Puhutv Explained

puhutv
Owner:	Doğuş Media Group
Url:	http://www.puhutv.com/
Website Type:	Video on demand
Registration:	Optional
Num Users:	11 million monthly active users
Language:	Turkish
Launch Date:	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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Türkiye’nin ilk masaüstü TV yayını başlıyor. Ntvmsnbc. 7 November 2013.
2. Web site: iTunes Store. iTunes. 7 November 2013.
3. Web site: Internetteki eğlence kanalınız "netd" artık yayında!. Hürriyet. 13 January 2013.
4. Web site: İnternetteki eğlence kanalınız "netd" yayında!. CNN Türk. 13 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130113223258/http://www.cnnturk.com/2013/bilim.teknoloji/%C4%B1nternet/01/11/internetteki.eglence.kanaliniz.netd.yayinda/692206.0/index.html. 13 January 2013. dead.
5. Web site: Apple Launches iTunes Store in Russia, Turkey, India, South Africa & 52 Additional Countries Today. Apple Inc.. 13 January 2013.