What Beyaz TV does

Beyaz TV is a privately held Turkish free-to-air television channel headquartered in Istanbul, distributing news, entertainment, drama, and film programming to Turkish-speaking audiences nationally via satellite broadcast and through live streaming and on-demand video on its official website, beytv.com.tr. The channel's core technology stack combines legacy satellite transmission (with technical parameters published on the "Uydu Bilgileri" page) with a web-based streaming frontend that surfaces a continuous program guide, daily episode archives, and a Canlı Yayın (live broadcast) endpoint. Beyaz Ana Haber, a weekday 18:30 main news program presented by Dinç Tunçel, anchors the schedule and has produced daily episodes since at least July 2014; complementary programs include Sürmanşet (news analysis at 19:30), Hafta Sonu Ana Haber (weekend news), lifestyle and morning shows, and acquired Turkish drama series such as Masumlar Apartmanı and Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu alongside a foreign cinema block (Sinema) and the political talk program Uyan Türkiyem.

The business model is indirect: viewers are not charged for access, and Beyaz TV monetises exclusively through television advertising placements during program breaks and sponsored content segments, as confirmed by the pricing data. The customer base is therefore dual — a horizontal, undifferentiated mass audience of Turkish-speaking households and individual viewers (the engagement-side users) on one side, and a non-disclosed set of advertisers (the paying customers) on the other. Distribution is single-country domestic across Turkey with no claimed international footprint, no mobile applications, no API or developer integrations, and no disclosed partnerships, ownership, parent company, or management team information. Operating signals indicate the channel is actively broadcasting with episode listings dated through July 2026, though the website footer carries a 2021 copyright date and no formal company history, founding year, or revenue figures are available in the source data.

Name

Beyaz TV

Legal name

Beyaz TV

Website

https://beyaztv.com.tr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Beyaz TV is a private, free-to-air Turkish television channel headquartered in Istanbul that distributes news, drama, and film programming nationally via satellite and live streams it on beytv.com.tr, monetising exclusively through television advertising.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Television Broadcasting

NAICS

Television Broadcasting Stations (51612), Television Broadcasting Stations (516120)

SIC

Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)

akta.pro primary industry

General Entertainment Cable Networks (MPABAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

FAST Linear Streaming Channels (Ad-Supported) (MPABAHAD), National General-Entertainment Broadcast Networks (MPABAAAA)

Keywords

• Satellite television broadcasting
• Turkish news programming
• Live streaming media
• Free-to-air television
• Broadcast entertainment content

Headquarters

HQ city

Yenimahalle

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advertising Revenue: Television advertising placements during program breaks and sponsored content segments

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Beyaz TV is a Turkish free-to-air television channel that broadcasts news programs, entertainment shows, drama series, and films via satellite and online streaming. The channel operates as an advertising-supported broadcaster, offering viewers access to its programming through traditional satellite distribution and live streaming on its official website beytv.com.tr without charging a subscription fee. Its content portfolio includes flagship news programming (Beyaz Ana Haber), news analysis (Sürmanşet), lifestyle shows, Turkish drama series (Masumlar Apartmanı, Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu), and foreign cinema blocks.

Product overview

Beyaz TV is a Turkish television channel offering a diversified portfolio of programs including news (Beyaz Ana Haber, Sürmanşet), entertainment shows, series (Masumlar Apartmanı, Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu), and cinema. The channel provides live streaming capabilities through its Canlı Yayın service. The programming schedule spans morning shows (Bircan Bali ile Sabah Kahvesi), daytime programs (Nilüfer Zamanı, Esra Ezmeci İle Yeni Baştan), and primetime slots featuring news at 18:30 and 19:30, followed by films and series.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Beyaz TV Television Channel

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• TV8: Turkish national free-to-air entertainment channel offering drama, entertainment, and lifestyle programming. Comparable as a free-to-air, ad-supported Turkish channel targeting general audiences.
• Show TV: Turkish national free-to-air general-entertainment broadcast channel carrying news, drama series, and films. Closely matches Beyaz TV's daypart-mixed general-entertainment positioning and ad-supported revenue model.
• ATV: Major Turkish national free-to-air general-entertainment broadcast network with news, drama, and film programming. Directly comparable to Beyaz TV in distribution model (satellite + online streaming) and target audience (Turkish-speaking viewers across Turkey).
• A Haber: Turkish 24-hour news channel with strong news block programming. Comparable to Beyaz TV's Beyaz Ana Haber + Sürmanşet primetime news block strategy and ad-supported free-to-air delivery.
• CNN Türk: Turkish national 24-hour news channel affiliated with CNN. Comparable to Beyaz TV as a Turkish-language news brand competing for advertising revenue via free-to-air satellite and online streaming distribution.
• NTV (Turkey): Turkish national news broadcaster distributed via satellite and online. Comparable in news-led programming, free-to-air ad-supported distribution, and Turkish-language audience targeting.
• Habertürk TV: Turkish national news and general-information free-to-air TV channel. Directly comparable to Beyaz TV on news-driven ad-supported broadcasting to Turkish-speaking audiences.
• Star TV: Turkish national general-entertainment free-to-air broadcaster with a broad mix of news, drama, and lifestyle programming. Comparable in scale, distribution, and ad-supported business model.
• Ülke TV: Turkish national news-focused free-to-air channel with similar conservative/nationalist audience positioning to Beyaz TV. Closely comparable in news-led programming and ad-supported free-to-air model.
• Kanal D: One of Turkey's largest national free-to-air TV channels with news bulletins, dramas, and entertainment programming. A direct competitor to Beyaz TV for Turkish audience share and ad spend.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/beyaztv
• Facebookfacebook.com/BeyazTV
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/beyaz-tv

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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