Television in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Television in Bosnia and Herzegovina was first introduced in 1956. Out of 93 TV stations, 71 is commercial, 19 is public (regional, local or municipal ownership), while 3 public services are funded through subscription.
Data by CRA BiH (14 September 2018) | Sum |
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Television licence | 3 |
Public broadcasting (Regional, local or municipal ownership) | 19 |
Commercial broadcasting | 71 |
History
First broadcasting in Bosnia and Herzegovina started in 1961 when Radio-Televizija Sarajevo began its programme although without its own TV studio at that time (it used Radio Sarajevo's premises for this purpose).
Televizija Sarajevo (TVSA) started broadcasting its own TV program on 17 March 1969. with first live TV-news program called "Večernji ekran“ (Evening Screen). At the beginning of 1975., the first phase of the construction of "RTV Dom" – TV headquarters building in Sarajevo was completed. Two years later, in 1977, the second television program (TVSA 2) was launched.
With the help of other members of the Yugoslav Radio Television system, Radio-Television Sarajevo successfully implemented all special broadcasting programs dedicated to the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. The third television channel (TVSA 3) has started with broadcasting in 1989 from headquarters also known as the RTV Dom[1] (nickname "Sivi dom") located in Sarajevo.
During the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, JRT system dissolved when most republics became independent countries. The once-recognizable joint program created by the exchange of TV content in JRT network soon was suspended and interrupted, and separate national TV stations began to use propaganda in tv news and other programs. As a result, the once subnational broadcasting centers became public broadcasters of the newly independent states. In such conditions, the first commercial television stations in the Balkans appear.
At the beginning of the War in Bosnia, in 1992, RTV Sarajevo changed its name to Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (RTV BiH). Headquarters of the RTV BiH were often exposed to war damages. During the siege of Sarajevo, RTV BiH was forced to broadcast only one radio (Radio BiH) and one television program (tv bih) via damaged transmitters at Hum TV Tower, with minimal technical conditions.
On 2 May 1992, Hum Tower was partly destroyed by the JNA and VRS.[2] Militants illegally took over all property (TV transmitters and releys) from the former TVSA. Seven out of ten TV repeaters from former TVSA in the territory of BiH were controlled by the JNA and VRS.
From stolen equipment, a parallel new TV channel (Kanal S – SRT; now: RTRS) was established in May 1992[3] to broadcast propaganda or news builtens from Serbian RTV Beograd via its seat in Pale, near Sarajevo. The second TV transmiter above the Sarajevo, Bosnian capital, (Trebević Television transmitter) was directly controlled by SRT (Srpska radio televizija). With the outbreak of the Conflict between Croatia and Bosnian and Herzegovina, TV transmitters under the control of HVO started to rebroadcast news programs of HRT via its Erotel affiliate based in Mostar.
During the war (1992–1995), many independent local or regional stations (public and commercial) were launched across the country. Former network affiliates of the second radio channel (Radio Sarajevo 2) offten were used as facilities for these new TV stations.
On 1 January 1993, RTV BiH was admitted as an active member of the European Broadcasting Union.
In the Alipašino Polje neighborhood of Sarajevo, on 28 June 1995, a modified air-bomb was thrown by JNA/VRS into the building of RTV BiH. One person was killed, and at least 30 injured.[4]
Hum Tower also suffered major damage, which is partially repaired after the war by technicians from national public broadcaster, BHRT.[5]
After the war, many local media continued to work. With the help of various international donors, equipment has been renewed through media support projects.
On 2 March 2001, Communications Regulatory Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina was founded with mission to regulate the electronic communications and audiovisual sector in BiH. An important task was the management and supervision of the frequency spectrum.
After 17 July 2002, in Bosnia and Herzegovina there was no radio and TV stations that broadcast without official broadcasting license issued by the CRA.[6]
All local media in BiH, which could not meet the official criteria of the competition for broadcasting licenses were closed in the period between 2000–2002. According to the recommendations, CRA BiH has established a public register of permits issued for all broadcasters with relevant data about all media outlets (radio stations, TV channels...) who have received permission to work.
