Puhutv

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

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