He will help plan and develop the video streaming service’s platform and product

Fresh from a US$25 million fundraising in January, HOOQ, the video streaming service established through a joint venture by Singtel, Sony Pictures Television and Warner Bros. Entertainment, has announced it has appointed a new CTO, Michael Fleshman.

Fleshman comes equipped with over 20 years of experience in CTO and other leading roles of several media organisations including BBC Worldwide, Viacom, Financial Times and AOL. Prior to joining HOOQ, he founded and lead digital strategy and development consulting firm Notting Hill Digital.

At HOOQ, the newly-minted CTO will take charge of the strategic planning and development of its product and platform.

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“We are elated to welcome Michael to HOOQ as part of our senior leadership team. At the same time, we are ecstatic by his depth of experience in the digital media space and I have no doubt he will lead our technical team to new heights as we expand aggressively into new territories, new products and new platforms in 2017,” said Chief Executive Officer of HOOQ, Peter Bithos, in an official press release.

“I am excited to be part of such a dynamic start-up and I look forward to driving the company into its new phase of innovation and technology,” said Fleshman.

Launched in 2015, HOOQ claims to have over 35,000 hours of Hollywood and domestic video content on its platform. It currently has a presence in five markets: Singapore, Philippines, Thailand, India and Indonesia.

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