Television in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Television in Bosnia and Herzegovina was first introduced in 1956. First broadcasting in Bosnia and Herzegovina started in 1961 when Televizija Sarajevo began its programme although without its own TV studio at that time (it used Radio Sarajevo's premises for this purpose).
Today there are 145 licensed TV broadcasters[1] in Bosnia and Herzegovina (24 Public and 121 Private).[2] The process of digitization is still going on[3] in Bosnia and it is expected to leave the analog frequency bands. Planned is public TV corporation[4] which will operate, consolidate and improve quality of all Bosnian public broadcasters.
Terrestrial broadcasters
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 the bill for landline telephony service).[5]
National public broadcaster for Bosnia and Herzegovina is BHRT - Radio televizija Bosne i Hercegovine. With 1 television and one radio channel it covers more than 97% of the country. BHRT is only Bosnian EBU member.[6]
The entity broadcaster for Federation of BiH is RTVFBiH - Radio televizija Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine. The program is broadcast on 1 radio and 1 television channel. The entity broadcaster for Republika Srpska entity is RTRS - Radio televizija Republike Srpske. The program is broadcast via 1 radio and 2 television channels (1 channel is via cable systems).[7]
There are 21 other public TV stations which broadcast only locally - at the municipal, local and regional level, such as 5 cantonal TV stations (TVSA, RTV TK, RTV USK, RTV ZE, RTV BPK).
Private TV stations with a nationwide coverage are OBN and Pink BH.
Out of 30 private TV stations majority is again only locally available, either on municipal level (e.g. TV KISS from Kiseljak or TV Maglaj from Maglaj) or on a near national level (e.g. Hayat - in the FBiH entity or Alternativna TV in the Republika Srpska entity). These broadcasters are primarily focused on the entitiy markets, but they also broadcast and a joint program known as "Program Plus" on the 85% territory of the Bosnia and Herzegovina.[8]
Several local and regional private TV stations broadcast a joint program known as "Mreža TV". These broadcasters provide a common advertising space (level of BiH, entity or region) that would be more attractive to major advertisers. Local TV networks share local news (e.g. PRIMA network in the RS entity).
TV stations types | Sum | National broadcasters | Near nationwide broadcasters | Entity level broadcasters | Regional broadcasters | City / Municipal broadcasters |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Television licence | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||
Public broadcasting | 12 | 5 | 7 | |||
Commercial broadcasting | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 19 |
TV stations in total | 45 |
Cable broadcasters
Many local and regional TV stations are also available through cable television which has been in expansion in Bosnia and Herzegovina over the last 10 years. There are over 98 licensed TV stations (both private and publicly owned) which broadcast their programmes exclusively via cable, satellite or IPTV. Majority of these are municipal and local TV stations (e.g. KTV Zavidovići, TV Istočno Sarajevo or TV Posavina).
Cable and satellite TV stations that aim to capture the wider audiences are: Al Jazeera Balkans, TV1, FACE TV, Cinema TV, N1 , M1 GOLD, Hayat Plus and the multiple TV channels of Hayat (e.g. Hayatovci, Hayat Music, Hayat Folk), RTV BN (BN Music, BN Televizija[9]) and OTV Valentino (Valentino Etno, Valentino Folk, Prva Hercegovačka). For example, Pink BH via Pink Media Group broadcasts more than 50 cable TV channels[10] (e.g. Pink Movies, Pink Action, Pink Comedy, Pink Erotic, Pink Fashion).
