Puhutv

Turkish entertainment company

puhutv

Type of site	Video on demand
Available in	Turkish
Owner	Doğuş Media Group
URL	http://www.puhutv.com/
Registration	Optional
Users	11 million monthly active users
Launched	December 2016
Current status	Active

puhutv is a Turkish entertainment and video on demand launched in December, 2016 in Istanbul. It is owned by Doğuş Media Group and offers variety of Turkish TV series. Puhutv entered the content-production industry in 2017, debuting its first series, Fi.

All the content is free and ad-supported, there is no paid version. Registration is optional, also Facebook login is available.

List of original content

Fi / Çi (2017–2018)
Dip (2018)
Şahsiyet (2018)

History

Doğuş Group previously launched a similar service called "Sipru" in 2007.^[1] "Sipru TV" has been shut down a few years later, however "Sipru RD" for radio service is still available as an iOS application.^[2]

Competitors

After the web site launched, similar services followed. Doğan Media Group opened netd about one month after.^[3]^[4] Also, Apple iTunes Store opened for Turkey in December 4, 2012 only for music and films.^[5] TTNET also has a similar subscription-based service, Tivibu.

References

^ "Türkiye'nin ilk masaüstü TV yayını başlıyor". Ntvmsnbc. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
^ "iTunes Store". iTunes. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
^ "Internetteki eğlence kanalınız "netd" artık yayında!". Hürriyet. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
^ "İnternetteki eğlence kanalınız "netd" yayında!". CNN Türk. Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
^ "Apple Launches iTunes Store in Russia, Turkey, India, South Africa & 52 Additional Countries Today". Apple Inc. Retrieved 13 January 2013.