Name

ACUNMEDYA

Legal name

ACUNMEDYA

Website

https://acunmedya.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Media Production and Broadcasting

NAICS

Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512), Motion Picture and Video Production (512110), Sports Teams and Clubs (711211)

SIC

Television Broadcasting Stations (4833), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

International Sports Broadcasters & Rights Networks (MPABAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Sports Streaming Platforms (MPAKAOAA), Sports Rights Agencies & Brokers (Acquisition/Packaging) (MPABAJAH)

Keywords

• Media production services
• Television broadcasting
• Original format creation
• Reality TV formats
• Content licensing

Headquarters

HQ city

Besiktas

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Format Licensing and Production Services: ACUNMEDYA creates original formats (Exatlon, Survivor, MasterChef, O Ses, etc.) and licenses them to international broadcasters. The company also provides full production services including creative development, strategic planning, execution, market analysis, and programming for both original and global formats.
2. TV Channel Ownership and Broadcasting: ACUNMEDYA owns TV channels including TV8 and TV8.5 in Turkey. These channels generate revenue through advertising and broadcast rights for ACUNMEDYA-produced content.
3. Digital Platform Subscription (Exxen): Exxen is a streaming service offering nearly 100 content titles. Members can choose between two subscription types: with advertising or ad-free. The platform reached over 1 million subscribers in less than a year.
4. Sports Club Investments: ACUNMEDYA Group invests in sports clubs including Hull City Football Club (England) and NK Maribor (Slovenia), diversifying into the European football industry.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ACUNMEDYA is an international production company and media group that creates original entertainment formats (reality, talent, cooking, dating, fashion shows) and licenses them to broadcasters in 15+ countries. The company owns national TV channels TV8 and TV8.5 in Turkey, operates the Exxen digital streaming platform, holds a 50% stake in Germany's Sport1 Medien AG, and runs the ACM Production Hub (the world's largest open-air reality production facility) in the Dominican Republic. It also owns European football clubs Hull City FC and NK Maribor as part of its sports investment portfolio.

Product overview

ACUNMEDYA is a global independent media and entertainment company operating a multi-platform portfolio consisting of owned television channels (TV8, TV8,5 in Türkiye), a streaming platform (EXXEN), and a world-class production facility (ACM Production Hub in Dominican Republic). The company produces and distributes original and licensed entertainment formats including reality competitions (Exatlon, Survivor), cooking shows (MasterChef), talent competitions (O Ses/The Voice), fashion competitions (My Style Rocks), dating/relationship shows (Money or Love, Power of Love), and adventure programs (La Isla, I'm a Celebrity). With operations across 15+ countries on 4 continents and reach to 150+ million viewers, ACUNMEDYA offers country-specific content solutions through its comprehensive production capabilities and broadcasting platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Exxen: Turkey's Digital Platform - a streaming service that allows members to watch content anytime, anywhere, on any device. Offers nearly 100 content titles including series, comedy shows, competitions, documentaries, sports events, and movies.
• ACM Production Hub
• Acunmedya Akademi

Products and services

• EXXEN Turkey's digital streaming platform offering on-demand video content including series, comedy shows, competitions, documentaries, sports events, and films. Members can access nearly 100 content titles via exxen.com or mobile app with subscription options including ad-supported and ad-free tiers.
• TV8 National Turkish television channel acquired by ACUNMEDYA in 2013. Features entertainment, documentary, culture, fashion, music, and sports programming including Survivor Turkey, MasterChef Turkey, and O Ses Turkey.
• TV8,5 Sports and entertainment-focused Turkish television channel launched in 2016 under ACUNMEDYA Group, featuring boxing, kickboxing, and sports content alongside entertainment programming.
• Sport1 (Germany)
• ACM Production Hub
• Exatlon
• Survivor
• MasterChef
• O Ses / The Voice
• Format Licensing and Production Services

