Type of site | Video on demand |
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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.
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]
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.