At Viki, we believe in empowering our fans and community to spread their joy and fandom of Asian content. There are multiple ways our fans are able to do so currently on the platform. An important one is by subtitling their favorite shows. (Yes, you read that right!) Thanks to community-contributed subtitles, we are able to make our shows accessible to millions of fans around the world in many languages. We couldn’t be more thankful to our volunteer community and want to do a great job at making the subtitling process simpler for them. We think we have just about done that. Please re ..read more

Launching Viki Movie Rentals At Viki, we understand that our passionate Viki audience loves to get fast access to the works that their beloved actors, writers, and producers have created. Unfortunately, during the COVID-19 period, to protect the health and safety of ourselves and our loved ones, many movie theaters across the globe remain shut, leaving many amazing movies stuck in the pipeline just waiting to be seen, and studios have had to find alternative ways of reaching audiences (source: NY Times). Foreseeing that this situation may not return back to normal as soon as we’d lik ..read more

Celebrating the Rakuten Viki Community — Featured Volunteers, Vol. 1 Celebrating the Rakuten Viki Community — Featured Volunteers, Vol. 1 Thank you to all our community members who submitted nominations for our first-ever Featured Community Volunteers spotlight! The Rakuten Viki Community Team received over 100 nominations from 20 different countries. We heard countless stories of fellow community members who have impacted and inspired each other, and we cannot wait to feature more of you in the future! Read about our first four Featured Community Volunteers below! Irene (Irmar) Please introdu ..read more

Here at Viki, we pride ourselves in offering a great video playback experience. Over the last few years, we have identified a set of experiences that every video playback app should offer to their users.Here is a summary of what we have learned (in no particular order):(1) Keep Screen OnThis might seem obvious but we do need to tell the Android system that Video Playback is ongoing and that we want the screen to be kept on as long the user is watching the video.When video playback begins, you can usesetKeepScreenOn(true) to let the system know. Remember to set it to false once the playback is ..read more

New Chinese Titles Featuring Top Stars from Asia to Premiere this Month as Viki OriginalsWe are delighted to announce that we have acquired seven titles from Croton Media, one of the leading content producers in China, to premiere on our streaming platform worldwide starting in May. As part of this new agreement, several titles will be premiering starting this month as Viki Originals.Negotiator“This partnership with Croton Media solidifies our reputation as a platform of choice for international fans of Asian TV and entertainment,” said Sarah Kim, SVP of Content and Partnerships at Rakuten Vik ..read more

Know an amazing volunteer? Nominate them to be a featured QC!Have you worked with a fellow volunteer who has significantly impacted you during your time on Rakuten Viki? Let us know by nominating them to be a Featured QC!The Viki community is here today because of all the volunteers that pour their love into subtitling, opening up the world of Asian dramas to fellow fans all over the world. Over the years, the Community team has heard countless stories of Qualified Contributors who have connected over this shared passion. Some QCs have even met in person, forming lasting friendships unhindered ..read more

Today, we’re announcing that Makoto Yasuda, our Senior Vice President of Revenue, has been promoted as our Chief Operating Officer (COO).As COO of Rakuten Viki, Makoto will be responsible for driving top-line growth and new business development, while overseeing the company’s marketing, advertising, editorial, and community teams. Makoto has a proven executive management track record and more than 15 years of experience driving exponential growth in various industries.Makoto Yasuda“Since joining Rakuten Viki in 2014, Makoto has successfully led growth in our subscription business while simulta ..read more