OTJ THE SERIES TO PREMIERE ON HOOQ!
HOOQ, Asia’s first and largest premium video-on-demand service, announced its first venture into orignal content production with the announcement of OTJ the series.
HOOQ today signed a landmark co-production deal with the Philippines’ number one mobile brand Globe Telecom and independent studio Reality Entertainment to produce an original mini-series based on the multi-award winning movie On the Job, or OTJ. Production of the six-episode story revolving around a hard-hitting topic in Philippine society kicks off this month.
‘It’s about time that we expand the themes that we started in the original On The Job movie,’ states award-winning director/producer Erik Matti. ‘Creating a mini-series exclusively for a video-on-demand service like HOOQ will allow us to explore unique stories that will be sure to pull in viewers who will want to get more immersed in this compelling world we’re building.’
Fans of OTJ the movie, can now catch it on HOOQ. This award winning film starring Piolo Pascual, Joel Torre and Gerald Anderson received a 2-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival in 2013. It was also screened at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival in South Korea where it won the Jury Prize, with Joel Torre receiving the Best Actor award.
Globe Senior Advisor for Consumer Business Dan Horan also shared that, ‘this new venture strengthens our commitment to provide the best content for our customers whether they are at home or on mobile. From partnering with content producers, we have now taken the next big step to actually co-produce all original materials, and Director Erik Matti’s OTJ series is the perfect choice given its movie counterpart’s success. This collaboration stands as a strong indication of greater efforts that we will be undertaking in the near future and we can’t wait to get started!’
HOOQ will be releasing OTJ in the Philippines and internationally to its other markets such as Thailand, India and Indonesia.
‘We are so proud to be the number one paid video-on-demand service in the country with over 180,000 subscribers!’ Declared Jane Cruz-Walker, Country Manager of HOOQ Philippines. ‘We continue to hold true our promise of bringing the best of local and best of Hollywood entertainment to our customers. Today, we take that promise up a notch by venturing into original content production and we are honored to partner with such an acclaimed Filipino brand as Erik Matti’s On The Job.’
HOOQ holds the largest catalogue of Filipino content of any video-on-demand service from top local studios like GMA, Viva Communications, Regal Entertainment, and ABS-CBN. Pinoy box office hits like “One More Chance”, “My Neighbor’s Wife”, and “The Gifted” as well as popular TV series like “My Binondo Girl” and “Poor Senorita” are easily accessible to users via mobile, tablet or laptop. In the last few months, HOOQ also beefed up its independent film offerings with critically-acclaimed titles like “Zombadings”, “Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros” and “Sonata”. OTJ the movie and the new exclusive series are expected to further increase viewing for local content, which now comprises over 30% of the minutes streamed on HOOQ in the past year.
MORE FIRSTS FROM HOOQ
Hollywood movie buffs won’t be left behind and fans of the iconic Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II will be able to access interviews, extra footage and deleted scenes from the movies, first time on a SVOD platform – all exclusively on HOOQ.
HOOQ, a start-up venture between Singtel, Sony Pictures Television and Warner Bros., is an award winning service that empowers customers with unlimited online streaming access and an offline viewing option to top Hollywood and Filipino movies and television content, on any device including computers, smartphones tablets and smart TVs via Google Chromecast.
Ghostbusters took the world by storm 30 years ago and the iconic franchise will be returning this summer with a fresh take by Director Paul Feig. The new Ghostbusters will be taken on by an all-girl group made up of some of the funnies ladies in Hollywood today including Melissa MaCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones. Signing up for a new HOOQ account up to June 24 also gives customers a chance to watch the world premiere with the Ghostbusters stars in Hollywood this July.
Before the ladies arrive to take over the 2016 reboot, catch up on those iconic moments with Bill Murray, Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd putting on their proton-packs and taking on Slimer and Stay Puft Marshmallow Man!
First of its kind pricing – weekly “sachets”
More Filipinos will soon be able to enjoy HOOQ with the introduction of bite-size weekly “sachets”. Customers purchasing this product will have access for seven days to the largest catalog of Hollywood and local titles of any premium service in the Philippines. This is the first time such a price plan has been introduced in the relative young video-on-demand space, inclusive of Hollywood content.
‘From our beginning, we have been committed to tailor our service to the emerging markets. We understand the challenges of the emerging markets unlike any other and our goal is to ensure that everyone across Asia can access entertainment at an affordable price. All across emerging markets, goods and services are offered in “bite size sachets” and we believe entertainment should be no different. Our new weekly pricing was designed solely for the emerging market customer. Now more people can be entertained at a cash outlay that works for them’ said Peter Bithos, Chief Executive Officer of HOOQ. ‘With the option of a weekly pricing, now many more millions of customers can get HOOQ’d.’ He added.
The 7-day sachet has already launched in Indonesia, and is expected to be available in the Philippines for Php59.00 by the 3rd quarter of the year.
How to get HOOQ
It’s easy to get HOOQ! Sign up today for a 7-day free trial on www.HOOQ.tv. Globe Postpaid customers can get up to 45 days of free trial with Globe GoSURF 99 and below, and up to 90 days of free trial for all mobile customers availing of GoSURF 299 and up. Broadband customers also get HOOQ for free on Globe Home Broadband. Once the trial period expires, GoSURF customers can continue enjoying HOOQ at P149 subscription fee monthly charged to your Globe bill. For non GoSurf subscribers, you can either pay the P149 monthly subscription free through credit credit or charge it to your Globe bill by texting HOOQ149 to 8888.
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