Branded blooper While KC Montero may be a VJ, host, and regionally seen television personality and producer, he is definitely not a mixologist. To promote the SelvaRey Rum giveaway of a signed bottle by Bruno Mars, Montero tried his hand at mixing drinks in a livestreaming session on Kumu. The recipe for the “Indulgent” drink…
The evening of April 15th saw Google Play Store’s No. 3 top grossing app Kumu celebrate the 100th episode of their popular game show Quiz Mo Ko, giving away P200k worth of prizes to some 500 winners. It was a special feat for the content platform and livestreaming app as it is the first of…
When Kumu was launched as a livestreaming platform last year, the majority of livestreams were user-generated content (UGC) – everyday Filipinos who wanted to share their lives, talents, and passions to an audience of their peers. The tide is turning, in a manner of speaking. In addition to the bevy of UGC livestreams from Filipinos…
Admit it or not, almost everyone has daydreamed about having their face plastered on a huge billboard along EDSA, where thousands of cars and pedestrians pass by every day. Commonly, we only see the brightest of stars from film and television endorsing their product on these billboards, and it usually, immediately slaps us back to…
It’s an age-old story: A mother travels to a foreign country in the hopes of making a better life for her family in the Philippines. Unfortunately, her foreign employers don’t treat her well, and she finds herself sinking slowly into depression as she battles homesickness and longing for her loved ones. This is what Verlyn…
Do you ever wish you could earn good money doing that something you really love? Even as many chose to trudge the beaten path of regular employment, this 21-year old theater graduate simply kept doing what she loves most: performing. Live. Online. And something she is finding to be rewarding in many many respects, including…
Ever wonder what families do when they get bored out of their minds? There’s the usual movie marathon and game nights, of course, but this awesome family took game night to a whole new level with livestreaming app Kumu. Andang and Chester, together with their kids Ethan and Shai, have been streaming their quirky trivia…
When one comes across a livestreaming app, they would probably think of it as a platform for entertainment such as music, skits, games, make-up tutorials, and the like. That is, until Gisa Paredes brought a serious—and admittedly very necessary—conversation to the livestreaming app and content platform Kumu. Gisa, a licensed psychologist and corporate wellness…