It is the end of an era at Viki. Fan channels are going to have all their videos REMOVED this summer 2017. Fan channel managers received the following message from Viki staff:
Hello,
We’re reaching out to you as you’re currently a Channel Manager for at least one of our Fan Channels. Due to a variety of issues regarding embedded videos, including unforeseen incompatibility of third-party videos with our tools as well as legal compliance, starting this summer, Viki will no longer be supporting future embeds nor subtitling on current Fan Channels. Currently embedded videos will be removed from the channel, but the team’s contribution counts will still be reflected on each user’s respective profiles. We sincerely apologize regarding the related issues concerning these videos.
We greatly appreciate all of your and your team’s contributions for these titles and would like to offer you the option to receive the subtitle files (.SRTs) that have been created. If you’d like to receive the subtitle files for a channel you’ve managed, please fill out the form below by April 21, 2017 (PDT):
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-Xjv1k7sIhYo4TfZmlEXwOIGTH7FFMaf03CqWawwBdbb1nA/viewform
Thank you for your understanding.
Best,
The Viki Team
FAN CHANNEL MANAGERS
(Updated) Fan channel managers, the form to request subtitles closed on April 21, 2017. Please share your experiences here. Were you able request the subtitles in time? How many of your fan channels were affected?
FANS
Fans please do us a favor and request that fan channels be licensed before it’s too late! Also watch whatever fan channels you want to before the videos get removed.
Request form link: https://vikiinc.wufoo.com/forms/z1ovcsxe011lqq2/
List of fan channels to request to be licensed: (and watch while you still can)
If you have any channels to add, please comment with the name of the channel and the country they are from. This is not a complete list. There are many more fan channels that will be affected that are not listed below.
Chinese dramas
Legend of Zhen Huan
Arrows on the Bowstring
Battle of Changsha
Best Time
Border Town Prodigal
Bounty Hunter
Crazy for Palace
Cruel Romance
Demon Girl
Destined to Love You
Fall in Love
Fianceé
Fifteen Years of Waiting for Migratory Birds
Go Princess Go
Gong III
Hot Mom!
The Holy Pearl
Jade Palace Lock Heart
Let’s Watch the Meteor Shower
Luan Shi Ren
Love is the Best
Mulan
The Myth
My Bratty Princess
New My Fair Princess
Novoland: The Castle in the Sky
The Patriot Yue Fei
The Princess
Princess Jieyou
The Romance of the Condor Heroes 2014
The Queen of SOP 1
The Queen of SOP 2
Rent a Girlfriend Back Home for New Year
Schemes of a Beauty
Shang Shu Fang (The Princes Study)
Sunny Happiness
Swordsman
Tiny Times 1.0
Too Late to Say I Love You
World’s Finest (Tian Xia Di Yi)
Wuxin Monster Killer
Taiwanese dramas
Black & White
Calling for Love
Chocolat
Constellation Woman Series: Capricorn
Devil beside you
Drama Go Go Go
Endless Love
Falling
Fondant Garden
Happy Michelin Kitchen
Hi, My Sweetheart
I Do?
I love u love u love u
I Love You So Much
It Started With a Kiss
Love in Time
Love SOS
Mars
Meteor Garden
Once More Heartbeat
Real Love Please Press the Bell Twice
Secret
Starlit
Sunshine Angel
They Kiss Again
When Love Walked In
You Light Up My Star
Turkish
Gulbeyaz
Indian
The vast majority of Indian fan channels will be affected according to @mahoula
Banoo Main Teru Dulhann
Bharat Ka Veer Putra
Dekha Ek Khwab
Dill Mill Gayye (Hearts Have Met)
Idhu Kadhalla
For You
Geet has become an outsider
Humsafars
I Accept (Season 2)
Kaisa Yeh Pyar Hai
Kitani Mohabbat Hai 2
Love Marriage Ya Arranged Marriage
Love Ne Mila Di Jodi
Love U Zindagi
Main Naa Bhoolungi
Miley Jab Hum Tum
Rishta.com
Sadda Haq-My Life My Choice
Son-in-law
Edits
edit 1: List updated with more dramas added
edit 2: Added more Taiwanese dramas to list
edit 3: added some Indian fan channels to list. Updated to show that deadline to fill out form has passed.