El Hiwar Et Tounsi

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

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.