Eccho Rights expands Disney partnership with new deals in Portugal and MENA
Oct 05, 2026
Eccho Rights has concluded two new deals with The Walt Disney Company, licensing acclaimed Turkish drama series Golden Boy to STAR Life in Portugal and My Home My Destiny to Disney+ across the MENA region.
The agreements build on the partnership between Eccho Rights and The Walt Disney Company established earlier this year, when STAR Life Portugal acquired romantic comedy titles Everywhere I Go and My Sweet Lie - and mark a significant broadening of the relationship across both platform and territory.
Melis Hamamcioglu, Director of Digital Media Acquisition & Content Sales at Eccho Rights, commented:
"To be expanding our relationship with The Walt Disney Company across two of their platforms and into a new region in the space of a few months is a real marker of where Turkish drama sits today in the international market. The appetite among premium platforms for proven, emotionally driven content from Turkey is only growing, and we look forward to building on this further."
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6th Oct, 2026
Eccho Rights brings turkish drama slate to South Africa and Namibia
Eccho Rights has closed a new deal with Red Head Global, which has acquired the rights to a slate of acclaimed Turkish drama series for South Africa and Namibia.
The agreement covers four of Eccho Right's most widely travelled Turkish titles: I Am Mother (Sandık Kokusu), Elif, Everywhere I Go (Her Yerde Sen) and Brave and Beautiful (Cesur ve Güzel)
Berkin Nalbantli, Sales Executive for CEE and Africa at Eccho Rights, said: “Red Head Global has long been a champion of Turkish drama in South Africa and across the region, and we’re delighted to continue our partnership with this latest slate. They have the local expertise and reach to bring these titles to audiences in South Africa and Namibia, and this deal pairs proven daily favourites with internationally successful hits - exactly the kind of emotional storytelling that builds loyal audiences.”
28th Sep, 2026
Eccho Rights to distribute O3 Medyas The Hatmaker
Eccho Rights will handle international sales for The Hatmaker (Şapkacı Kadınlar), the brand-new drama series from leading Turkish producer O3 Medya. The series will launch to buyers for presales at this month's MIPCOM in Cannes, ahead of its planned premiere in Türkiye in early 2027.
A sweeping period drama starring Pınar Deniz and Selahattin Paşalı, The Hatmaker is the story of Ayşe, a war veteran seeking a path to independence, while the husband who abandoned her threatens everything she is building.
Handan Özkubat, Director of Turkish Drama at Eccho Rights, said:
"Pınar Deniz and Selahattin Paşalı are two of the most compelling actors working in Türkiye today, and seeing them together at the heart of a story this ambitious is genuinely exciting. Ayşe is a heroine of real depth and courage, and I have no doubt audiences around the world will fall for her."
Saner Ayar, Founder and Managing Partner at O3 Medya, said:
"Eccho Rights has been at our side for many years, taking our stories to audiences around the world, and we could not think of a better partner for The Hatmaker."
The Hatmaker is created and written by Necati Şahin, directed by Ömür Atay and produced by Suzan Sümeli for O3 Medya.