Puhutv

{{short description|Turkish entertainment company}} {{Infobox website | name = puhutv | logo = Puhutv logo.svg | company_type = | traded_as = | foundation = | dissolved = | location = | locations = | incorporated = | area_served = | founder = | chairman = | chairperson = | president = | CEO = | MD = | GM = | key_people = | industry = | products = | services = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | assets = | equity = | owner = Doğuş Media Group | num_employees = | parent = | divisions = | subsid = | url = http://www.puhutv.com/ | programming_language = | ipv6 = | website_type = Video on demand | advertising = | registration = Optional | num_users = 11 million monthly active users | language = Turkish | launch_date = December 2016 | current_status = Active | screenshot = | caption = | footnotes = | intl = }} {{lowercase title}} '''''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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Türkiye'nin ilk masaüstü TV yayını başlıyor|url=http://arsiv.ntvmsnbc.com/news/418388.asp|publisher=Ntvmsnbc|access-date=7 November 2013}}</ref> "Sipru TV" has been shut down a few years later, however "Sipru RD" for radio service is still available as an iOS application.<ref>{{cite web|title=iTunes Store|url=https://itunes.apple.com/tr/app/sipru-rd/id323362544?l=tr&mt=8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150304090939/https://itunes.apple.com/tr/app/sipru-rd/id323362544?l=tr&mt=8|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 4, 2015|publisher=iTunes|access-date=7 November 2013}}</ref>

== Competitors == After the web site launched, similar services followed. Doğan Media Group opened netd about one month after.<ref>{{cite web|title=Internetteki eğlence kanalınız "netd" artık yayında!|date=11 January 2013 |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/magazin/televizyon/22340182.asp|publisher=Hürriyet|access-date=13 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=İnternetteki eğlence kanalınız "netd" yayında!|url=http://www.cnnturk.com/2013/bilim.teknoloji/%C4%B1nternet/01/11/internetteki.eglence.kanaliniz.netd.yayinda/692206.0/index.html|publisher=CNN Türk|access-date=13 January 2013|archive-url=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|archive-date=13 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Also, Apple iTunes Store opened for Turkey in December 4, 2012 only for music and films.<ref>{{cite web|title=Apple Launches iTunes Store in Russia, Turkey, India, South Africa & 52 Additional Countries Today|url=https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2012/12/04Apple-Launches-iTunes-Store-in-Russia-Turkey-India-South-Africa-52-Additional-Countries-Today.html|publisher=Apple Inc.|access-date=13 January 2013}}</ref> TTNET also has a similar subscription-based service, Tivibu.

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Category:Turkish entertainment websites Category:Internet properties established in 2012