Year | Radio | Television |
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2008 | 126 | 39 |
2009 | 125 | 42 |
2010 | 123 | 40 |
2011 | 133 | 42 |
2012 | 134 | 45 |
2013 | 135 | 42 |
2014 | 131 | 48 |
2015 | 133 | 51 |
2016 | 130 | 51 |
2017 | / | / |
2018 | 149 | 93* (CRA) |
Analogue television
Free-to-air terrestrial broadcasters
National and near-national coverage
Television licence funding
Bosnia and Herzegovina has 3 public broadcasters financed from radio and television fees (RTV pretplata/pristojba). The amount of television fees in BiH is 7.5 BAM per month (collected along with Electric bill).[7]
The national public broadcaster for Bosnia and Herzegovina is BHRT (Radio televizija Bosne i Hercegovine). With one television and one radio channel it covers more than 97% of the country. BHRT is the only Bosnian member of the European Broadcasting Union.[8]
The entity broadcaster for Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is RTVFBiH (Radio televizija Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine). The program is broadcast on one radio and one television channel. The entity broadcaster for Republika Srpska is RTRS (Radio televizija Republike Srpske). The program is broadcast via one radio and two television channels (one channel is via cable systems).[9]
There are plans to establish a public TV corporation[10] that would operate, consolidate and improve quality of all Bosnian tax-funded public broadcasters.
TV channel | Logo | Type | Launched | Formerly called | Owned by | Seat | Language | HDTV |
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BHT 1 | General | 1 June 1961 | RTV Sarajevo (1961–1992) RTV BiH (tvbih) (1991–1995) BHT (1995–1998) PBS BiH (BHTV 1) (1998–2004) BHT 1 (since 2004.) |
BHRT | Sarajevo | Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian |
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Federalna TV | General | 27 October 2001 | RTVFBiH | Sarajevo | Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian |
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RTRS.tv | General | 19 April 1992 | Канал С ТВ РС |
RTRS | Banja Luka | Serbian, Croatian and Bosnian |
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Commercial funding
Near-national commercial broadcasters are primarily focused on the entitiy markets, but some of them also broadcast a joint program (Mreža TV). They provide a common advertising space (on country, entity, or regional level) that is more attractive to major advertisers.
TV channel | Logo | Type | Launched | Formerly called | Owned by | Seat | Language | HDTV |
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OBN | General | 1996 | Open Broadcast Network | AMC Networks International Central Europe (40%) and Neven Čičko (60%) |
Sarajevo | Croatian Bosnian and Serbian |
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Nova BH | General | 9 October 2018 | Pink BH (2003-2018) | The United Group | Sarajevo | Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian |
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Hayat | General | 24 February 1992 | Neovisna televizija Hayat Hayat HD |
Hayat TV | Vogošća | Bosnian | ||
BN Televizija | General | 5 May 1998 | RTV BN | Bijeljina | Serbian | |||
ATV | General | 4 June 1997 | Alternativna TV | Banja Luka | Serbian | |||
TV1 | General | 26 August 2010 | TV1-RTM | Oslobođenje | Sarajevo | Bosnian | ||
- OBN – broadcasting from Sarajevo, founded in 1996.
- Nova BH – broadcasting from Sarajevo, founded in 2018.
- BN Televizija – broadcasting from Bijeljina, founded in 1998.
- Hayat – broadcasting from Vogošća, founded in 1992.
- ATV – broadcasting from Banja Luka, founded in 1997.
- TV1 – broadcasting from Sarajevo, founded in 2010.
Regional coverage
Public funding
Other public TV stations broadcast only locally at the municipal, local, and regional levels, such as 5 cantonal TV stations (e.g. TVSA, RTV TK, RTV USK, RTV ZE, and RTV BPK).
TV channel | Logo | Type | Launched | Formerly called | Owned by | Seat | Language | HDTV |
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TVSA | Regional | 29 June 1998 | Televizija Kantona Sarajevo | Sarajevo Canton | Sarajevo | Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian |
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RTV TK | Regional | 20 February 1992 | Televizija Tuzlanskog Kantona | Tuzla Canton | Tuzla | Bosnian | ||
RTV USK | Regional | 22 December 1995 | Televizija Unsko-sanskog kantona | Una-Sana Canton | Bihać | Bosnian | ||
RTV ZE | Regional | 23 May 1995 | Televizija Zenica | Zenica-Doboj Canton | Zenica | Bosnian | ||
RTV BPK | Regional | 26 August 1996 | Televizija BPK Goražde | Bosnian-Podrinje Canton | Goražde | Bosnian | ||
- Televizija Kantona Sarajevo – broadcasting from Sarajevo, founded in 1998.
- Televizija Tuzlanskog kantona – broadcasting from Tuzla, founded in 1992.
- RTV USK – broadcasting from Bihać, founded in 1995.
- RTV Zenica – broadcasting from Zenica, founded in 1996.
