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Tencent's WeTV, the home of Asian premium content, promises to deliver the best and finest that can satisfy the entertainment consumption needs of its binge-savvy consumers across the region including highly-anticipated Korean and Chinese dramas, Indonesian horror, Thai series and intriguingly entertaining and engaging Filipino productions. During its virtual launch event for the media in the Philippines, WeTV bares a wide variety of fresh and exciting content that are slated to tell unique and compelling stories which would cater to the Philippine market.
For its initial offering in 2020, WeTV Philippines is pulling out all the stops as it brings one of the biggest Filipino movies of 2019, VIVA Films' Miracle In Cell No. 7, exclusively to the service. Now available for streaming, the Philippine adaptation of the hit South Korean movie of the same name starring Aga Muhlach, Xia Vigor and Bela Padilla was the highest-grossing movie in the 2019 Metro Manila Film Festival and received critically positive reception from movie buffs, netizens and even the director of the original film. WeTV is also presenting its first slate of original content under WeTV Originals which is set to come out in 2021. These will include Section St. Valentine: The Disappearance Of Divine, BetSin, The Anatomy Of Loneliness, and Sanggre Productions' B&B: The Battle Of Brody And Brandy starring Ian Veneracion and Iza Calzado among eight other original productions. 2021 is also shaping up to be an exciting year as aside from the 12 original productions, WeTV is also working with local film production firms towards delivering 20 original flicks.
Also coming soon to the service are Chinese dramas Oath Of Love and The Golden Hairpin, Thai BL series Manner Of Death, Korean drama hits such as Tail Of The Nine-Tailed and Flower Of Evil, and the Filipino romantic comedy flick James & Pat & Dave. Enjoy the best and finest Asian premium content by downloading the WeTV app from Google Play and Apple App Store and start watching upon signing up with a 30-day free trial. A monthly subscription rings in at only Php59, quarterly at Php199, and annually at Php599 in order to enjoy access to WeTV's wide sleuth of content for you and your friends and loved ones to enjoy.
Aside from WeTV, Chinese-based global tech and entertainment brand Tencent has built its reputation as an industry leader in internet-related services available across different parts of the globe with League Of Legends, Fortnite, Clash Of Clans, Path Of Exile, Minecraft, WeChat and Tencent QQ. It has eventually expanded further into music and film production with Tencent Music Entertainment and Tencent Penguin Pictures. In 2019, Tencent has expanded the reach of China's leading OTT streaming video Tencent Video across Asia through the acquisition of iflix and renamed the said service to WeTV. Aside from the Philippines, WeTV is also available in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and India.
