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Turkey

Es’hailSat renews deal with Turkey’s A News TV channel

Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, continues to leverage its partnership with Space Segment, also known as Total Media Cast (TMC), by renewing Turkey’s A News TV channel as part of its video distribution lineup at the 26° East orbital position, facilitated by the Es’hail-2 satellite. The Es’hailSat satellite footprint strategically encompasses the MENA region, optimising […]

August 7, 2025

Sobacı reappointed Director General of TRT

TRT Director General Prof. Dr. Mehmet Zahid Sobacı has been reappointed as Director General for a further four-year term, continuing his leadership at the helm of Turkey’s public broadcaster. TRT is also a member of EBU Sister Unions the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU), where Sobacı has been President since 2023, the Arab States Broadcasting Union […]

July 18, 2025

Saran Media goes live with Friend MTS anti-piracy services

Friend MTS, a provider of content protection services, has announced that Saran Media Group, a media company specialising in sports and entertainment broadcasting across Turkey, the Turkic republics and Eastern Europe, has chosen FMTS’s anti-piracy services to protect top flight live sports including NFL, La Liga, NBA, Serie A, EuroLeague, UFC and Wimbledon on its […]

June 11, 2025

Accedo deploys and manages Turkish streaming service Exxen

Accedo, a provider of video streaming software and services, has been chosen by ACUNMEDYA to manage its Turkish subscription streaming service, Exxen. Accedo is operating, managing and enhancing the Exxen service, improving reliability and performance while optimising the user experience for over 500,000 global subscribers. ACUNMEDYA produces more than 5,000 hours of broadcast television each […]

June 5, 2025

beIN extends Sony content deal in MENA, Turkey

beIN Media Group has extended its longstanding content agreement with Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), securing exclusive multi-year rights to a portfolio of TV series and movies which will come to beIN’s audiences across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and Turkey, following their theatrical window. As part of the renewed deal, beIN will continue […]

June 2, 2025

Misk Media’s channels join Es’hailSat’s video hotspot

Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, has expanded its channel offerings by incorporating two channels from Misk Media into its video distribution lineup at the 26° East orbital position, facilitated by the Es’hail-2 satellite. The Es’hailSat satellite footprint strategically encompasses the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, optimising signal coverage and enabling significant viewership potential […]

May 12, 2025

Azercosmos hosts 4th meeting of Turkic states’ Space Agencies

Azercosmos hosted the 4th Meeting among the Space Agencies and Relevant Authorities of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS) in Baku, bringing together representatives and experts from across the Turkic world to strengthen cooperation in space science, education, policy, and climate resilience. In his opening remarks, Dunay Badirkhanov, Acting Chair of Azercosmos, reaffirmed Azerbaijan’s commitment […]

April 23, 2025

Turkey establishes satellite production ecosystem

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, speaking at the commissioning ceremony for the country’s home-produced TÜRKSAT 6A on April 21st, said that Turkey was now one of only a few counties capable of producing its own satellites. “With TÜRKSAT 6A, which we developed with a domestic production rate of over 80 per cent, Türkiye has become […]

April 22, 2025

Max goes live in Turkey

Max is now available in Turkey where BluTV has evolved and rebranded into the SVoD service from Warner Bros Discovery (WBD). Existing direct subscribers in Turkey can sign-in to the platform with enhanced features and functionality to watch hundreds more titles than were previously available on BluTV. WBD has additionally announced three new Turkish local […]

April 15, 2025

Max goes live in Turkey in April

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced that its streaming service Max will officially launch in Turkey on April 15th. BluTV will evolve into Max, an advanced platform with enhanced features and functionality, leveraging BluTV’s local storytelling power and combining it with a rich lineup of content. With Max, subscribers will continue to enjoy BluTV  shows […]

March 4, 2025