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Turkey
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MENA set for big SVOD growth
The Middle East and North Africa region – including Turkey – will have 20.8 million…
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Türksat taps Teleste for headend
Turkish pay TV operator Türksat has tapped Finnish broadband technology specialist Teleste to provide its…
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BBC Earth launches across MENA, CBeebies debuts in Turkey
Factual channel BBC Earth is due to launch across the Middle East and North Africa…
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Doğan in talks to sell media assets to group close to Turkish president
Turkey’s Doğan Holding, which owns free-to-air channel Kanal D and pay TV platform D-Smart as…
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Turkey’s Natural TV extends reach to West Africa
Natural TV, a Turkish channel focused on health, agriculture, music and cultural content, is extending…
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TRT World lands on TVPlayer
Turkish international news channel TRT World has teamed up with UK OTT TV platform TVPlayer…
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New director-general for Turkey’s TRT
Ibrahim Eren has been named as the new director-general of national broadcaster the Turkish Radio…
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Ampere: Netflix use in Turkey stands at just 11%
Just 11% of Turkish internet users watched Netflix in the past month compared to a…
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Netflix cuts into Turkey with original
Streaming giant Netflix is getting into the original programming game in Turkey. The Los Gatos-based…
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Globecast strikes deal with Intelsat for TRT World distribution
Globecast has struck a multi-year deal with satellite operator Intelsat to take the English-language version…
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TRT World launches on Sky
Turkey’s English-language news channel TRT World has extended its reach in the UK and Ireland…
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Dogan TV names new deputy CEO
Turkey’s Dogan TV ha s named Ozge Bulut Marasli as deputy CEO in charge of…
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MENA pay TV revenue estimates downgraded
Digital TV Research has downgraded its pay TV revenue forecast for the Middle East and…
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M2M TV launches bouquet of Turkish channels for expats
Netherlands-based mobile-focused TV platform Mobile2Morrow has added a bouquet of Turkish pay TV channels to…
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Kantar to deliver extended audience measurement for Turkey
TIAK AŞ, the joint industry committee for TV ratings in Turkey, has awarded Kantar Media…
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Digitürk secures top-tier football rights
BeIN Media Group-owned Turkish pay TV platform Digitürk has secured the rights to Turkish Süper…
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New Digitürk CEO named
Yousef Al-Obaidly has been named as the new CEO of Digitürk following the Turkish pay…
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Netflix goes fully local in Turkey
Netflix has unveiled a “more localised” version of its service in Turkey, with domestic content…
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France 24 extends reach in Turkey
News channel France 24 has struck a deal with Türk Telekom subsidiary Tivibu to distribute its channel…
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Fox makes Turkish appointments
Fox Networks Group has promoted a pair of executives to run its channels and content…
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Turkish regulator shutting down TV channels in wake of failed coup
The Turkish broadcasting regulator, the RTÜK, has withdrawn the licences of a large number of…
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Discop Istanbul 2017 cancelled
Discop Istanbul will not take place next year amid security fears. The market has taken…
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TMSF completes sale of Digitürk to BeIN Media Group
Turkey’s Saving Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) has completed the sale of pay TV operation Digitürk…
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IPTV growth takes global total past 130m
IPTV is still growing strongly, with double-digit growth in markets including Spain, Brazil and Turkey…
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Vestel taps Opera for HbbTV 2.0 smart TVs
TV software provider Opera and manufacturer Vestel are teaming up to deliver HbbTV-enabled smart TV…
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Lifetime to debut in Turkey as a free-to-air network
A+E Networks-owned network Lifetime is due to launch this week in Turkey as a free-to-air…
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France and Turkey join biggest programme exporters
The latest data shows that France and Turkey have joined the ranks of the largest…
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Turner launches Boomerang in Turkey
Turner is launching kids channel Boomerang in Turkey on the D-Smart satellite service and Tivibù…
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Sony buys Turkish channels group
Sony Pictures Television has taken a majority stake in Turkey-based channels group Planet TV. Pending…
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Free-TV Lifetime launching in Turkey
Lifetime is launching as a free-to-air channel in Turkey at the end of next month….