TV stations types | Sum | National broadcasters | Near nationwide broadcasters | Entity level broadcasters | Regional broadcasters | City / Municipal broadcasters |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Television licence | 1 | 2 | ||||
Public broadcasting | 7 | 5 | 7 | |||
Commercial broadcasting | 92 | 13 | 50 | 29 | ||
TV stations in total | 100 |
Foreign broadcasters
There are more than 56 licensed cable TV operators in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The latest estimates show that cable television services in BiH uses about 330,000 households.[11]
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 local 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.[1]
Television channels in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Name | Network | Public/Private | Broadcast range | Programming | Headquarters | Founded | Transmission | Teletext | HD | Web | Notes |
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BHT 1 | Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT) | Public TV tax | Bosnia and Herzegovina | General | Sarajevo | 1961 | Analog television | Yes | Yes | www.bhrt.ba | National broadcaster and member of the EBU |
FTV | Radio-Television of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (RTV FBIH) | Public TV tax | entity FBiH | General | Sarajevo | 2001 | Analog television | Yes | No | www.federalna.ba | Entity level public broadcaster |
RTRS.tv | Radio Televizija Republike Srpske (RTRS) | Public TV tax | entity RS | General | Banja Luka | 1992 | Analog television | Yes | No | www.rtrs.tv | Entity level public broadcaster |
RTRS PLUS | Radio Televizija Republike Srpske (RTRS) | Public TV tax | entity RS * | Documentary | Banja Luka | 2015 | Cable television | No | No | www.plus.rtrs.tv | * No data in CRA register |
Hayat | Hayat TV | Private | BiH | General | Sarajevo | 1992 | Analog television | Yes | Yes | www.hayat.ba | Transmitting syndicated program called Program Plus |
Alternativna TV | ATV | Private | entity RS | General | Banja Luka | 1996 | Analog television | Yes | No | www.atvbl.com | Transmitting syndicated program called Program Plus |
OBN | Televizija OBN | Private | BiH | General | Sarajevo | 1996 | Analog television | Yes | No | www.obn.ba | Transmitting syndicated program with BN Televizija |
Pink BH | Pink Media Group | Private | BiH | General | Sarajevo | 2003 | Analog television | Yes | No | www.pink.co.ba | |
BN Televizija | RTV BN | Private | entity RS | General | Bijeljina | 1998 | Analog television | Yes | No | www.rtvbn.com | Transmitting syndicated program with OBN |
BN Televizija | RTV BN | Private | BiH | General | Bijeljina | Cable television | Yes | No | www.rtvbn.com | * Data from CRA register | |
TV 1 | TV 1 | Private | BiH | Infotainment | Sarajevo | 2010 | Analog television | Yes | No | www.tv1.ba | Transmitting syndicated program called Mreža TV |
Al Jazeera Balkans | Al Jazeera Media Network | Private | BiH | News | Sarajevo | 2011 | Analog television | Yes | Yes | www.balkans.aljazeera.net | |
Face TV | Face TV | Private | BiH | General | Sarajevo | 2012 | Cable television | No | Yes | www.facetv.ba | |
N1 BiH | The United Group | Private | BiH * | News | Sarajevo | 2014 | Cable television | No | Yes | www.ba.n1info.com | * No data in CRA register |
Hayat Music | Hayat TV | Private | BiH | Music | Vogošća | 2012 | Cable television | No | Yes | www.hayat.ba | |
Hayat Folk | Hayat TV | Private | BiH | Music | Vogošća | 2012 | Cable television | No | Yes | www.hayat.ba | |
Hayat Plus | Hayat TV | Private | BiH | Bosnian diaspora | Vogošća | 2002 | Cable television | No | Yes | www.hayat.ba | |
Hayatovci | Hayat TV | Private | BiH | Kids | Vogošća | 2014 | Cable television | No | Yes | www.hayat.ba | |
TVSA | Televizija Kantona Sarajevo | Public | Sarajevo Canton | Regional | Sarajevo | 1998 | Analog television | No | No | www.tvsa.ba | |
RTV USK | Televizija USK | Public | Una-Sana Canton | Regional | Bihać | 1995 | Analog television | No | No | www.rtvusk.ba | |