- RTV BPK – broadcasting from Goražde, founded in 1996.
Commercial funding
Commercial terrestrial stations are mostly located in larger towns and settlements (Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Mostar, Bijeljina, Brčko, Bihać, Trebinje, Travnik, Zenica...).
TV channel | Logo | Type | Launched | Formerly called | Owned by | Seat | Language | HDTV |
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Al Jazeera Balkans | General | 11 November 2011 | NTV 99 Sarajevo | Al Jazeera Media Network | Sarajevo | Bosnian Serbian Croatian Montenegrin Slovene Macedonian |
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OSM TV | Regional | 1993 | Otvorene Srpske Mreže | Istočno Sarajevo (Pale) | Serbian | |||
Televizija K3 | Regional | 15 April 1995 | Televizija K3 | Prnjavor | Serbian | |||
Televizija Kiss | Regional | 1993 | HRT Televizija Kiss | Kiseljak | Croatian | |||
Televizija Hit | Regional | 1999 | RTV Hit Brčko | Brčko | Serbian | |||
HTV Oscar C | Regional | 1994 | Hrvatska televizija Oscar C | Mostar | Croatian | |||
Herceg TV | Regional | 2008 | RTV Herceg | Trebinje | Serbian | |||
TV Slon Extra | Regional | 1 December 2005 | Tuzla | Bosnian | ||||
- Al Jazeera Balkans – broadcasting from Sarajevo, founded in 2011.
- OSM TV – broadcasting from Istočno Sarajevo (Pale), founded in 1993.
- Televizija K3 – broadcasting from Prnjavor, founded in 1995
- Televizija Kiss – broadcasting from Kiseljak, founded in 1993.
- Televizija Hit – broadcasting from Brčko, founded in 1999.
- HTV Oscar C – broadcasting from Mostar, founded in 1994.
- Herceg TV – broadcasting from Trebinje, founded in 2008.
- TV Slon Extra – broadcasting from Tuzla, founded in 2005.
Local, city or muncipal coverage
Local TV networks share local news (e.g. BH Veza in FBiH entity or PRIMA Mreža in RS entity).
Public funding
TV channel | Logo | Type | Launched | Formerly called | Owned by | Seat | Language | HDTV |
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TV Vogošća | Municipal | 10 December 1997 | Televizija Vogošća | Vogošća | Vogošća | Bosnian | ||
RTV Cazin | Municipal | 1993 | Televizija Cazin | Cazin | Cazin | Bosnian | ||
TV Visoko | Municipal | 13 July 1992 | Televizija Visoko | Visoko | Visoko | Bosnian | ||
TV Živinice | Municipal | 5 May 1992 | Televizija Živinice | Živinice | Živinice | Bosnian | ||
TV Bugojno | Municipal | 1992 | Televizija Bugojno | Bugojno | Bugojno | Bosnian | ||
Prijedor TV | Municipal | 2000 | Televizija Prijedor | Prijedor | Prijedor | Serbian | ||
TV Rudo | Municipal | 28 June 1993 | Televizija Rudo | Rudo | Rudo | Serbian | ||
- Televizija Vogošća – broadcasting from Vogošća (Sarajevo), founded in 1997.
- Televizija Cazin – broadcasting from Cazin, founded in 1993.
- Televizija Visoko – broadcasting from Visoko, founded in 1992.
- Televizija Živinice – broadcasting from Živinice, founded in 1992.
- Televizija Bugojno – broadcasting from Bugojno, founded in 1992.
- Televizija Prijedor – broadcasting from Prijedor, founded in 2000.
- Televizija Rudo – broadcasting from Rudo, founded in 1993.
Commercial funding
TV channel | Logo | Type | Launched | Formerly called | Owned by | Seat | Language | HDTV |
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TV Alfa | General | 2007 | Televizija Alfa | Dnevni avaz | Sarajevo | Bosnian | ||
MTV Igman | Religius | 1993 | Pazarić (Sarajevo) | Bosnian | ||||
TV Bel Kanal | General | 2003 | ТВ Бел Канал | Banja Luka | Serbian | |||
TV Simić | General | 5 July 1997 | ТВ Симић | Banja Luka | Serbian | |||
RTV Vikom | General | 1997 | Bosanska Gradiška (Gradiška) | Serbian | ||||
NTV 101 | General | 1998 | NTV 101 Sanski Most | Prijedor | Bosnian | |||
NTV Arena | General | 18 August 1999 | Nezavisni TV – Studio "Arena" | Bijeljina | Serbian | |||
RTV Slobomir | General | 2005 | Televizija Slobomir | Bijeljina | Serbian | |||
NTVIC Kakanj | General | 11 April 1994 | Neovisna televizija IC | Kakanj | Bosnian | |||
NTV Amna | General | 1997 | Neovisna televizija Amna | Tešanj | Bosnian | |||
RTV Maglaj | General | 9 June 1992 | Maglaj | Bosnian | ||||
- TV Alfa – broadcasting from Sarajevo, founded in 2007.
