LOS ANGELES/AMSTERDAM/ISTANBUL – CBS Studios International and Turkey’s largest digital pay TV platform Digiturk have announced a new, exclusive, multi-platform, multi-series content licensing agreement. As part of the agreement, Digiturk’s portfolio of entertainment channels will exclusively broadcast the entire slate of new series from CBS Studios International, including programming created for the CBS Television Network, The CW and the acclaimed U.S. premium cable network … [Read more...] about CBS Studios signs agreement with Digiturk
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Bein Media acquires Digiturk
Bein Media has completed the acquisition of Digiturk, giving the Qatari company a significant presence in the Turkish market, and what its chairman described as the largest deal in the history of the company. The pay-TV operator has 3.3 million subscribers but had stalled under the debts of its previous owner Çukurova Group. Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bein Media Group said, “Our expansion into Turkey is an essential next step for Bein Media Group. Digiturk … [Read more...] about Bein Media acquires Digiturk
Prime Entertainment deals with Sony
After 3 successful deals in 2012, 2013 and 2014, the network signed up for upcoming season of the weekly series Hollywood News Feed, 52x15’ in HD and Zoom In, 104x6’30 in HD for a Pan Asian feed covering more than 40 territories. Thanks to its varied and exclusive footage Hollywood News Feed, 52x15’ is the top quality show that keeps on gaining international appeal among major entertainment networks in more and more territories around the globe. The weekly … [Read more...] about Prime Entertainment deals with Sony
BBC Knowledge and BBC HD deal leads expansion in Turkey
BBC Worldwide has announced that the BBC Knowledge and BBC HD channels will be made available for the first time on satellite platform Digiturk from August 13, 2013. The rapidly-expanding channels will join renewed carriage contracts of existing BBC Entertainment and BBC World News, effectively doubling BBC presence available on the provider. The launch of BBC Knowledge continues the channel’s swift expansion throughout Europe with launches this year in Cyprus, Hungary, Romania and … [Read more...] about BBC Knowledge and BBC HD deal leads expansion in Turkey