Television in Mauritania
Television in Mauritania was introduced in 1980 with experimental broadcasts, with regular broadcasts starting in 1982.[1]
Télédiffusion de Mauritanie offers private and public channels through satellite television in the Arabsat satellites Badr-4 and Arabsat-5C.[2] There is also easy access to pan-Arab and European satellite television.[3]
History[edit]
Television in Mauritania started as a project in 1980, with regular broadcasts starting with the Office of Radio and Television of Mauritania (ORTM) in 1982, broadcasting news bulletins and other programming.[1] On 10 July 1984, television in Mauritania as a whole began to appear as autonomous due to Iraqi aid, as it began broadcasting from its own studios, independent from its radio counterpart.[1][4]
Mass media in Mauritania was a state monopoly until a law liberalising the audiovisual space in the country passed in the National Assembly on 2 July 2010, with the first private media being authorised by the High Authority for Press and Audiovisual (HAPA) on 23 August 2011.[5]
Main channels[edit]
This is a list of TV channels based in Mauritania.[2]
| Channel | Category | Owned by | Launched | HD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Mouritaniya | Generalistic | Television of Mauritania | 10 July 1984 | Yes |
| El Mouritaniya 2 | Generalistic | Television of Mauritania | No | |
| El Mahadra | Religious programming | Television of Mauritania | 2 March 2014[6] | No |
| Arriadia | Sports programming | Television of Mauritania | 28 November 2017 | No |
| Athagavia | Cultural programming | Television of Mauritania | No | |
| Al Barlemania | Parliament | Television of Mauritania/National Assembly | 1 May 2019[7] | No |
| El Mourabitoun | Generalistic | El Mourabitoun | 24 August 2011[5] | No |
| Sahel TV | Generalistic | Sahel TV | 24 August 2011[5] | No |
| Chinguit TV | Generalistic | Chinguit TV | 24 August 2011[5] | No |
| El Wataniya | Generalistic | El Wataniya | 24 August 2011[5] | No |
| DAVA TV | Generalistic | DAVA TV | 1 January 2021[7] | No |
| El Medina TV | Generalistic | El Medina TV | 3 December 2021[7] | Yes |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "عن المؤسسة" [About the enterprise]. TV de Mauritanie (in Arabic). Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Diffusion TV" [TV broadcast]. Télédiffusion de Mauritanie (in French). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Mauritania profile – Media – BBC News". BBC News. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Télévision de Mauritanie" [Television of Mauritania]. TV de Mauritanie (in French). Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Le paysage audiovisuel s'ouvre en Mauritanie" [The audiovisual landscape is opening up in Mauritania]. Radio France International (in French). 24 August 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Le Président de la République lance la 1ère chaine de radio TV " La Mahadra " du Saint Coran" [The President of the Republic launches the 1st radio TV channel "The Mahadra" of the Holy Quran]. Kassataya (in French). 2 March 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "Mauritanie : Télevision satellite" [Mauritania: satellite television]. Satexpat.com (in French). Retrieved 21 October 2022.