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
editTelevision 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, thanks to Iraqi aid, Mauritanian TV became fully autonomous, broadcasting from its own studios separate from the radio.[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
editThis is a list of TV channels based in Mauritania.[2][6]
| Channel | Category | Owned by | Launched | HD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Mouritaniya | Generalistic | TV de Mauritanie | 10 July 1984 | Yes |
| El Mouritaniya 2 | Generalistic | TV de Mauritanie | No | |
| El Mahadra | Religious programming | TV de Mauritanie | No | |
| Arriadia | Sports programming | TV de Mauritanie | 28 November 2017 | No |
| Athagavia | Cultural programming | TV de Mauritanie | No | |
| Al Barlemania | Parliament | TV de Mauritanie/National Assembly | No | |
| El Mourabitoun | Generalistic | El Mourabitoun | No | |
| Sahel TV | Generalistic | Sahel TV | No | |
| Chinguit TV | Generalistic | Chinguit TV | No | |
| El Wataniya | Generalistic | El Wataniya | No | |
| DAVA TV | Generalistic | DAVA TV | No | |
| El Medina TV | Generalistic | El Medina TV | Yes |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "عن المؤسسة" [About the enterprise]. TV de Mauritanie (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ a b "Diffusion TV" [TV broadcast]. Télédiffusion de Mauritanie (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- ^ "Mauritania profile - Media - BBC News". BBC News. 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- ^ "Télévision de Mauritanie" [Television of Mauritania]. TV de Mauritanie (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ "Le paysage audiovisuel s'ouvre en Mauritanie" [The audiovisual landscape is opening up in Mauritania]. Radio France International (in French). 2011-08-24. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ "Mauritanie : Télevision satellite" [Mauritania: satellite television]. Satexpat.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-21.