Television in Tunisia reaches 94% of households. The dominant platform in the market is free satellite, though terrestrial platform reaches around 15% of the households. [1] The country has seventeen free-to-air channels, two of which are owned and operated by the state-owned Télévision Tunisienne (formerly ERTT), El Watania 1 and El Watania 2. The two state-owned channels have undergone management changes since the 2011 revolution, and consequently changes in programming and content. [1]
It was officially introduced to the country on May 31, 1966, with the launch of state-owned Radio Télévision Tunisienne (now El Watania 1), broadcast from its first transmitter in Djebel Zaghouan. The service broadcast in both Arabic and French. [2] By 1971, television became available in all of Tunisia. [3]
Viewing shares, March 2015: [4]
Position | Channel | Group | Share of total viewing (%) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | El Hiwar El Tounsi | Asma Fehri | 26.7% |
2 | Nessma TV | Karoui & Karoui World | 18.4% |
3 | El Watania 1 | Établissement de la Télévision Tunisienne | 15.6% |
4 | Hannibal TV | Tarek Kadada | 8.1% |
5 | El Watania 2 | Établissement de la Télévision Tunisienne | 7.8% |
Television in Tunisia reaches 94% of households. The dominant platform in the market is free satellite, though terrestrial platform reaches around 15% of the households. [1] The country has seventeen free-to-air channels, two of which are owned and operated by the state-owned Télévision Tunisienne (formerly ERTT), El Watania 1 and El Watania 2. The two state-owned channels have undergone management changes since the 2011 revolution, and consequently changes in programming and content. [1]
It was officially introduced to the country on May 31, 1966, with the launch of state-owned Radio Télévision Tunisienne (now El Watania 1), broadcast from its first transmitter in Djebel Zaghouan. The service broadcast in both Arabic and French. [2] By 1971, television became available in all of Tunisia. [3]
Viewing shares, March 2015: [4]
Position | Channel | Group | Share of total viewing (%) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | El Hiwar El Tounsi | Asma Fehri | 26.7% |
2 | Nessma TV | Karoui & Karoui World | 18.4% |
3 | El Watania 1 | Établissement de la Télévision Tunisienne | 15.6% |
4 | Hannibal TV | Tarek Kadada | 8.1% |
5 | El Watania 2 | Établissement de la Télévision Tunisienne | 7.8% |