BBC Studios Signs First Deal With Taiwan’s myVIDEO
myVideo is an OTT service owned by Taiwan Mobile, a leading telecommunications company in Taiwan offering “Quadruple Play” services – covering mobile, fixed-line, cable TV and broadband.
Available in a BBC-branded space within the service, some of the programmes viewers will be able to watch on demand includes the complete series of BBC’s award-winning crime drama Luther, a gripping psychological thriller driven by an intellectually brilliant but emotionally impulsive cop John Luther (Idris Elba) and Series one to 11 of Doctor Who, the longest running sci-fi series in the world and an icon of British popular culture. Doctor Foster, the award-winning mystery-drama starring Suranne Jones about a GP whose life unravels when she discovers that her husband is having an affair, will also premiere on myVideo.
“We have seen increasing interest in premium British dramas in Taiwan, and are very pleased to be working with myVideo to deliver quality British drama to meet this demand. We are confident that the programmes will be well-received by myVideo’s subscribers,” commented Kelvin Yau, SVP and GM of Greater China, BBC Studios.
“This is the first time we are offering premium British drama on our service,”said Daphne Lee, VP of New Media Service Business in Taiwan Mobile. “We are always looking out for new content to entertain our subscribers and we are very excited to share with our Taiwanese subscribers these award-winning and highly rated dramas from BBC Studios.”