iflix has announced that the video streaming platform has had 10 billion minutes streamed across its platform in 2017. The achievement, equivalent to more than 19,000 years of content streamed, marks a substantial uptake in user engagement, with cumulative viewing minutes up well over 400% from three billion total minutes streamed at the end of 2016. […]
iflix has announced that the video streaming platform has had 10 billion minutes streamed across its platform in 2017.
The achievement, equivalent to more than 19,000 years of content streamed, marks a substantial uptake in user engagement, with cumulative viewing minutes up well over 400% from three billion total minutes streamed at the end of 2016. iflix also maintains a high active mobile viewing duration with an average of 2.5-2.75 hours per session, the company claims.
The companys localised content strategy focusing on first-run local movies direct from cinema and a slate of original programming has reportedly shown the largest gains in viewership, with its local and regional offerings and hyper local originals accounting for a substantial portion of its viewership numbers.
To date, iflix has commissioned more than 10 original exclusive projects, including a stand-up comedy series in Malaysia (Oi! Jaga Mulut), the Phillippines (Hoy! Bibig Mo) and Indonesia (Oi! Jaga Lambe), Indonesian feature film Filosofi Kopi 2: Ben & Jody, its first original Indonesian dramas series Magic Hour: The Series; its first Malaysian drama series, KL Gangster: Underworld; as well as feature film marking the Philippines Kris Aquino’s return to the screen, slated for 2018. The Companys first Middle East and North Africa (MENA) foray in originals, Waklinha Walaa, a 60-episode Egyptian TV series, was recently named OTT Production of the Year at the Broadcast PRO ME Awards 2017.
The iflix app also reportedly surpassed 12 million downloads from Google Play and Apple iOS stores. The company further announced upgrades to its app performance and functionality, with personalisation features and new branded and genre-based channels, in addition to allowing users to follow celebrity-curated playlists.
iflix Group Co-Founder and CEO, Mark Britt said: 2017 has been an incredible year for iflix. Surpassing 10 billion minutes streamed in just the last 12 months, is a great way to end a year that saw us launching in MENA and Africa with over a dozen new markets, our first original titles, and so much more.
iflix is now available to more than one billion consumers across 24 territories throughout Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Offering consumers, a library of Hollywood, Asian and Middle Eastern regional, and local TV shows and movies each subscription allows users to access the service on up to five devices, including phones, laptops, tablets, and television sets.
