NEWSLETTER-2017

102 NEWSLETTER 2017 ers, but that the rate of increase has declined each year. However, it is also established in the Report that the prevalence of Pay TV platform services is low, and that this can be explained by Turkish audiences’ viewing preferences, their opportunity to reach many channels through satellite, socio-economic conditions, and through piracy access. Hence, the Competition Authority purports that the most important alternative product with regard to Pay TV platform services is open television broadcasting presented through satellite. In this way, it can be understood that both transmission systems are substitutes from the point of consumers. According to the Report, the most conditioned market, in terms of competitive market conditions, is open television broadcasting. The Competition Authority expresses that there are no competitive concerns with regard to the procurement of content with high ratings by channels and relationships between channels and production com- panies. It is established that the most important problem with regard to the aforementioned market is piracy access. It can also be observed from the Report that the market power of Digitürk, which operates in Pay TV platform services, is embraced. It is seen that the mentioned enterprise holds a powerful position regarding both Pay TV platform operations and satellite platform operations. Accordingly, Digitürk’s rights to broadcast for the Turkish Super League are considered as an important factor of market power and competitive advantage against the other Pay TV platform operators. The most important and interesting determination made by the Competition Authority is in relation to the joint product presentation. The issue regarding the presentation of the internet, fixed-line and television services in a single package is embraced in detail in the Report. In this respect, the CompetitionAuthority determines that tele- vision and broadcasting sectors became closer to each other, but that in this case, there is the risk for the television broadcasting sector to be affected by the irregularities in the telecommunication sector. The IPTV services that are provided depending on the broadband internet infrastructure are given as an example of this situation. The fact that the fiber internet infrastructure is not sufficiently prevalent is given as the principal reason underlying the obstacles to the IPTV develop- ment in Turkey. Therefore, the Competition Authority points out that