- MTV Igman – broadcasting from Pazarić (Sarajevo), founded in 1993.
- TV Bel Kanal – broadcasting from Banja Luka, founded in 2003.
- TV Simić – broadcasting from Banja Luka, founded in 1996.
- RTV Vikom – Gradiška (Bosanska Gradiška), founded in 1997.
- NTV 101 – broadcasting from Prijedor, founded in 1998.
- NTV Arena – broadcasting from Bijeljina, founded in 1999.
- RTV Slobomir – broadcasting from Bijeljina (Slobomir), founded in 2005.
- NTVIC Kakanj – broadcasting from Kakanj, founded in 1994.
- NTV Amna – broadcasting from Tešanj, founded in 1997.
- RTV Maglaj – broadcasting from Maglaj, founded in 1992.
Cable and IPTV television
There are more than 39 licensed cable TV operators in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The latest estimates show that cable television services in BiH uses about 330,000 households.[11]
Domestic pay-tv channels
There are over 52 licensed TV stations (both private and publicly owned) which broadcast their programmes exclusively via cable, satellite or IPTV. Depending on cable provider and subscription type, cable TV offer usually includes most of the local terrestrial channels. Offers are usually customized for specific city. Basic cable offer is limited to 40-65 TV channels in the starting packages. Digital and IPTV packages are limited to 120-180 channels (including the additional channel packages, HD packages, VOD etc.).
Media database by CRA BiH (September 2018) | Sum |
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Registered companies with licenses | 39 |
Registered on-demand audiovisual media service providers | 11 |
Public funding (Cable only)
Many local and regional public TV stations funded by local government unit are available through cable television only.
TV channel | Logo | Type | Launched | Formerly called | Owned by | Seat | Language | HDTV |
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Televizija Istočno Sarajevo | Municipal | 2008 | РТВ Источно Сарајево | Istočno Sarajevo | Istočno Sarajevo | Serbian | ||
Televizija Jablanica | Municipal | 1999 | RTV Jablanica | Jablanica | Jablanica | Bosnian | ||
RTV 7 | Municipal | 29 July 2012 | Televizija 7 Tuzla | Tuzla | Tuzla | Bosnian | ||
RTV Kozarska Dubica | Municipal | РТВ Козарска Дубица | Kozarska Dubica | Kozarska Dubica | Serbian | |||
RTV Doboj | Municipal | РТВ Добој | Doboj | Doboj | Serbian | |||
TV Lukavac | Municipal | TV Lukavac | Lukavac | Lukavac | Bosnian | |||
RTV Sana | Municipal | 21 June 2016 | Radio televizija Sana | Sanski Most | Sanski Most | Bosnian | ||
- Televizija Istočno Sarajevo – broadcasting from Istočno Sarajevo, founded in 2008.
- Televizija Jablanica – broadcasting from Jablanica, founded in 1999.
- RTV 7 – broadcasting from Tuzla, founded in 2012.
- Televizija Kozarska Dubica – broadcasting from Kozarska Dubica.
- TV Lukavac – broadcasting from Lukavac.
- Radio- televizija Doboj – broadcasting from Doboj.
- RTV Sana Sanski Most – broadcasting from Sanski Most, founded in 2016.
Commercial funding broadcasters (Cable only)
Foreign channels neighboring countries are available in BiH. For this reason, all TV advertisements from common ex-Yugoslav area are freely broadcast on daily basis in Bosnian cable systems. That is a major problem for domsetic commercial media market, cable and satellite TV stations that aim to capture wider audiences.
