This article examines the transformation of organization structure of private television companies in Turkey. The study goes about commercial television channels that broadcast nationally and have high rate. Data were collected from television broadcasting websites and semi‐structured in‐depth interviews with managers of authorized channels. It was found that private television companies initially had function‐based organization structures, then matrix organization was used after the completion of the studio infrastructure and lastly organization structure evolved network organization due to the increasing number of domestic productions and development of long‐term relationships with suppliers. Today, the leading private television companies are structured as a mediator in the network organization. Private television companies provide content by outsourcing in stable networks. In addition, the ability of programing that is the core competence of televisions transfered to the other companies of the network. Support functions such as human resources management, advertising and marketing, administrative and financial affairs are executed by central units in headquarters of their group. Private television companies are transformed into dependent, horizontal and lean enterprises on the network rather than as independent organizations.