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Hot Stuff: KUMU To Give Away A Brand New Car This Christmas!

March 4, 2020 | 2 mins read

It’s indeed Christmastime and Kumunizens are gathering online for what is going to be the biggest prize giveaway from the country’s fastest-growing social media app yet as KUMU gives away a brand new 2020 Toyota Vios CVT. With one more week to go, KUMU users 18 and older can still join the Vios Ka ‘Day…

Alex Gonzaga, to raise funds for Mindanao quake victims through Kumu!

March 4, 2020 | 2 mins read

Do you want to extend assistance to earthquake victims in Mindanao? This is now your chance with Alex Gonzaga! Alex Gonzaga will be using her influence to push for a noble cause! Just yesterday, November 21, Kumu announced that the actress will be holding a show for the benefit of earthquake victims in Mindanao. The…

MayWard hosts first-ever digital singing search

March 4, 2020 | 3 mins read

From scouring the country and the world for extraordinary talents on television, ABS-CBN’s grand audition program Star Hunt, together with The Filipino Channel, continues its legacy by launching the first global singing search on Kumu, the fastest growing social media app in the Philippines. Called Star Hunt: The Global Showdown, the search premiered on Nov. 7 and…

Supporting Filipino content creators through the tipping economy

March 4, 2020 | 4 mins read

Report after report has stated what would be obvious to any Filipino who walks into an internet cafe in the Philippines: We spend more time in front of our computer screens and mobile devices than most people in the world. With all the time that you and I are spending online, how much are you…

PH app ‘Kumu’ to kick off ‘livestreaming e-commerce’ as 3rd revenue stream

March 4, 2020 | 1 min read

The Philippines’es fastest-growing social media app, Kumu seeks to expand its revenue streams by combining live-streaming and e-commerce. [embed]https://youtu.be/XgajNOjyLW0[/embed] Original post on Youtube — ANC News on November 10, 2019 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgajNOjyLW0&feature=youtu.be

Search for new global singing sensation in “Star Hunt: The Global Showdown” to stream live on Kumu app

March 4, 2020 | 4 mins read

Multimedia stars Maymay Entrata and Edward Barber to host the search; Top 25 Global Star Dreamers come from the Philippines, U.S., U.K., Japan, Germany, Australia and Italy Global multimedia stars Edward Barber and Maymay Entrata host ABS-CBN and TFC’s “Star Hunt: The Global Showdown” on Kumu app (ABS-CBN Corporation) MANILA, PHILIPPINES, November 8, 2019 — ABS-CBN’s…

Building a kumunity of global Pinoy talents

March 4, 2020 | 4 mins read

Many know KUMU as the live-streaming startup taking the worlds of both local startups and mobile audiences by storm. Today, it’s the country’s fastest-growing social media app, celebrating Filipino talents across the globe. For Rexy Josh Dorado, KUMU’s president and co-founder, it’s the culmination of a career built on advocacy, championing the countless talents of…

Search for new global sensation “Star Hunt: The Global Showdown” on Kumu app

March 4, 2020 | 3 mins read

Show hosted by MayWard From scouring the country and the world for extraordinary talents on television, ABS-CBN’s grand audition program “Star Hunt,” together with The Filipino Channel, continues its legacy by launching the first global singing search on Kumu, the fastest growing social media app in the Philippines. Called “Star Hunt: The Global Showdown,” the…

Pinoy app ‘Kumu’ grows by tapping Millennial and GenZ need for ‘authenticity’

March 4, 2020 | 3 mins read

MANILA — Social app Kumu has grown to 2 million users in less than 2 years by tapping the “need for authenticity” of the younger generation of Filipinos, the company’s founder said on Thursday. Kumu, which was launched in February last year, is a Filipino-centric social app that lets users host and watch livestreams, do…