El Hiwar Et Tounsi

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El Hiwar Et Tounsi ("Tunisian Dialogue") is television channel in Tunisia. [1] In March 2015 it was the most widely watched television channel in Tunisia, with a 26.7% market share. [2]

The channel was launched in 2003 by Tahar Ben Hassin, a left-wing émigré in Paris, as an unlicensed satellite station broadcasting political programmes opposed to the Ben Ali regime. [3] After the Tunisian Revolution the channel relocated to the Manouba suburb of Tunis, switching to digital terrestrial broadcast and gradually becoming a mainstream television channel. [4] [5] [6] In 2014 the founder sold the channel to a group of investors headed by Zamel Fehri and Aziz Jemal. [7]

The channel's logo changes color to the sky blue characteristic of Ettounsiya TV, which Fehri transferred to Slim Riahi. [8]

Notable Productions: Awled Moufida, Denya Okhra

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References

  1. ↑ Edward Webb (11 April 2014). Media in Egypt and Tunisia: From Control to Transition?. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 55. ISBN   978-1-137-40996-6.
  2. ↑ "SigMag Mars". Sigma Conseil. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Le local d'El Hiwar Ettounsi attaqué par les salafistes, selon son directeur". Actualité de Tunisie. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Chaînes TV autorisées Comment El Hiwar a survécu". Leaders.com.tn. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Tunisie : RAI 1, El Hiwar Ettounsi et Nessma désormais disponibles sur la TNT". THD. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Tahar Ben Hassine veut transformer El Hiwar Ettounsi en chaîne populaire". TeK'n'Kult. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Télévision: Tahar Ben Hassine explique pourquoi il a vendu Al-Hiwar Ettounsi". Kapitalis. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Télévision : Sami Fehri diffuse ses émissions sur Al-Hiwar Ettounsi". kapitalis.
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