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Viu’s reality travelogue No Sleep No FOMO will be launched on Discovery Channel and Discovery Asia
Saturday, August 17, 2019
Viu, a leading pan-regional OTT
video service from PCCW Media Group, and Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific today
announced their first content collaboration to bring No Sleep No FOMO, a highly social
media engaged reality travelogue produced by Viu, to Discovery Channel and Discovery
Asia in 14 Asian markets.
Starting from today, subscribers of Discovery Channel and Discovery Asia in Brunei,
Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, the Philippines,
Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, will be able to enjoy the program.
The eight-episode reality travelogue features the hottest Asian celebrities and social media
influencers conquering popular destinations. They have to complete 60 missions within 60
hours without sleep in different cities. The host, Singapore’s entertainment veteran Paul
Foster, is joined by celebrity co-hosts Kim Jong Kook from the hit-show Running Man
(South Korea), singer/songwriter Eric Nam (South Korea), and social media stars Hana
Tam (Hong Kong), Kevin Woo (South Korea), Alexander Lee Eusebio (South Korea),
Benjamin Kheng (Singapore), Nat Ho (Singapore), Laureen Uy (the Philippines) and Taya
Rogers (Thailand). Together they reach a remarkable fan base of more than 12 million
social media followers.
Fans were able to follow and watch No Sleep No FOMO come to life through dedicated
hashtags #ViuNoSleepNoFomo and #ViuEngage, as well as to influence the course of the
celebrities’ adventures by interacting on their social media channels in real-time. Take one
of the plots in the series as an example, the celebrities were required to become wedding
crashers. They followed tips provided by fans on social media and got an invitation to a
Malay wedding finally.
Ms. Helen Sou, Senior Vice President, Digital Media, PCCW Media, said, “We are excited
to partner with Discovery, one of the global leaders in entertainment, to expand the reach
of our premium content to its quality audiences across all screens. This win-win
collaboration not only maximizes the value of content we created for both viewers and
partners, but also enables our pan-regional content to travel to more countries.”
Ms. Anna Pak Burdin, Discovery’s Vice President and general manager for Southeast Asia,
said, “At Discovery, we power people’s passions. No Sleep No FOMO celebrates our
global DNA – living life to the fullest, all within 60 hours. We are delighted to partner with
Viu, a leading pan-Asia OTT platform, who shares our vision of providing premium content
to viewers.”
Ms. Sou added, “Since the beginning of the production, the social media posts of No Sleep
No FOMO have generated more than one million social engagements and reached over
14 million users. The interactive social media element allows the digital generation to be
co-creators and this is the most important factor that has won their hearts and that has
contributed to the high engagement rate.”
For more information, please visit Viu Singapore.
Photo credits: Viu
