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| Type | Satellite network (movies, sports, original programming) |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Availability | World-wide |
| Owner | Demirören Media Group |
Launch date | 2007 |
Official website | www.dsmart.com.tr |
D-Smart is a Turkish satellite television provider launched in 2007. It launched high-definition television broadcasts in 2008. [1] By late 2012, D-Smart had around 1.6m subscribers, of which around half were free-to-air customers; revenues were around EUR350m. [2]
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| Turkish Radio and Television Corporation | |
|---|---|
| Demirören Group | |
| Doğuş Media Group | |
| Ciner Media Group | |
| Acun Media | |
| Turkuvaz Media Group | |
| The Walt Disney Company | |
| ViacomCBS | |
| New World Media Group | |
| Esmedya | |
| İhlas Media Group | |
| Notable others | |
| Defunct | |
