Amazing start for Phi
Apr 10, 2017
Phi, the brand new drama from Ay Yapim in Turkey, has recorded unprecedented viewing figures on Puhu TV, Dogus Media's new VOD service. The first original series created for Puhu TV, Phi has recorded an aggregated 7 million viewers for its first 3 episodes, which were released together on Friday 31st March. The platform, which launched earlier this winter, reported a 400% increase in app downloads in the week since Phi’s launch, with more than twice as many unique users on the service compared with the week before.
The series was launched with an International Premiere screening at last week's MipTV with leading cast members Serenay Sarikaya, Mehmet Günsür and Berrak Tüzünatac all in attendance.
Phi is a daring, psychological thriller following the celebrity psychiatrist Can Manay (Ozan Güven), whose world is turned upside down by the enchanting beauty of his new neighbour Duru (Sarikaya), who is in a seemingly perfect relationship with composer boyfriend Deniz (Günsür). But Manay’s attempts to manipulate those around him are threatened by the investigations of a journalist (Tüzünatac), determined to unearth secrets of his dark past.
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Eccho Rights seals new deals for Beneath the Surface
Eccho Rights has secured multiple international broadcast deals for the premium Turkish mini-series Beneath the Surface, a tightly paced thriller produced by Karga Seven Pictures as a TOD Original and now licensed across Latin America, the Middle East and North Africa, and Israel.
Telecom Argentina has acquired the series for its channels in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. In MENA, Abu Dhabi TV has secured free-to-air rights across 23 territories, while in Israel the series has been picked up by Dori Media. Alshana in Morocco has also acquired local rights to the series.
Handan Özkubat, Director of Sales at Eccho Rights, commented: “Beneath the Surface perfectly illustrates the global appeal of premium Turkish drama with A-list talent and a strong creative vision. Its compact episode run and cinematic storytelling make it ideal for international broadcasters, and these deals with linear channels clearly show that shorter run Turkish series are not limited to VOD platforms internationally, but can perform very successfully on free and pay television when the content is right.”
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Eccho Rights brings "Another Chance" to international markets
Eccho Rights has acquired the international distribution rights to the new Turkish drama series Another Chance (Vicdansiz), the latest original series for streaming platform TOD.
Created by screenwriter Levent Cantek (Yesilcam) and directed by Devrim Yalçın (First and Last), Another Chance is a contemporary, emotionally charged drama exploring ambition, love and the cost of second chances. The series is produced by ARC Film for beIN Media Group-owned streaming platform TOD in Turkey & MENA.
Handan Özkubat, Head of Drama at Eccho Rights, commented: “Another Chance is a bold, character-driven series that combines emotional depth with a high-concept premise and universal themes of love, regret and redemption. It is a title with strong creative identity and clear international potential, and we received great feedback as we previewed it for buyers at last month’s Content Americas.”
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