{"id":22107,"date":"2016-03-20T21:19:58","date_gmt":"2016-03-20T13:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=22107"},"modified":"2016-04-04T21:27:33","modified_gmt":"2016-04-04T13:27:33","slug":"hooq-reaches-100000-paying-subscribers-1st-year-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2016\/03\/20\/hooq-reaches-100000-paying-subscribers-1st-year-2\/","title":{"rendered":"HOOQ reaches over 100,000 paying subscribers in 1st year"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOOQ, Asia\u2019s first and largest premium video streaming service, marked its first anniversary in the country in March with over 100,000 paying subscribers in the Philippines.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Local celebrities Xian Lim and Jessy Mendiola are HOOQ’s brand ambassadors. PHOTO BY MELBA BERNAD
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The start-up venture of Singtel, Warner Bros. Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television launched first in the Philippines, before its expansion to Thailand and India.<\/p>\n

As a testament to the video streaming service provider’s success, HOOQ was recently named Best Mobile App in the Media, Film, TV or Video category at the GSMA\u2019s Global Mobile (GLOMO) Awards 2016 in Barcelona.<\/p>\n

Under a partnership with HOOQ, Asia\u2019s latest video on-demand service, Globe customers get unlimited online streaming access and offline viewing option to movies and TV series and shows anywhere, anytime.<\/p>\n

With over 35,000 hours of Hollywood, regional and Filipino movies and TV shows made available to every Filipino through any smart device, HOOQ has become an integral part of the Pinoy tech and entertainment driven lifestyle.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a year of milestones for HOOQ and we have been running at overdrive to always keep our customers entertained.\u00a0 From exclusive superhero content and merchandise to same day as US telecast TV series, we never stop to ensure that there is always something to put a smile on our customers\u2019 faces\u201d said Jane Cruz-Walker, Country Manager of HOOQ.\u00a0 \u201cOur paid subscriber numbers are a testament to HOOQ\u2019s acceptance in the Philippines.\u00a0 Thank you Philippines for the encouraging support!\u00a0 We will continue to work hard to deliver more surprises!\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

HOOQ customers can now binge on Spartacus, White Queen and The Player, another HOOQ exclusive series, which debuted on the service a couple of weeks ago.\u00a0 In addition, the cult hit Community, will also be available only on HOOQ from April.\u00a0 This critically acclaimed Hollywood TV series follows a cast of characters played by Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs and Danny Pudi, at a fictional community college in Colorado.<\/p>\n

Offering the best of Hollywood and the best of local remains at the heart of HOOQ\u2019s selection of content.\u00a0 Local celebrities Xian Lim and Jessy Mendiola signed up as the brand ambassadors to get more Filipinos HOOQ\u2019d on this convenient and accessible way to watch their favorite shows over and over again.<\/p>\n

Xian\u2019s “My Cactus Heart,” “The Reunion” and “Bakit Hindi Ka Crush Ng Crush Mo” are soon launching on the service, along with other ABS-CBN hits like “Sisterakas,” “The Mistress, One More Try,” “Suddenly, Its Magic” and “My Binondo Girl.” Regal Films will debut “The Prenup,” “No Boyfriend Since Birth” and “Haunted Mansion” this April, while Viva will be adding “Wang Fam,” “Girlfriend for Hire” and “LumayoKaNga Sa Akin. ”<\/p>\n

To round off the new Pinoy content additions, GMA will be bringing in Regine Velasquez starrer “Poor Se\u00f1orita” to its growing number of catch-up TV shows on HOOQ.\u00a0 PMPC\u2019s winner for Best Television Drama, “The Rich Man\u2019s Daughter” will also premiere on HOOQ, alongside all episodes of “Destiny Rose,” top billed by Ken Chan, Katrina Hallili and Fabio Ide.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s easy to get HOOQ\u2019d.\u00a0 Simply download the HOOQ app from the Apple Store or Google Play, sign up or log in, and your device is ready to access HOOQ\u2019s library of Hollywood and local hits.\u00a0 Viewing movies and TV series on HOOQ is made even better with Chromecast support, now available on the iOS and Android apps.<\/p>\n

Sign up today for a 30-day free trial on www.HOOQ.tv. Globe customers can get up to 45 days of free trial with Globe GoSURF 99 and below for prepaid customers, and up to 90 days of free trial for prepaid and postpaid customers availing of GoSURF 299 and up. Broadband customers also get HOOQ for free on Globe Home Broadband Plan 1299 and up.<\/p>\n

Currently, HOOQ is raffling off a trip for 2 to Warner Bros.Movieworld in Australia to HOOQ users who have signed up through Globe.\u00a0 Check out www.hooq.ph\/ineedahero for more details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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