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Discovery invests in Turkish streamer BluTV

January 20, 2021 11.26 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Discovery is to become a 35% investor in the Turkish streaming service BluTV.

The agreement also includes content from the Discovery portfolio and sports channel Discovery.

Discovery will also be able to use content from Blu TV internationally. The partnership includes the option for Discovery to invest further.

Kasia Kieli, President and General Manager of Discovery EMEA, said: “This partnership will strengthen our multi-channel strategy in the market and provide access to the increasingly powerful Turkish productions. We are delighted that BluTV members will be able to enjoy Discovery content wherever and whenever they want very soon.”

Launched in 2016, BluTV offers subscribers around 10,000 hours of content.

Ayd?n Do?an Yalç?nda?, Founder and CEO of BluTV, said: “We are excited to collaborate with our new strategic partner Discovery, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies. He spoke.

The agreement is subject to regulatory approval.

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Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Streaming, TV Tagged With: BluTV, Discovery Edited: 21 January 2021 09:05

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About Julian Clover

Julian Clover is a Media and Technology journalist based in Cambridge, UK. He works in online and printed media. Julian is also a voice on local radio. You can talk to Julian on X @julianclover, or by email at jclover@broadbandtvnews.com.

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