RTV TK | Televizija Tuzlanskog kantona | Public | Tuzla Canton | Regional | Tuzla | 1993 | Analog television | No | No | www.rtvtk.ba | |
RTV Zenica | Televizija Zenica | Public | Zenica-Doboj Canton | Regional | Zenica | 1993 | Analog television | No | No | www.rtvze.ba | |
RTV BPK | Televizija BPK Goražde | Public | Bosnian Podrinje Canton | Regional | Goražde | 1996 | Analog television | No | No | www.rtvbpk.com | |
RTV Vogošća | Televizija Vogošća | Public | Vogošća | Local | Vogošća | 1996 | Analog television | No | No | www.rtvvogosca.com.ba | |
RTM Mostar | RTM Mostar | Private | Herzegovina-Neretva Canton | Local | Mostar | 1992 | Analog television | No | No | www.rtm.ba | Transmitting syndicated program called Mreža TV |
RTV Cazin | Televizija Cazin | Public | Cazin | Local | Cazin | 1993 | Analog television | No | No | www.rtvcazin.ba | |
RTV Visoko | Televizija Visoko | Public | Visoko | Local | Visoko | 1994 | Analog television | No | No | www.rtv-visoko.ba | |
RTV Bugojno | Televizija Bugojno | Public | Bugojno | Local | Bugojno | 1993 | Analog television | No | No | www.rtvbugojno.ba | |
TV Prijedor | Televizija Prijedor | Public | Prijedor | Local | Prijedor | 2000 | Analog television | No | No | www.rtvprijedor.com | |
TV Rudo | Televizija Rudo | Public | Rudo | Local | Rudo | 1993 | Analog television | No | No | ||
RTV Živinice | Televizija Živinice | Public | Živinice | Local | Živinice | 1992 | Analog television | No | No | www.rtvzivinice.tv | |
TV KISS | Hrvatska radiotelevizija Kiseljak | Private | Central Bosnia Canton | Local | Kiseljak | 1993 | Analog television | No | No | www.tvkiss.net | |
Kanal 6 | Kanal 6 Televizija | Private | BiH | Local | Travnik | 2013 | Cable television | No | Yes | www.kanal6.ba | |
Behar TV | Televizija Behar | Private | Sarajevo | Local | Sarajevo | 2008 | Analog television | No | No | www.behartv.com | |
TV Alfa | Televizija Alfa | Private | Sarajevo | Local | Sarajevo | Analog television | No | No | www.tvalfa.ba | Transmitting syndicated program called Mreža TV | |
MTV Igman | MTV Igman | Private | Sarajevo | Local | Pazarić | 1993 | Analog television | No | No | ||
OSM TV | Televizija OSM | Private | Istočno Sarajevo | Local | Pale | 1993 | Analog television | No | No | www.osmtv.com | Transmitting local syndicated program called PRIMA mreža |
RTV IS | RTV Istočno Sarajevo | Public | Istočno Sarajevo | Local | Istočno Sarajevo | 2008 | Cable television | No | No | www.rtvis.tv | |
NTVIC Kakanj | NTVIC Kakanj | Private | Kakanj | Local | Kakanj | 1994 | Analog television | No | No | www.ntvic.ba | |
NTV Jasmin | NTV Jasmin | Private | Central Bosnia Canton | Local | Vitez | 1998 | Analog television | No | No | www.tvjasmin.com | |
NTV Amna | NTV Amna | Private | Tešanj | Local | Tešanj | 1997 | Analog television | No | No | ||
NTV Arena | NTV Arena | Private | Bijeljina | Local | Bijeljina | 1999 | Analog television | No | No | www.ntvarena.ba | Transmitting local syndicated program called PRIMA mreža |
NTV 101 | NTV 101 | Private | Sanski Most | Local | Sanski Most | 1998 | Analog television | No | No | www.ntv101.tv | |
TV Bel Kanal | TV Bel Kanal | Private | Banja Luka | Local | Banja Luka | 2003 | Analog television | No | No | www.belkanal.tv | Transmitting local syndicated program called PRIMA mreža |
CNNRS | CNNRS | Private | Banja Luka | Local | Bosanska Gradiška | 2012 | Analog television | No | No | www.cnnrs.com | |
BN Music | RTV BN | Private | BiH | Music | Bijeljina | 1998 | Cable television | No | No | www.bn-music.com | |
Cinema TV | Cinema TV | Private | BiH | Movies | Sarajevo | 2013 | Cable television | No | No | ||
M1 FILM | M1 FILM | Private | BiH | Movies | Sarajevo | 2015 | Cable television | No | No | www.m1film.hr | |
M1 GOLD | M1 FILM | Private | BiH | Movies | Sarajevo | 2015 | Cable television | No | No | www.m1film.hr | |
RTV Vikom | Televizija Vikom | Private | Banja Luka | Local | Bosanska Gradiška | 1996 | Analog television | No | No | www.vikom.tv | |
