Al Watanya II
Wataniya 2, the second public television channel, was created by Ben Ali in 1994. At that time it was called Canal 21.
Audience Share
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Ownership Type
public
Geographic Coverage
National
Content Type
free content
Media Companies / Groups
Établissement de la télévision tunisienne
Company
General Information
Founding Year
1994
Founder
Tunisian state
Affiliated Interests Founder
Launched on November 7, 1994 (the anniversary of the coup against Bourguiba in 1987), on behalf of ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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
Senda Gharbi Baccari (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
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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
