Television in Tunisia


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.
Tunisia has 17 free-to-air channels of which two channels are state-owned: El Wataniya 1 and El Wataniya 2.
The two state-owned channels which are operated by the Établissement de la Radiodiffusion-Télévision Tunisienne have undergone management changes since the 2011 revolution, and consequently changes in programming and content.

Most-viewed channels

Viewing shares, March 2015:
PositionChannelGroupShare of total viewing
1El Hiwar El TounsiAsma Fehri26.7%
2Nessma TVKaroui & Karoui World18.4%
3El Wataniya 1Établissement de la télévision tunisienne15.6%
4Hannibal-TVTarek Kadada8.1%
5El Wataniya 2Établissement de la télévision tunisienne7.8%