 Logo used since 2023 | |
Type of site | OTT |
|---|---|
| Available in | English,Malay,Mandarin,Tamil |
| Owner | Mediacorp |
| URL | mewatch |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Free |
| Launched | 1 February 2013; 12 years ago (2013-02-01) (as Toggle)[1] 30 January 2020; 5 years ago (2020-01-30) (as mewatch) |
| Current status | Active |
mewatch, formerly known asToggle, is a Singaporean digitalvideo on demand service owned and operated byMediacorp. It was launched on 1 February 2013 as anover-the-top media service and an entertainment and lifestyle websiteToggle.
On 1 April 2015,xinmsn, a joint venture between MediaCorp andMicrosoft, was closed down and merged with Toggle. Before this, the brand co-existed with the Toggle service.[2][3][4] On 30 January 2020, Toggle was renamed asmewatch.[5][6]
mewatch (formerly Toggle) offers to worldwide audiences video streaming or on-demand content of programs from Mediacorp's archived library as well as original webseries. In addition, mewatch also offerslive streaming of Mediacorp's free-to-air channels, which is only available in Singapore. It also offers catch-up TV for viewers to watch shows they have missed on prime time TV shows from the previous few days.
In 2016, Toggle began to offer made-for-digital productions under the brand Toggle Originals.[7][8] Certain original series, such asI Want to Be a Star may be telecasted on Mediacorp's television channels, typically in the late night programming slots.[9]
In 2019, Toggle began offering additional content fromHBO Go.[10] In the same year, Mediacorp andWattpad inked partnership for developing scripted series and films for Toggle and Mediacorp FTA channels, based on books made by Wattpad writers that are based in Singapore.[11] In 30 May 2019, Toggle began offering on-demand Korean movies fromtvN Movies.[12]
On 30 January 2020, Toggle was renamed mewatch.[5][6] At the same time, Mediacorp made a content deal withHOOQ to stream the latter's original content.[13] However, on 27 March 2020, HOOQ filed for liquidation, shut down on 30 April 2020,[14] and eventually was acquired byCoupang in July 2020 in order to being used as the basis of its streaming service namedCoupang Play.
Most recently, they had carried content such as anime and Mandarin content, along with premium channels includingRock Entertainment,HBO Asia (until September 2024) andAnimax(until September 15, 2025). They also have music channels such asTrace Urban andNow Rock.
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