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>As of December 2020<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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