Al Watanya I
Wataniya 1 is the first channel of the Tunisian state television. It celebrated 50 years in 2016. First a propaganda organ of the dictatorship regime under Bourguiba and Ben Ali, the works on its democratic transition since the revolution.
Audience Share
MD
Ownership Type
public
Geographic Coverage
National
Content Type
free content
Media Companies / Groups
Établissement de la télévision tunisienne
Company
General Information
Founding Year
1966
Founder
Tunisian state
Affiliated Interests Founder
Launched by Mohamed Mzali, 10 years after independence and inaugurated by Habib Bourguiba
Ceo
Rached Younes
Affiliated Interests Ceo
Appointed after the controversial dismissal of Mustapha Ben Letaief in November 2015 by the government. His appointment was rejected by the HAICA and SNJT.
Editor-In-Chief
Abdelmajid Mraïhi (Director)
Other Important People
Presidency of the Government
HAICA (Independent High Authority for Audio-visual Communication)
Affiliated Interests other important people
The CEO of the Tunisian television shall be appointed by the Presidency of the Government upon favourble opinion of the HAICA
Contact
Financial Information
Revenue (in Mill. $)
22.44 Mio. $ / 49.017 Mio. TND (budget 2015)
Operating Profit (in Mill. $)
-10 Mio. $ / -22 Mio. TND (2015)
Advertising (in % of total funding)
22%
Market Share
Missing Data
Further Information
Sources
Interview with the Communication Officer of the Presidency of the Government
Interview with members of the HAICA
Mail from the Presidency of the Government
