Acun Ilıcalı is working for a platform that will rival Netflix

Netflix, the paid digital content platform with the most users, has been serving in Turkey for a long time. Netflix has domestic but not widely used competitors, primarily BluTV and puhutv, offered by Turkcell, Vodafone and Türk Telekom. One of the most important TV producers in our country and Acun Ilıcalı, owner of TV8 According to allegations, a new local digital content platform It's drying.

According to the news of Kerem Ülker from Dünya Newspaper, Ilıcalı has completed his official applications, including the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Following the approval from official authorities, work on the platform is expected to accelerate. However, all of these are just claims and there is no certainty.

Exatlon Challenge, produced by Acun Ilıcalı, was released on Netflix:

Acun Media operates in many countries, especially in Türkiye, by purchasing internationally known program formats. exathlon It also owns the format. This program, which is currently shot on some TV channels abroad, is not available in Turkey. YouTubers And digital publishers It was shot with, but was released on Netflix months later.

The shooting of Exatlon Challenge was completed before it was determined that it would be broadcast on Netflix, and the editing was made and put on hold. During this period, although Ilıcalı did not signal that they would establish a new platform, in his statements for Exatlon, he “they will publish it in a surprise medium” However, they reached an agreement with Netflix months later.

With allegations about Ilıcalı's attempt to rival Netflix in Turkey Exathlon Challenge When the delayed broadcasting of the program comes together, the picture becomes a little clearer. It is worth emphasizing again that everything is just an allegation at the moment.