- BN TV HD – Bijeljina (RTV BN)
- BN Music HD – Bijeljina (RTV BN)
- Hayat Plus – Vogošća (Hayat)
- Hayat Folk – Vogošća (Hayat)
- Hayat Music – Vogošća (Hayat)
- Hayatovci – Vogošća (Hayat)
- Face TV – Sarajevo
- Cinema TV – Sarajevo
- Vikom Music – Gradiška
- HEMA HD – Sarajevo
- NEON TV – Kalesija
- Kontakt – Banja Luka
- IZVORNA TV – Živinice
- CITY TV – Mostar
- Kanal 6 – Travnik (TNT Group)
- TNT KIDS TV – Travnik (TNT Group)
- SEVDAH TV – Travnik (TNT Group)
- DREAMPORN HD – Travnik (TNT Group)
- Naša TV – Mostar
- Televizija 5 HD – Sarajevo
- ELTA TELEVIZIJA – Banja Luka (Elta Media Group)
- ELTA 2 – Tuzla (Elta Media Group)
- OTV VALENTINO – Brčko (DENI-COMPANI)
- VALENTINO ETNO – Brčko (DENI-COMPANI)
- VALENTINO MUSIC HD – Brčko (DENI-COMPANI)
- PRVA HERCEGOVAČKA – Brčko (DENI-COMPANI)
- TV Slon Info – Tuzla
- NTV Patria – Doboj
- NTV Jata – Srebrenik
- Smart televizija – Tešanj
- IN televizija – Bijeljina
- KTV Zavidovići – Zavidovići
- Kablovska televizija KG-1 – Goražde
- BDC Televizija – Brčko
- RA-TV – Jelah
- TV GLAS DRINE – Sapna
- tb1 – Trebinje
- Posavina TV – Seonjaci, Brčko
- Inicijativa TV – Tuzla
- Info Plus – Gradiška
- WTV Gračanica – Gračanica
- TATABRADA – Srebrenik
- ТV ONE HD – Kozarac, Prijedor
- B1 TELEVIZIJA – Gradačac
- TROPIK TV – Zenica
Foreign pay-tv channels
Depending on cable provider and subscription type, cable TV offer usually includes channels such as FOX, FOX Movies, FOX Life, FOX Crime, AXN, MGM, Sci Fi Channel, Eurosport, MTV, Comedy Central Extra, National Geographic Channel (with subtitles in oficial Bosnian, Croatian or Serbian). Bosnian cable operators offer a large number of regional national (e.g.. HRT, RTS, B92) and international TV channels (e.g., CNN, DW, RTL, Euronews, Russia Today).
Premium sports offer is mostly limited to Arena Sport or Sport Klub TV packages. Premium movies channels are mostly limited to the HBO and Cinemax TV packages.
There are seven licensed providers of on-demand services (VOD) in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[12]
- N1 HD BiH
Luxembourg (newscast in Bosnia and Herzegovina) - N1 HD Serbia
Luxembourg, Croatia - N1 HD Croatia
Luxembourg, Croatia - SK HD (audio in
Serbia/ Croatia) - SK 1 HD (audio in
Serbia/ Croatia) - SK 2 HD (audio in
Serbia/ Croatia) - SK 3 HD (audio in
Serbia/ Croatia) - SK 4 (audio in
Serbia/ Croatia) - SK 5 (audio in
Serbia/ Croatia) - SK 6 (audio in
Serbia/ Croatia) - SK 7 (audio in
Serbia/ Croatia) - SK 8 (audio in
Serbia/ Croatia) - SK 9 (audio in
Serbia/ Croatia) - SK 10 (audio in
Serbia/ Croatia) - SK Golf HD (audio in
Serbia/ Croatia) - Nova TV
Croatia - Nova M
Montenegro - Grand TV
Serbia - Grand TV 2
Serbia - Lov i Ribolov
Serbia - TOP TV HD
Serbia - IDJ TV HD
Serbia - Pikaboo HD
Serbia - Vavom HD
Serbia
Discovery, Inc.
