El Hiwar Et Tounsi
Tunisian television channel
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El Hiwar Et Tounsi ("Tunisian Dialogue") is a television station in Tunisia.[1] In March 2015 it was the most widely watched television channel in Tunisia, with a 26.7% market share.[2]
| Country | Tunisia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | |
| Headquarters | Tunis, Tunisia |
| Programming | |
| Language | Arabic |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sami Fehri |
| History | |
| Launched | May 2003 |
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