Turkey says that the upcoming launch of its Turksat 5B communications satellite will increase the nation’s Ka-band capacity fifteen-fold. Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoğlu confirmed that the Airbus-built satellite will be placed at the orbital slot of 42 degrees East. SpaceX is looking after the launch from its Cape Canaveral base in Florida. Weather […]
Tukish sports & entertainment broadcaster and digital platform, Digiturk, has announced the launch of Digiturk Internet, offering broadband bundled with high speed ADSL and VDSL services. The service will be offered to existing and new Digiturk TV customers at a discounted rate. Special offers will also be available to consumers who take up both television […]
Net Insight has signed a collaboration agreement with Turkish telecom operator Türk Telekom relating to 5G synchronisation. Under the agreement, worth SEK 220 million (€22.1m), Net Insight is initially providing SEK 55 million for product development, as well as an initial order worth SEK 25 million for existing products with delivery starting this year. The […]
SPI/FilmBox has announced that Dizi, which offers a curated selection of Turkish series, is now available dubbed in Spanish through Amazon Prime Video Channels in Spain. Dizi will be offered as an add-on paid monthly subscription package available for Prime members at €2.99 per month and subscribers can get a free trial for two weeks. […]
SpaceX has secured a launch contract for Turksat-6A. It will be launched from Florida on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Turksat-6A is the first satellite to be built domestically in Turkey and once in orbit will be used for commercial as well as governmental uses. The satellite should finish its build by the end of […]
Global media company SPI International has unveiled their new digital streaming service, Dizi, which offers a selection of popular Turkish series as well as the best series, telenovelas and soap operas from all over the world, depending on the demands of the local markets. Dubbed the Home of Good Stories, Dizi combines a linear channel […]
beIN Media Group and The Premier League have agreed a new three year deal in Turkey for the broadcast of the football league on beIN Sports Turkey from next season. Turkish fans will have access to all Premier League matches live and exclusively on beIN Sports Turkey, together with weekly clips, highlights and shows each […]
beIN Media Group and Bundesliga International have agreed a new deal in France and Turkey for the broadcast of the top flight German league on beIN Sports until 2025. The renewal extends the exclusive partnership between beIN Sports and Bundesliga in France to more than a decade, while reaching a new customer base on beIN […]
Turkey’s latest satellite, Türksat 5A, has been commercialised by the country’s president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at a commissioning ceremony. Türksat 5A operates from 31 degrees East. President Erdoğan also told attendees that its latest satellite Türksat 6A, now under construction, would launch next year. Turkey is building the satellite itself, and Erdoğan said that Turkey […]
Turksat’s satellite revenues made up a major portion of its overall income with EBITDA of $175.22 million. But cable-based services and IT also contributed to the operator’s 2020 growth of 40.7 per cent. Turksat says that its cable business had, at Turkish Lira 986 million, the highest share (39.5 per cent) of revenues. Cable service […]