- Animal Planet (subtitles in
Serbia/ Croatia) - Crime & Investigation Network (subtitles in
Serbia/ Croatia) - Discovery Channel Europe (subtitles in
Serbia/ Croatia) - Discovery HD Showcase (subtitles in
Serbia/ Croatia) - Investigation Discovery (subtitles in
Serbia/ Croatia) - Discovery ID Xtra (HD) (subtitles in
Serbia/ Croatia) - Discovery Science (HD) (subtitles in
Serbia/ Croatia) - Discovery World (subtitles in
Serbia/ Croatia) - TLC (subtitles in
Serbia/ Croatia) - Travel Channel International (subtitles in
Serbia/ Croatia) - Eurosport 1 (subtitles in
Serbia/ Croatia) - Eurosport 2 (subtitles in
Serbia/ Croatia) - Eurosport News (subtitles in
Serbia/ Croatia)
Viasat Broadcasting
- TV1000 (subtitles in
Serbia/ Croatia) - Viasat History (subtitles in
Serbia/ Croatia) - Viasat Explorer (subtitles in
Serbia/ Croatia) - Viasat Nature (subtitles in
Serbia/ Croatia)
Arena Sport
- Arena Sport 1 BiH (program in
Bosnia and Herzegovina) - Arena Sport 1 SRB (audio in
Serbia/ Croatia) - Arena Sport 1 HR (audio in
Serbia/ Croatia) - Arena Sport 2 (audio in
Serbia/ Croatia) - Arena Sport 3 (audio in
Serbia/ Croatia) - Arena Sport 4 (audio in
Serbia/ Croatia) - Arena Sport 5 (audio in
Serbia/ Croatia)
Fox Networks Group Europe
- FOX (HD) (subtitles in
Serbia/ Croatia) - FOX Crime (HD) (subtitles in
Serbia/ Croatia) - FOX Life (HD) (subtitles in
Serbia/ Croatia) - 24Kitchen (HD) (subtitles in
Serbia/ Croatia) - National Geographic Channel (HD) (subtitles in
Serbia/ Croatia) - National Geographic Wild (HD) (subtitles in
Serbia/ Croatia)
AMC Networks International Zone
- AMC (subtitles in
Serbia/ Croatia) - CBS Drama (subtitles in
Serbia/ Croatia) - CBS Reality (subtitles in
Serbia/ Croatia) - Crime & Investigation Network (subtitles in
Serbia/ Croatia) - Da Vinci Learning (subtitles in
Serbia/ Croatia) - Extreme Sports Channel (subtitles in
Serbia/ Croatia) - Fine Living Network (subtitles in
Serbia/ Croatia) - Food Network (subtitles in
Serbia/ Croatia) - History (HD) (subtitles in
Serbia/ Croatia) - JimJam (subtitles in
Serbia/ Croatia) - Outdoor Channel (HD) (subtitles in
Serbia/ Croatia)
HBO Europe
TRT
MTV
- MTV Europe (subtitles in
Serbia/ Croatia) - MTV Rocks (UK version)
- MTV Dance (UK version)
- MTV Hits (UK version)
- MTV Base (UK Version)
- MTV Live HD (UK Version)
- VH-1 (European) * VH-1 Classic (European)
Cinestar
RTL Group
- RTL Televizija (subtitles in
Croatia) - RTL 2 HR (subtitles in
Croatia) - RTL Kockica (subtitles in
Croatia) - RTL Living (subtitles in
Croatia) - RTL Passion (subtitles in
Croatia) - RTL Crime (subtitles in
Croatia) - RTL Croatia World (subtitles in
Croatia) - RTL Television (audio in
Germany) - VOX (audio in
Germany) - Super RTL (audio in
Germany)
ANT1 Group
Hrvatska Radio Televizija
Radio Televizija Srbije
FilmBox
- FilmBox
- FilmBox Extra HD
- FilmBox Family
- FilmBox Plus
- FilmBox Premium
- FightBox
- Fast&FunBox
- Gametoon HD
- FilmBox Art House
- DocuBox HD
- FashionBox
- 360TuneBox
- Erox
- Eroxxx HD
AXN Networks
Disney Channel (Europe)
Pink Media Group
- RTV Pink
- Pink Media BH (newscast in
Bosnia and Herzegovina) - Pink Media (newscast in
Montenegro) - Pink 2
- Pink 3 Info
- Pink Action (subtitles in
Serbia) - Pink Bravo Music
- Pink Classic (subtitles in
Serbia) - Pink Comedy (subtitles in
Serbia) - Pink Crime & Mystery (subtitles in
Serbia) - Pink Erotic 1
- Pink Erotic 2
- Pink Erotic 3
- Pink Erotic 5
- Pink Erotic 6
- Pink Erotic 7
- Pink Erotic 8
- Pink Extra
- Pink Family (subtitles in
Serbia) - Pink Fashion (subtitles in
Serbia) - Pink Fight Network
- Pink Film
- Pink Folk
- Pink Folk 2
- Pink Hits 1
- Pink Hits 2
- Pink Horor
- Pink Kids
- Pink Koncert
- Pink Kuvar
- Pink Life Style (subtitles in
Serbia) - Pink Movies (subtitles in
Serbia) - Pink Music
- Pink Music 2
- Pink n Roll
- Pink Parada
- Pink Pedia (subtitles in
Serbia) - Pink Plus
- Pink Premium (subtitles in
Serbia) - Pink Reality
- Pink Romance (subtitles in
Serbia) - Pink Sci Fi & Fantasy (subtitles in
Serbia) - Pink Serije (subtitles in
Serbia) - Pink Show
- Pink Soap (subtitles in
Serbia) - Pink Super Kids
- Pink Thriller (subtitles in
Serbia) - Pink Western (subtitles in
Serbia) - Pink World
- Pink World Cinema
- Pink Zabava
- Pink HAHA
- Pink LOL
Digital television transition in BiH
The process of digitization is still going on. Communications Regulatory Agency of BiH issued the first licenses for digital broadcasting in BiH to broadcasters BHRT, RTVFBIH and RTRS.
