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Dailymotion launches subscription movie service in Turkey
French video site Dailymotion has launched a movie subscription service, Dailymotion Plus, in Turkey –…
Digitürk upgrades with Grass Valley
Turkish satellite pay TV provider Digitürk is to expand its broadcast facility with the addition…
Turkish cross-channel second screen app launches
Operator-focused tech firm Tagvance has partnered with content identification company Civolution and second screen specialists…
Dogus Media taps Kaltura for multiscreen TV service
Turkey’s Dogus Media is using Kaltura’s online video platform for its tvyo ad-supported multiscreen TV…
Fox channels reshuffles European execs
Fox International Channels has moved several of its senior executives in Europe into new positions…
Al Jazeera launches digital-only Turkish channel
Al Jazeera has launched a new Turkish-language channel, Al Jazeera Türk, on the web, targeted…
MENA pay TV revenues set to jump 83%
Pay TV revenues in the Middle East and North Africa are set to climb by…
MTG to launch pay TV channels in Turkey
Modern Times Group (MTG) is launching a raft of its pay TV channels in Turkey…
Turkey’s D-Smart scores MGM movies deal
Turkish digital TV platform D-Smart has secured a multi-year movie programming agreement with US studio…
Digiturk launches sci-fi channel Dizimax
Turkish pay TV operator Digiturk has launched a new sci-fi channel, Dizimax Sci-Fi HD. The…
Digiturk signs technology agreements with Motive Television
Turkish satellite pay TV provider Digiturk has signed two new one-year contracts with UK-based TV…
Disney Channel joins Turkish VOD service
The Disney Channel has launched on Turkish VOD platform NetD. The deal will allow NetD…
D-Smart signs exclusive first run deal with Sony
Dogan TV Holding-owned Turkish pay TV provider D-Smart has signed a multi-year first run rights…
DigiTAG to hold DVB-T2 workshop in Istanbul, Fell named as new president
DigiTAG, the EBU-backed digital-terrestrial action group, is to hold a workshop on DVB-T2 in Istanbul…
Fox Turkey taps Grass Valley for playout upgrade
Fox Turkey has upgraded its Grass Valley-supplied production and playout system, doubling the capacity and…
BBC Knowledge and HD launch on Digiturk
BBC Worldwide has signed a deal with Digiturk that will see its BBC Knowledge and…
Scripps dishes up Turkish Food Network
Scripps Networks Interactive’s Food Network has launched in Turkey. The SD and HD service has…
Turkcell offers SinemaTV package
Turkish pay TV service provider Turkcell TV has begun offering a package of channels from…
New potential bidders line up for Digitürk
Türk Telekom, Dogan Holding and Dogus Group have emerged as potential buyers for troubled pay…
Discovery launches new brand in CEE, boosts HD offering
Discovery has launched new HD channels including a new brand – Discovery Turbo Xtra HD…
Arris looks to eastern European growth
Following its US$2.2 billion (€1.7 billion) acquisition of Motorola Home earlier this year, Arris is…
Turkey’s Show TV sells for US$402m
Turkish conglomerate Ciner Group has acquired Turkish commercial channel Show TV for US$402 million (€306…
Digitürk on the block as Turkish state fund seizes Çukurova assets
Turkey’s Digitürk may be sold off in whole or in part following a Turkish state…
NatGeo Player launches in Turkey, other territories to follow
Fox International Channels (FIC) has launched a new streaming service in Turkey in partnership with…
Turkey’s SinemaTV inks output deal with NBCU
Turkish pay TV broadcaster SinemaTV has inked an output deal with NBCUniversal. The programming agreement…
D-Smart chooses Broadpeak for OTT service
Turkish pay TV operator D-Smart has chosen CDN technology provider Broadpeak to support its deployment…
Trace channels on Türksat
Sports channel Trace Sports and music and lifestyle channel Trace Urban have joined the Türksat…
Dailymotion eyes new territories for SVOD following Turkish deal
Video sharing site Dailymotion plans to expand its premium offerings to other territories following its…
Turner reshapes CNN International’s commercial division
Turner has rejigged the commercial and ad-sales operation at news operation CNN International. Amid wide-ranging…
Dailymotion to launch SVOD in Turkey
Dailymotion has signed an agreement with Turkish media group MCD to launch Dailymotion+, a new…