Turkey


Viasat World’s Epic Drama channel launches in Turkey

Viasat World’s Epic Drama channel and SVOD service have launched in Turkey for the first time via Turkcell’s over-the-top and IPTV platform, TV+. The deal marks the latest Viasat World brand to go live on TV+, with Epic Drama joining Viasat Explore and Viasat History. All three channels are dubbed in Turkish and available via […]

BBCWW launches channels across MENA, Turkey

Factual channel BBC Earth is due to launch across the Middle East and North Africa region through the beIN direct-to-home satellite service on April 5. The BBC’s commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, announced the deal and said that BBC Earth will extend its distribution in Turkey by launching via operator Digiturk on the same day. At […]

Broadcasters believe in We Believe in You format

Armoza Formats has licensed its We Believe in You format into Hungary and Turkey. Endemol will make a Turkish version of the format for broadcaster Kanal D. The local version will debut later this month. In Hungary, public broadcaster MTV has ordered a 45-episode version of the show, in which a group of friends nominate […]

New role for Lisa Higginson at Shine

Shine is looking for a new UK-based sales director following the news that Lisa Higginson is relocating from the UK to Australia. As senior sales manager, Higginson is responsible for selling Shine content to the CEE and CIS regions as well as Israel, Turkey and Greece. She is relocating to Sydney where she will take […]

Disney buys Henson’s Pajanimals

Disney has picked up animated series Pajanimals across a raft of territories. The 52x11mins series is produced and distributed by The Jim Henson Company. Disney has acquired its Disney Junior channel in France, Italy, Benelux, Central and Eastern Europe, Israel, Turkey, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. It will debut on Disney channels in […]

Discovery launching five channels on Turkish IPTV

Discovery is launching five of its channels on Turkish IPTV service Tivibu. The IPTV service is run by Turk Telecom subsidiary TTNet and it will carry the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, ID: Investigation Discovery, Discovery Science and Discovery World channels from later this month. Discovery already has carriage deals with DSmart, Digiturk and Teledunya in […]

Hollywood Studio formats

Plans are underway to make some of the most iconic US shows ever for local broadcasters with international versions of 24, Breaking Bad, ER, Glee and Gossip Girl planned in countries as far afield as Israel and China. Shows including Prison Break, Law & Order and Desperate Housewives have already had the remake treatment and […]