Vikom Music | RTV Vikom | Private | Banja Luka | Music | Bosanska Gradiška | 2013 | Cable television | No | No | www.vikom.tv | |
TV Simić | Televizija Simić | Private | Banja Luka | Local | Banja Luka | 1996 | Analog television | No | No | www.tvsimic.com | |
RTV Kozarska Dubica | RTV Kozarska Dubica | Public | Kozarska Dubica | Local | Kozarska Dubica | Cable television | No | No | |||
RTV Doboj | RTV Doboj | Public | Doboj | Local | Doboj | Cable television | No | No | www.rtvdoboj.com | ||
Televizija Kanal 3 | TV Kanal 3 | Private | Prnjavor | Local | Prnjavor | 1995 | Analog television | No | No | www.tvk3.info | Transmitting syndicated program called Mreža TV |
Herceg TV | Herceg Televizija | Private | Trebinje | Local | Trebinje | 2008 | Analog television | No | No | www.herceg.tv | Transmitting local syndicated program called PRIMA mreža |
HTV Oscar C | HTV Oscar C | Private | Herzegovina-Neretva Canton | Local | Mostar | 1994 | Analog television | No | No | www.htvoscarc.com | |
TV HIT | RTV HIT | Private | Brčko District | Local | Brčko | Analog television | No | No | www.rtvhit.com | ||
Posavina TV | BDC Televizija | Private | Posavina Canton | Local | Brčko | 2009 | Cable television | No | No | www.posavinatv.com | |
RTV Slobomir | Televizija Slobomir | Private | Bijeljina | Local | Slobomir | 2005 | Analog television | No | No | www.rtvslobomir.com | |
TV Slon Extra | TV Slon Extra | Private | Tuzla | Local | Tuzla | Analog television | No | No | www.rtvslon.ba | ||
RTV Maglaj | Televizija Maglaj | Private | Maglaj | Local | Maglaj | Analog television | No | No | www.rtv-maglaj.com | ||
Obiteljska televizija Valentino | DENI-COMPANI | Private | Brčko District | Local | Brčko | Analog television | No | No | www.valentinobh.com | ||
OTV Valentino | DENI-COMPANI | Private | BiH | Music | Brčko | Cable television | No | No | www.valentinobh.com | ||
VALENTINO ETNO | DENI-COMPANI | Private | BiH | Music | Brčko | 2014 | Cable television | No | No | www.valentinobh.com | |
VALENTINO MUSIC | DENI-COMPANI | Private | BiH | Music | Brčko | 2014 | Cable television | No | Yes | www.valentinobh.com | |
PRVA HERCEGOVAČKA | DENI-COMPANI | Private | BiH | Music | Brčko | 2015 | Cable television | No | No | www.valentinobh.com | |
PRVI.TV | PRVI.TV | Private | BiH | Local | Mostar | 2014 | Cable television | No | No | www.prvi.tv | |
OBN+ | Televizija OBN | Private | BiH | Reruns | Sarajevo | 2015 | Satellite television | No | No | www.obn.ba | |
TNT TELEVIZIJA | Kanal 6 | Private | Travnik | Local | Travnik | 2015 | Cable television | No | No | www.tnt.ba | |
Sevdah TV | Kanal 6 | Private | BiH | Music | Travnik | 2015 | Cable television | No | No | www.kanal6.ba | |
IZVORNA TV | Retro Media | Private | BiH | Music | Živinice | 2015 | Cable television | No | No | www.izvornatv.com | |
RTV 7 Tuzla | Radio Televizija 7 | Public | Tuzla | Local | Tuzla | 2007 | Cable television | No | No | www.rtvtk.ba | |
RTV Jablanica | Radiotelevizija Jablanica | Public | Jablanica | Local | Jablanica | 1999 | Cable television | No | No | www.jablanica.ba | |
TV Lukavac | TV Lukavac | Public | Lukavac | Local | Lukavac | Cable television | No | No | www.rtvlukavac.ba | ||
Kanal 1 | Solid State Productions | Private | BiH | Music | Sarajevo | 2010 | Cable television | No | No | www.kanal1.ba | |
Hema TV | Hema TV | Private | Sarajevo | Local | Sarajevo | 2008 | Cable television | No | No | www.hematv.ba | |
HEMA HD | GROHS H&G | Private | Sarajevo | Local | Sarajevo | 2015 | Cable television | No | Yes | www.hs-hkb.ba | |
Smart TV Tešanj | Smart TV | Private | Tešanj | Local | Tešanj | Cable television | No | No | www.tvsmart.ba | ||
Druga TV | Druga TV | Private | Tuzla | Music | Tuzla | 2012 | Cable television | No | No | www.druga.tv | |
ELTA 1 HD | Stjena Herc | Private | Banja Luka | Local | Ljubinje | 2010 | Cable television | No | No | www.elta-televizija.com | |
ELTA 2 | ELTA MT | Private | Tuzla | Local | Ljubinje | 2010 | Cable television | No | No | www.eltatv.net | |