Permits are valid from March 1, 2016 year.[13]
Council of Ministers of BiH has decided to use the DVB-T2 standard for digital TV services in all nine allotments.
First stage of the transition to digital broadcasting covered Sarajevo, Mostar and Banja Luka and was completed on 14 October 2016. During this test phase, in some parts of the country, programmes from the public broadcasters (BHRT, FTV and RTRS) are broadcasting in digital form where equipment has been installed. The signal can also be received in the surrounding cities (Ilijaš, Visoko, Pale, Istočno Sarajevo, Prijedor, Gradiška, Laktaši, Čelinac and places in the Neretva river valley towards Čapljina) and places with optical visibility at the emission locations. Due to the abolition of the old analogue frequency for the purposes of digital, one commercial station temporarily emits digital signal in Banja Luka area. (K3 Prnjavor).
The second and third phase will cover six remaining areas for completing MUX-A in the whole territory of the country. That process will be completed after tender procedure. MUX-B is intended for privately owned and regional TV stations.
Most-viewed channels in BiH
By 2012, information from MARECO INDEX BOSNIA (TNS) was used, and after 2014, survey data from Audience Measurement (Nielsen) is used.[14]
Monthly viewership overview
Monthly viewing shares in September 2018 (Time slots: 24 h, All 4+, Audience Measurement):[15]
Position | Channel | Owner | Share of total viewing (%) |
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1 | FTV | RTV FBiH | 10.42% |
2 | RTRS | RTRS | 7.52% |
3 [16] | BN TV | RTV BN | 7.31% |
4 | Pink BH | The United Group | 6.06% |
5 | OBN | AMC Networks(40%) | 4.77% |
6 | BHT 1 | BHRT | 3.68% |
7 | Hayat TV | Hayat | 2.64% |
8 | ATV | Alternativna TV | N/A |
9 | TV1 | Oslobođenje | N/A |
Monthly viewing shares in August 2018 (Time slots: 24 h, All 4+, Audience Measurement):[17]
Position | Channel | Owner | Share of total viewing (%) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | FTV | RTV FBiH | 10.08% |
2 | BN TV | RTV BN | 7,1% |
3 | RTRS | RTRS | 6.9% |
4 | Pink BH | The United Group | 4.9% |
5 | OBN | AMC Networks(40%) | 3.8% |
6 | BHT 1 | BHRT | 3.4% |
7 | Hayat TV | Hayat | 3.0% |
8 | ATV | Alternativna TV | N/A |
9 | TV1 | Oslobođenje | N/A |
Annual viewership overview
Annual viewership overview:[18]
Audience share % (4+)[19] | |||||||||||||||
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Channel | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||||||
BHT 1 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 5.7 | N/A | 6.41 | 5.3 | N/A | 3.45 | N/A | ||||||
FTV | 14.9 | 14.5 | 14.4 | N/A | 12.94 | 11.9 | 10.65 | 9.44 | N/A | ||||||
RTRS | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | N/A | 5.69 | 6.1 | 6.34 | 6.49 | N/A | ||||||
OBN | 6.4 | 10.4 | 8.5 | N/A | 8.23 | 10.3 | 11.91 | 9.01 | N/A | ||||||
Pink BH | 14.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | N/A | 9.23 | 9.9 | 8.31 | 6.09 | N/A | ||||||
Hayat | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | N/A | 5.99 | 6.0 | N/A | 2.99 | N/A | ||||||
BN TV | 4.2 | 6.3 | 7.0 | N/A | 5.69 | 6.6 | N/A | 6.20 | N/A | ||||||
ATV | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.0 | N/A | 2.85 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||
TV1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2.85 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Defunct television channels in BiH
