{"id":29671,"date":"2017-09-19T11:45:49","date_gmt":"2017-09-19T03:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=29671"},"modified":"2017-09-19T11:46:28","modified_gmt":"2017-09-19T03:46:28","slug":"hooq-inks-exclusive-deal-with-disney-for-marvels-latest-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2017\/09\/19\/hooq-inks-exclusive-deal-with-disney-for-marvels-latest-series\/","title":{"rendered":"HOOQ inks exclusive deal with Disney for Marvel\u2019s latest series"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOOQ \u2013 a Video on Demand service in Southeast Asia, gets exclusive SVOD rights to bring three of Marvel\u2019s latest series \u2013 Marvel\u2019s Inhumans, Marvel\u2019s Runaways and Marvel\u2019s Cloak and Dagger \u2013 on the same day as the US telecast on their platform for the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore, via a newly inked deal with The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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While the first chapter of Marvel\u2019s Inhumans has been released last week worldwide in IMAX theatres, the following episodes will then be available on HOOQ from the end of September with additional exclusive content, not seen in IMAX theatres.\u00a0 Next up will be Marvel\u2019s Runaways which debuts on digital on November 21st<\/sup>, 2017.\u00a0 Marvel\u2019s Cloak and Dagger will be released later on in 2018.\u00a0 All these will have all episodes screened same day as the US telecast.<\/p>\n

These 3 new series will join the collection of Marvel movies and series already on the HOOQ platform \u2013 the recent Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2, Agent Carter, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Marvel\u2019s the Avengers, Thor, Iron Man, Iron Man 2, and Captain America \u2013 The First Avenger.<\/p>\n

This exclusive deal comes shortly after HOOQ announced their collaboration with Disney, earlier this year to bring their latest movies onto the platform via Transactional VOD (TVOD).<\/p>\n

\u201cHOOQ is always looking for new ways and partnerships to bring exciting and quality content to our viewers.\u00a0 This tie-up with Disney, which now allows our viewers to catch their favorite series Inhumans, Runaways and Cloak and Dagger on the same day as the US telecast is something we are very proud of and brings the world of Marvel\u2019s superheroes closer to Asia.\u00a0 Marvel\u2019s series\u2019 now available on HOOQ is the first of many things to come with this tie-up and we will continue to push boundaries, to evolve and stay committed to delivering unique, compelling and edgy stories to millions of our customers in the region,\u201d said Chief Executive Officer of HOOQ, Peter Bithos.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited to extend our collaboration with HOOQ in bringing these iconic Marvel shows day and date with the US telecast to digital audiences across Southeast Asia.\u00a0 We are pleased to offer our Marvel fans yet another platform to enjoy their favorite TV shows” said Amit Malhotra, VP and GM of Media Networks, The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n

Marvel\u2019s Inhumans is the latest series from Marvel Studios and its first chapter is shot completely in IMAX\u00ae cameras.\u00a0 After the Royal Family of Inhumans is splintered by a military coup, they barely escape to Hawaii where their surprising interactions with the lush world and humanity around them may prove to not only save them, but Earth itself.<\/p>\n

Marvel\u2019s Runaways will be the first TV adaptation of the Marvel comic of the same name, where a group of teenagers find out not only do they have superpowers, but that their parents are supervillains.\u00a0 Torn between filial piety and being heroes, they will face adversaries like never before.<\/p>\n

Marvel\u2019s Cloak and Dagger, also follows the characters of the Marvel comic of the same name.\u00a0 Heroes Tyrone Johnson and Tandy Bowen share a symbiotic relationship as a crime fighting duo since they are Light and Darkness incarnate.<\/p>\n

These series are all set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.<\/p>\n

HOW TO GET HOOQ<\/b><\/p>\n

It\u2019s easy to get HOOQ\u2019d.\u00a0 Customers can simply download the HOOQ app from Apple Store or Google Play, sign up or log in, to access HOOQ\u2019s extensive library of Hollywood and local hits.\u00a0 Find out more and sign up today for a 30-day free trial at\u00a0www.hooq.tv<\/a>.\u00a0 You can also get HOOQ bundled with Globe At Home and Globe postpaid and prepaid plans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

HOOQ \u2013 a Video on Demand service in Southeast Asia, gets exclusive SVOD rights to bring three of Marvel\u2019s latest series \u2013 Marvel\u2019s Inhumans, Marvel\u2019s Runaways and Marvel\u2019s Cloak and Dagger \u2013 on the same day as the US telecast on their platform for the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore, via a newly inked deal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":29673,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[2479,2544,3966,2545],"class_list":["post-29671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","tag-disney","tag-hooq","tag-marvel","tag-video-on-demand"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29671"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29671\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}