BDC Televizija | BDC Televizija | Private | Brčko District | Local | Brčko | 2009 | Cable television | No | No | www.brcko.tv | |
CITY TV | SEB Group | Private | Mostar | Local | Mostar | 2015 | Cable television | No | No | www.citytv.ba | |
NEON TV | NEON TV | Private | Kalesija | Local | Kalesija | 2014 | Cable television | No | Yes | www.neon.ba | |
HTV Oscar 2 | HTV Oscar C | Private | Mostar | Local | Mostar | Cable television | No | No | www.htvoscarc.com | ||
IN Televizija | IN Televizija | Private | Bijeljina | Local | Bijeljina | 2008 | Cable television | No | No | www.intelevizija.com | |
Info + | INFO PLUS | Private | Bosanska Gradiška | Local | Bosanska Gradiška | 2004 | Cable television | No | No | www.gradiska.tv | |
Art INFO | Art Company | Private | Kiseljak | Local | Kiseljak | Cable television | No | No | www.artinfo.ba | ||
Inicijativa TV | Inicijativa TV | Private | Tuzla | Local | Tuzla | 2012 | Cable television | No | No | www.inicijativa.ba | |
KG-1 | KG-1 | Private | Goražde | Local | Goražde | Cable television | No | No | |||
KTV Zavidovići | KTV Zavidovići | Private | Zavidovići | Local | Zavidovići | Cable television | No | No | |||
RA-TV | RA- TV | Private | Tešanj | Local | Jelah | 2013 | Cable television | No | No | www.tvra.blogger.ba | |
TV Slon Info | TV Slon Info | Private | Tuzla | Local | Tuzla | Cable television | No | No | www.rtvslon.ba | ||
VIK Televizija | VIK Televizija | Public | Vlasenica | Local | Vlasenica | 2010 | Cable television | No | No | ||
TV VI-NET | TV VI-NET | Private | Visoko | Local | Visoko | Cable television | No | No | www.vinet-tv.ba | ||
NTV Patria | NTV Patria Doboj | Private | Doboj | Local | Doboj | 1999 | Cable television | No | No | ||
Kontakt TV | Kontakt TV | Private | Banja Luka | Local | Banja Luka | 2015 | Cable television | No | No | www.mojkontakt.com |
See also
- List of cable television companies in BiH
- List of television stations in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- List of radio stations in Bosnia and Herzegovina
External links
- Communications Regulatory Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Ministry of Communications and Transport BiH
- BHRT website
- Association of Private Electronic Media in Bosnia and Herzegovina
References
- 1 2 RAK, CRA. "Korisnici dozvola". Regulatorna agencija za komunikacije BiH. communications Regulatory Agency of BiH. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ↑ "Licensees - Communications regulatory agency" (in English and Bosnian). www.rak.ba. www.rak.ba. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ↑ Radio Free Europe (24 January 2015). "Nesagledive posljedice zbog neprovođenja digitalizacije" (in Bosnian). www.slobodnaevropa.org. www.slobodnaevropa.org. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ↑ "Potreba za uspostavljanjem korporacije" (in Bosnian). www.teve.ba. www.teve.ba. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ↑ "RTV taksa i dalje 7.5 KM". www.banjalucanke.com. www.banjalucanke.com. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ↑ "EBU - Members". www.ebu.ch. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ↑ "RTRS obilježava 23 godine rada – počelo emitovanje RTRS PLUS programa" (in Bosnian and Serbian). www.rtrs.tv. www.rtrs.tv. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ↑ "Pokrivenost signalom (Program Plus)". www.programplus.ba (in Bosnian). www.programplus.ba. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ↑ "Frekvencije - Zemaljski program RTV BN". www.rtvbn.com (in Bosnian). www.rtvbn.com. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ↑ "Ovo je Pinkov novi tajni internet projekat - "Klik Pink"!". www.telegraf.rs (in Sebian). 25 September 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ↑ "Kablovski operateri u BiH". www.profitiraj.ba (in Bosnian). www.profitiraj.ba. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
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