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: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 Wataniya 1 | Établissement de la télévision tunisienne | 15.6% |
4 | Hannibal-TV | Tarek Kadada | 8.1% |
5 | El Wataniya 2 | Établissement de la télévision tunisienne | 7.8% |