Cocoa Media has launched Merhaba Türkische Filme, a FAST Channel dedicated to Turkish films, on Samsung TV Plus in Germany.
The 24/7 service will roll out shortly to LG Channels, TitanOS TVs, TCL TVs and Whale TV, extending distribution across Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH).
The movie channel builds on the growth of Merhaba Türkische Serien, Cocoa Media’s flagship Turkish series FAST Channel, now in its second year and carried on Samsung TV Plus, LG Channels, Pluto TV and Rakuten TV across the DACH markets. Its performance highlighted demand for Turkish-language content in curated, linear FAST environments and prompted the launch of a companion film service, according to Cocoa Media.
Merhaba Türkische Filme offers a mix of recent box-office hits and library classics, airing in original Turkish audio with German subtitles. The channel targets both Turkish-speaking diaspora audiences and German-speaking viewers discovering Turkish cinema.
Content for the channel is supplied by Otro Media, Cocoa Media’s partner for the service, which is providing a broad slate including marquee titles and restored classics.
“While Turkish TV series have a long and storied history in international markets, Turkish movies have always been watched more by domestic audiences. This is now changing with the launch of the new channel,” said Christian Toksvig, Founder and CEO of Cocoa Media. “Audiences in Germany, Turkish and German speakers alike, will now have access to a free 24/7 Turkish movie channel featuring recent movie hits as well as popular classics.”
Otro Media co-founders Ozan Temiz and Erkan Büker said the partnership aims to broaden exposure for Turkish cinema. “We are proud to bring our country’s storied film heritage to both loyal Turkish audiences in Germany as well as new audiences who have never experienced Turkish cinema before,” they said.
According to Cocoa Media, the service is part of its strategy to scale high-affinity FAST Channels across connected TV platforms in Europe and the Americas. The company was founded in 2023 by former executives from Warner Bros. Discovery.
