What is NOW (Turkish TV channel)?
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox broadcasting network | name = NOW | image = NOW TV (Turkey) wordmark-red.svg | image_size = 200 | image_alt = | caption = | type = [[Television network]] | country = Turkey | launch_date = {{Start date and age|2007|2|24|df=dmy}} | former_names = Fox (2007–2024) | replaced = [[TGRT]] | replaced_by = | owner = [[Disney Entertainment|The Walt Disney Company EMEA]] | parent = [[The Walt Disney Company]] | website = {{URL|www.nowtv.com.tr}} }} '''NOW''', formerly '''TGRT''' and '''Fox''', is a Turkish [[free-to-air]] television channel owned by [[Disney Entertainment|The Walt Disney Company EMEA]]. Since July 2012, the channel broadcasts in [[16:9]] ([[1080i]] [[High-definition television|HDTV]]). == History == The channel was originally TGRT (acronym in Turkish as: 'Türkiye Gazetesi Radyo Televizyonu'; ''Turkey Newspaper Radio Television'') and began broadcasting on 23 April 1993, under [[İhlas Holding]]. Between 2001 and 2004, '''TGRT''' was owned by [[Savings Deposit Insurance Fund of Turkey|Tasarruf Mevduatı Sigorta Fonu]] before being sold again to [[İhlas Holding]]. On 23 July 2006, [[News Corporation]] acquired TGRT from [[İhlas Holding]], and was formed by Ahmet Ertegün. The channel was later relaunched as Fox on 24 February 2007. David Parker Reid was the General Manager of Fox Turkey between 2006 and 2009. David Parker Reid, Hakan Etus, Koray Altinsoy, Doğan Şentürk played crucial role as the most senior executives about the establishment of the Fox channel in Turkey. After David Parker Reid's leave, Pietro Vicari served as General Manager from 2009 to 2014. On 26 November 2014, Adam Theiler was appointed as the General Manager of Fox TV.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.medyaradar.com/fox-tvnin-yeni-genel-mudurunu-medyaradar-acikliyor-medyaradar-ozel-haberi-132158|title=Fox Tv'nin yeni genel müdürünü Medyaradar açıklıyor! (Medyaradar/Özel)|date=26 November 2014 |access-date=12 April 2017}}</ref> [[File:FOX wordmark-red.svg|thumb|upright|Third Fox logo from 20