Turkish TV Series Open to the World in Partnership with Cocoa and Merzigo

A partnership was established between Cocoa Media, the newly founded company of Christian Toksvig, one of the former senior managers of HBO Max, and Merzigo, one of the important companies in the digital media field in Turkey.

Thanks to the partnership established between Merzigo and Cocoa Media, many major Turkish productions with large audiences abroad have been released. On FAST platforms of brands such as Samsung, Philips, LG will meet the audience.

FAST (Free Advertising Supported Television) platforms allow each producer to consisting of its own extensive libraries It consists of independent platforms. For example, Samsung TV Plus is Samsung’s platform and thousands of contents are offered free of charge to those who watch it. Thanks to the agreement, Turkish TV series will also appear on these platforms.

Many series such as Magnificent Century and Miracle Doctor will be broadcast in the USA and Europe.

Within the scope of the agreement between Merzigo and Cocoa Media, which works with media giants in the digitalization of productions in our country. Magnificent Century, Magnificent Century: Kösem, I Named Her Feriha, Woman, Forbidden Fruit, You Knock on My Door and Miracle Doctor Productions such as will be moved to FAST platforms.

The contents will start to be published on Samsung and LG platforms in Germany and Philips FAST platforms in Latin America and Europe. In this process, all series will be adapted to the market in which they will be broadcast with subtitling and dubbing work.

Speaking about the partnership, Toksvig said in his statement:Turkish television series has exploded in popularity around the world in the last 10 years; Consumers are attracted to stories centered on family, love, betrayal and intrigue, often starring strong female characters. They have proven to be ratings-winning content for international broadcasters and, more recently, engagement drivers for global subscription streaming services as well.” he said.

Merzigo Chairman of the Board of Directors Yiğit Doğan Çelik said, “Regarding the partnership with Cocoa Media,As the official partner of YouTube and Meta, we have been in the digital content industry for the last five years. We believe that Turkish content has great potential to drive greater reach and revenue in the FAST space, and we are proud to launch this partnership with Cocoa Media.” he said.

Source :
https://variety.com/2023/tv/global/cocoa-media-turkish-drama-fast-channels-1235756672/


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