In 1990 the first privately-owned television channel opened in Turkey, with the name of "Magic Box Inter Star 1". This was a first for the region and it put an end to the era of the Turkish film industry as many professionals started working for the TV. However, in 1996 "The Bandit" (Eşkiya) is the first film to be released in the new cinema of Turkey, which managed to somewhat revive domestic film production. 