NOW (Turkish TV channel)

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Now
CountryTurkey
Programming
Language(s)Turkish
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i for the SD feed)
Ownership
OwnerThe Walt Disney Company EMEA (Disney Entertainment)
ParentThe Walt Disney Company
Sister channels
History
LaunchedFebruary 24, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-02-24)
ReplacedTGRT
Former namesFox (2007–2024)
Links
Websitewww.nowtv.com.tr
Availability
Terrestrial
AnalogueChannel 45

NOW (stylized in all caps), formerly TGRT and then Fox, is a Turkish free-to-air television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company EMEA. Since July 2012, the channel broadcasts in 16:9 (1080i HDTV).

History

The channel was originally TGRT (acronym in Turkish as: 'Türkiye Gazetesi Radyo Televizyonu'; Turkey Newspaper Radio Television) and began broadcasting on April 23, 1993, under İhlas Holding. Between 2001 and 2004, TGRT was owned by Tasarruf Mevduatı Sigorta Fonu before being sold again to İhlas Holding.

On July 23, 2006, News Corporation acquired TGRT from İhlas Holding, and was formed by Ahmet Ertegün. The channel was later relaunched as Fox on February 24, 2007.

David Parker Reid was the General Manager of Fox Turkey between 2006 and 2009. David Parker Reid, Hakan Etus, Koray Altinsoy, Doğan Şentürk played crucial role as the most senior executives about the establishment of the Fox channel in Turkey. After David Parker Reid's leave, Pietro Vicari served as General Manager from 2009 to 2014. On November 26, 2014, Adam Theiler was appointed as the General Manager of Fox TV.[1]

Third Fox logo from 2019 to 2024

On February 12, 2024, the channel rebranded to Now as a part of Disney's planned phaseout of Fox brand following the acquisition of 21st Century Fox.[2] Unlike other Fox-branded channels, the Turkish counterpart did not rebrand to Star Channel due to there being already a channel called Star TV in Turkey and the Turkish version of FX already existing in the region.[3]

Programs broadcast by Now

Weekly series

It is a list of television programs that have been broadcast on Now before or are currently being broadcast.

References

  1. ^ "Fox Tv'nin yeni genel müdürünü Medyaradar açıklıyor! (Medyaradar/Özel)". 26 November 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  2. ^ "FISCAL YEAR 2020 ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT" (PDF). The Walt Disney Company. p. 79. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "FOX Simdi NOW Oluyor". www.fox.com.tr (in Turkish). 2024-01-24. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  4. ^ "Yabani Series Schedule Guide, Trailer and Season 1 Preview and All Details". TurkBinge. August 29, 2023. Archived from the original on August 29, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "Bambaşka Biri Daily Web Series Chapter Release". TurkBinge. August 24, 2023. Archived from the original on August 24, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.

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