aks televizyon reklamcilik ve filmcilik was established in 1992 and commenced broadcasting as show tv in turkey. skyturk was founded in 2002 by atlas yayinclik. it commenced broadcasting on cable and digital platforms in february 2003. aks uluslararasi yayincilik has broadcast showturk since 2005 and showmax tv since 2006. showplus is also available through digiturk, a digital platform.