Hooq (stylised in all caps, pronounced like hook) was a Singaporean video on demand streaming service. A joint venture of Singtel, Sony Pictures and Warner Bros., it had a presence in the Philippines, Thailand, India, Indonesia, and Singapore. Hooq was valued at $420 million in March 2015. The company filed for liquidation on 27 March 2020, and shut down on 30 April 2020, its assets were acquired by Coupang.
History
Hooq was a joint venture of Singtel, Sony Pictures and Warner Bros., established on 30 January 2015, when the presence of Netflix in Asia was still limited.[1] An online streaming video platform, Hooq was intended to capitalise on Singtel's reach and distribution to deliver movies, television series, as well as local programming to Asian markets.