Big changes at Digiturk in 2022..

[sanjay kumar]

Turkish satellite platform Digiturk, owned by beIN Media Group's Qatari network, will undergo big changes in 2022 that will reach all subscribers in Turkey. In Turkish Internet forums, discussions continue on the transfer of services from the Eutelsat 7C (7 ° E) satellite to the Türksat 3A / 4A (42 ° E) satellite system. The operation will begin in January 2022.

Digiturk will soon complete the contract with the operator Eutelsat Communications. During the transition to Türksat, most of the Eutelsat 7C (7 ° E) channels will not be accessible from the Turkish orbital position. After January 2022, the missing channels will be gradually added.

The reason for the non-renewal of the contract may be that he did not have a chance to tender Digiturk. It is rumored that the contract was awarded to the Turkish company Saran Holding.

Digiturk subscribers using the Eutelsat 7C (7 ° E) satellite will be transferred to Türksat 3A / 4A (42 ° E) free of charge. This move will eliminate the need for two satellite dishes - one for Digiturk and the other for a rich offering of several hundred FTA channels from 42 ° E.

Digiturk is the dominant operator of the DTH satellite platform in Turkey. It is owned by the Qatari media group BeIN Media Group, which acquired the Turkish brand from Çukurova Holding (53%) and Providence Equity (46.7%) in 2016. The platform was established in 1999 as the first in the digital TV broadcasting segment in Turkey. Since its inception, it has continued to develop as a leading brand in the market. Today Digiturk broadcasts over a hundred TV channels, including original themed channels such as beIN HD, beIN Series Sci-Fi HD, beIN Series Comedy HD, beIN Movies Premiere HD, beIN Movies Stars HD, beIN Movies Action HD, beIN Box Office HD, beIN Sports HD, beIN Sports Max HD...