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Turkish nationwide television news channel
Television channel
NTV
is a Turkish nationwide
television news
channel owned by
Do?u? Media Group
.
[1]
It was partnered with
MSNBC
between May 2000 and 2014.
[2]
Besides domestic and international news, the channel's programming includes documentaries, as well as programs on finance, arts and culture, lifestyle, and sports.
History
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NTV was founded in 1996 as a subsidiary of
Cavit Ca?lar
's Nergis Group (hence the original full name of Nergis TV) and as the first news channel of Turkey. In January 1999, the channel became part of
Do?u? Media Group
. The success of NTV changed the Turkish media industry and started the era of thematic TV channels.
In June 2013, NTV's
lack of coverage
on the
Gezi Park protests
saw protests in front of its head office in
Istanbul
, and the resignation of some NTV staff in protest. The CEO of
Do?u? Group
in
Ferit ?ahenk
, conceded that the criticisms were "fair to a large extent", and that "our audience feels like they were betrayed".
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Shortly after his comments, Aydın left Do?u? Media.
[4]
Soon after that, NTV refused to air a
BBC World News
package on press freedom in Turkey, breaking its partnership agreement with the
BBC
. The BBC suspended the agreement in response.
[5]
NTV HD
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On 17 January 2016 the channel launched
NTV HD
, a
high-definition
simulcast
of NTV.
NTV Radio
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NTV Radyo
radio station that started broadcasting on 13 November 2000.
References
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to
NTV Turkey
.