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Encyclopedia > Digiturk
Digiturk
Type Satellite network (movies, sports, original programming)
Country Flag of Turkey Turkey
Availability    National
Owner Çukurova Holding
Key people Ertan Özerdem - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Digiturk
Launch date March 27, 2000
Past names None
Website http://www.digiturk.com.tr/

Digiturk (or DIGITURK) is a Turkish Satellite television provider, founded in 1999, with services starting in mid-2000. They offer, both national cable TV channels and their own channels, national radio, and music streams of different genres. Digiturk is also the current owner of the broadcasting rights of Turkish Premier Super League. In addition to Turkey, they offer service throughout Europe, mainly for gastarbeiter. Reportedly it has over a million subscribers worldwide. Their service is provided from Eutelsat W3A, positioned some 35 degrees west of the more traditionally used Türksat; and is encrypted in Cryptoworks. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Artists impression of a Boeing 601 satellite, as configured for digital television transmission by SES Astra Satellite television is television delivered by way of communications satellites, as compared to conventional terrestrial television and cable television. ... A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. ... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (87th in leap years). ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Artists impression of a Boeing 601 satellite, as configured for digital television transmission by SES Astra Satellite television is television delivered by way of communications satellites, as compared to conventional terrestrial television and cable television. ... Cable television or Community Antenna Television (CATV) (and often shortened to cable) is a system of providing television, FM radio programming and other services to consumers via radio waves transmitted directly to people’s televisions through fixed coaxial cables as opposed to the over-the-air method used in... Turkish Premier Super League official logo The Turkish Premier Super Football League (Turkish: “Türkiye 1. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... Gastarbeiter is a German word that literally means Guest Worker. It referred to people who had moved to Germany for jobs since the end of World War II, but is considered outdated. ... Eutelsat S.A. is a French-based satellite provider. ... Turksat may refer to: Turksat (satellite) Turksat (company) Category: ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...


Digiturk made its major breakthrough when it acquired the rights to broadcast Turkish soccer league, which are subject to quite high prices since the country has a great interest towards soccer. Service eventually grew larger, and they added special channels for movies and series and such. It became an HBO-like, since it has the resources to buy movies earlier than cable channels, also many running/ended TV series as well. HBO (Home Box Office) is an American premium cable television network. ...

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Channels

ComedyMax is the channel on the a Turkish Satellite television provider Digiturk. ... DiziMax is a channel available on the Turkish Satellite television provider Digiturk. ... ACTIONMAX is a satellite television film channel in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, available as a free-to-air service on Sky Digital. ... The Hallmark Channel is a cable television network that broadcasts in over 100 countries. ...

Music Channels

  • Trace TV
  • MCM TOP
  • Mezzo
  • Number1 TV
  • Power Turk
  • Kral TV
  • Dream TV
  • MTV Türkiye
  • VH1

Mezzo may refer to one of the following: The Mezzo TV cable channel in Spain. ... Dream TV is a Super Nintendo action game where the player has to guide two youngsters through a nightmarish land of evil television shows. ... MTV (Music Television) Türkiye is the Turkish subsidiary of MTV, officially launched on October 23, 2006. ... VH1 (VH-1: Video Hits One until 1994) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and owners of MTV. VH1 and sister channel MTV are currently part of the MTV Networks division...

Sport Channels

Eurosport is the largest European sports satellite and cable network available in 54 countries and broadcasting in 18 different languages. ... Eurosport is the largest European sports satellite and cable network available in 54 countries and broadcasting in 20 different languages. ... The Extreme Sports Channel is a UK-owned, Netherlands-based extreme sports television channel available across Europe and the Middle East. ... ESPN Classic features reruns of famous sporting events, sports documentaries, and sports themed movies. ... For Fox Sports in Australia see Fox Sports (Australia). ... FB TV is a Fenerbahçe SK TV sports channel. ...

News And Finance Channels

EuroNews is a pan-European television news channel started on January 1, 1993, which broadcasts to most of Europe as well as terrestrially to 102 countries through satellite and cable and through time sharing on state television networks. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... BBC World is the BBCs international news and current affairs television channel. ... Bloomberg L.P. is a Financial Media Company founded by Michael Bloomberg in 1982. ... NTV Turkey is a Turkish nationwide television news channel. ... CNN TÜRK is the Turkish version of the popular cable news channel CNN. CNN TÜRK is a nation wide channel, broadcasting since October 11, 1999. ...

Life,Fashion And Youth Channels

This article is about the French television channel, for the British fashion and music channel see Fashion Music TV Fashion TV is an international television channel devoted to fashion and modelling. ... Fox Life is a television channel in Italy offered with the SKY Italia. ...

Documentary Channels

The National Geographic Channel is a subscription television network that features documentaries produced by the National Geographic Society. ... National Geographic Wild is a British TV channel devoted to programming about wildlife animals. ... Crime & Investigation Network is a television network which focuses on crime, investigation and mystery programming. ... The History Channel is a cable television channel, dedicated to the presentation of historical events and persons, often with frequent observations and explanations by noted historians as well as reenactors and witnesses to events, if possible. ... Zone Reality (formerly Reality TV) is a European reality television channel. ...

Erotic Channels

Playboy TV is a Pay-per-view cable/satellite channel available in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Ireland. ... Definition Intimacy is complex in that its meaning varies from relationship to relationship, and within a given relationship over time. ...

Local Channels

Show TV is a nation-wide television channel in Turkey. ... ATV is a nation wide tv channel in Turkey. ... CNBC-e is a hybrid business and financial/entertainment channel operated in Turkey by CNBC Europe and the NTV Group. ... For other uses, see E2. ... Star TV is a Turkish nation wide TV channel. ... Kanal D is a nation-wide television channel in Turkey. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company is a television network in the United States. ... Tv8 is an news channel. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Bulgarian National Television. ... TRT 1 Logo Introduction TRT 1, the first television channel in Turkey, started their test transmissions on 01. ... Samanyolu TV is a nation-wide television channel in Turkey. ... The Bath, a painting by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926). ...

Child Channels

For specific versions of Jetix, please click the corresponding link. ... Joanna Noëlle Levesque (born December 20, 1990), best known by her stage name JoJo, is an American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. ... Nickelodeon may refer to: Nickelodeon movie theater, an early 20th century form of small, neighborhood movie theaters Nickelodeon (film), a 1976 film directed by Peter Bogdanovich Nickelodeon (TV channel), a cable TV network whose demographic is primarily children and pre-teens in the United States. ... For the Disney Channel in other countries, see Disney Channel around the world. ...

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