Television channel | Headquarters | Programming | Transmission | Launched | End | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pink BH | Sarajevo | National | Analog TV | 2003 | 2018 | Now Nova BH |
RTM Mostar | Mostar | Local | Analog TV | 1995 | 2018 | * Lost permission from the CRA BiH[20] |
Centralne Nacionalne Novosti | Sarajevo | Local TV[14] | Satellite TV | 2012 | 2017 | Merged with [[TV1]] |
TV VI-NET | Visoko | Local TV | Cable TV | - | 2018[21] | |
Behar TV | Sarajevo | Local | Analog TV | 2008 | 2016 | [22] |
Art INFO | Kiseljak | Music | Cable TV | - | 2016 | |
OBN+ | Sarajevo | Reruns | Satellite TV | 2015 | 2016 | |
Druga TV | Tuzla | Music | Cable TV | 2012 | 2015 | |
HTV Oscar 2 | Mostar | Music | Cable TV | - | 2015 | |
Kanal 1 | Sarajevo | Music | Cable TV | 2010 | 2015 | |
037 Televizija | Bihać | Local | Cable TV | 2010 | 2013 | |
NTV Studio 99 | Sarajevo | Local | Cable TV | 1992 | 2011 | Now Al Jazeera Balkans |
RTV Alfa | Sarajevo | Local | Analog TV | 1999 | 2004 | Now TV Alfa |
BRT International | Sarajevo | Local | Analog TV | - | 1999 | * Lost permission from the CRA BiH |
Televizija X | Sarajevo | Local | Analog TV | 2000 | 2008 | Now Behar TV |
RTV Kometa | Pale | Local | Analog TV | - | 2003 | Merged with Pink BH[23] |
Balkan TV | Pale | Local | Analog TV | - | 2002 | |
Kanal S | Pale | Local | Analog TV | 1992[3] | 2002 | become RTRS |
Hercegovačka televizija | Mostar | Local | Analog TV | 2002 | 2012[24] | * Lost permission from the CRA BiH[25] |
Hrvatska Televizija Mostar | Mostar | Local | Analog TV | - | 2002 | become Hercegovačka televizija |
FTV 2 | Sarajevo | FBiH entity | Analog TV | 2001 | 2003 | |
Erotel | Mostar | parts of FBiH entity | Analog TV | 1996 | 2000[26] | * Lost permission from the CRA BiH, later become FTV 2 [27] |
RTV Herceg Bosne | Mostar | Local | Analog TV | 1993 | 1996 | become Erotel |
NTV Vitez | Vitez | Local | Analog TV | - | 2001 | |
NTV Travnik | Travnik | Local | Analog TV | - | 2005 | |
HRTV Kiseljak | Kiseljak | Local | Analog TV | - | 2001 | |
NTV D Doboj | Doboj | Local | Analog TV | - | 2001 | |
RTV Step | Bijeljina | Local | Analog TV | - | 2002 | Merged with Pink BH[23] |
TV GLS | Sokolac | Local | Analog TV | - | 2002 | Merged with Pink BH[23] |
RTV Info Tes | Teslić | Local | Analog TV | - | 2002 | Merged with Pink BH |
TV Studio Šamac | Bosanski Šamac | Local | Analog TV | - | 2002 | |
RTV Maoča | Brčko | Local | Analog TV | - | 2002 | |
TV Žepče | Žepče | Local | Analog TV | - | 2002 | |
RTV Kladanj | Kladanj | Local | Analog TV | - | 2002 | |
TV MIB | Brčko | Local | Analog TV | - | 2002 | |
ATV Banovići | Banovići | Local | Analog TV | - | 2002 | |
TV FS3 | Tuzla | Local | Analog TV | 1992 | 2002 | |
TVT Tuzla | Tuzla | Local | Analog TV | - | 2009 | |
NTV Zetel | Zenica | Local | Analog TV | - | 2005 | |
RTV Vlasenica | Vlasenica | Local | Analog TV | - | 2002 | |
TV Srpski Glas | Zvornik | Local | Analog TV | - | 2002 | |
RTV Zvornik | Zvornik | Local | Analog TV | - | 2002 | |
RTV Ljubinje | Ljubinje | Local | Analog TV | - | 2002 | Merged with Pink BH |
TV Teodora | Banja Luka | Local | Analog TV | - | 2002 | Merged with Pink BH |
NRTV Banja Luka | Banja Luka | Local | Analog TV | - | 2003 | Merged with Pink BH |
TV Gvozden | Banja Luka | Local | Analog TV | - | 2001 | * Lost permission from the CRA BiH |
RTV Sveti Georgije | Banja Luka | Local | Analog TV | - | 2001 | * Lost permission from the CRA BiH |
See also
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