Quantifiable outcome

• TV8 raised from 1% to 18% viewership share in less than 6 months after ACUNMEDYA acquisition
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sport1 Medien AG (Highlight Communications AG)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024In 2024, ACUNMEDYA acquired 50% of Sport1 Medien AG shares, a media group under Highlight Communications AG. This strategic partnership gives ACUNMEDYA's entertainment formats access to German television audiences. Formats such as Exatlon, Survivor, My Style Rocks, MasterChef, and Power of Love are now broadcast in Germany through Sport1.
• NBC Universal/TelemundocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACUNMEDYA partnered with NBC Universal/Telemundo to bring Exatlon to Hispanic audiences in the United States. Exatlon Estados Unidos premiered in summer 2018 on Telemundo and achieved extraordinary success among the US Hispanic population.
• Skai TV (Greece)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with Greece's Skai TV for production and broadcast of formats including The Voice, Survivor, Got Talent, and My Style Rocks. Programs achieved up to 70% viewership, increasing channel's monthly prime-time average from 1% to 43%.
• TV Azteca (Mexico)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorACUNMEDYA produces and distributes multiple formats in Mexico including Exatlon Mexico, Survivor Mexico, La Isla, Tentados por la Fortuna, and others on Azteca Uno and Azteca Siete channels.
• Nişantaşı UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcunmedya Akademi was established in 2021 through collaboration between Nişantaşı University and Acunmedya to train qualified and educated professionals for the media industry. Students from television, gastronomy, digital media, and software departments have opportunities to work and intern primarily at Acunmedya.
• Hull City Football ClubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of England's historic football clubs acquired by Acunmedya and added to the group portfolio. The value of Hull City competing in the English Championship League has more than tripled in just 1.5 years due to investments made.
• NK MariborminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNK Maribor, established in 1960, is one of Slovenia's most historic football clubs. Acunmedya Group incorporated NK Maribor into its portfolio in 2023, continuing its investments in the European football industry.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Warner Bros. Discovery: Global media conglomerate with broadcast networks, streaming (Max), and production studios. Adjacent competitor in content production and distribution, and a partial owner of BluTV/TOD, ACUNMEDYA's streaming competitor; significantly larger and more diversified than ACUNMEDYA.
• Sony Pictures Television: Global television production and distribution arm of Sony. Comparable in international format licensing (Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy!) and broadcast network ownership; operates at significantly larger scale than ACUNMEDYA.
• RTL Group (Bertelsmann): Europe's largest broadcaster and parent of Fremantle. Comparable through its combination of broadcast networks, streaming (RTL+), and content production; broader in scale and geography than ACUNMEDYA but overlaps across the value chain.

Direct peers

• Fremantle: Bertelsmann-owned global content production and distribution company. Directly comparable in international format production (Got Talent, Idol, X Factor) and has a similar customer base of broadcasters across multiple continents.
• Banijay Group: World's largest independent content producer and distributor. Closest direct peer to ACUNMEDYA — produces and licenses Survivor, MasterChef, Big Brother, and other major formats globally, mirroring ACUNMEDYA's core production/licensing flywheel.
• Endemol Shine Group: Global content producer (now part of Banijay) and originator of Survivor, Big Brother, and Deal or No Deal. Historical direct peer to ACUNMEDYA in global format creation, licensing, and broadcaster relationships.
• ITV Studios: Global content arm of ITV plc. Comparable in producing and licensing entertainment formats (The Voice, I'm a Celebrity, Love Island) to international broadcasters, with a directly overlapping format portfolio to ACUNMEDYA.
• All3Media: Liberty Global/Sony-owned international television production group. Similar business model: produces scripted and unscripted content for global broadcasters; comparable in international format distribution and production scale.

Regional players

• BluTV (TOD): Turkey's homegrown SVOD platform (now partially owned by Warner Bros. Discovery). Direct regional competitor to Exxen in the Turkish streaming market; comparable in subscriber scale ambitions and Turkish-language content focus.
• Ay Yapım: One of Turkey's largest production companies, producing scripted and unscripted content for Turkish broadcasters (including dizi and reality formats). Directly comparable in the Turkish market for content production; less international reach than ACUNMEDYA.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/acunmedya
• Facebookfacebook.com/acunmedya
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/acunmedya
• Instagraminstagram.com/acunmedya

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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