Television in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Television in Bosnia and Herzegovina was first introduced in 1961. Out of 94 TV stations, 71 are commercial, 20 are public (regional, local or municipal ownership), while 3 public services are funded through subscription.
Data by CRA BiH (1 July 2019) | Sum |
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Television licence | 3 |
Public broadcasting (Regional, local or municipal ownership) | 20 |
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, Yugoslav Radio Television 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 transmitter 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 | Type | Launched | Formerly called | Owned by | 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 | Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian |
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Federalna TV | General | 27 October 2001 | RTVFBiH | Bosnian and Croatian | ![]() | |
RTRS.tv | General | 19 April 1992 | Канал С ТВ РС |
RTRS | Serbian | ![]() |
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 | Type | Launched | Formerly called | Owned by | Language | HDTV |
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OBN | General | 23 July 1996 | Open Broadcast Network | Ivan Ćaleta (100%) | Croatian, Bosnian and Serbian |
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Nova BH | General | 9 October 2018 | Pink BH (2003–2018) | United Group | Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian |
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Hayat | General | 24 February 1992 | Neovisna televizija Hayat Hayat HD |
Hayat TV | Bosnian | ![]() |
BN Televizija | General | 5 May 1998 | RTV BN | Serbian | ![]() | |
ATV | General | 4 June 1997 | Alternativna TV | Serbian | ![]() | |
O Kanal | General | 26 August 2010 | TV1-RTM | Oslobođenje | Bosnian | ![]() |
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 | Type | Launched | Formerly called | Owned by | Language | HDTV |
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TVSA | Regional | 29 June 1998 | Televizija Kantona Sarajevo | Sarajevo Canton | Bosnian | ![]() |
RTV TK | Regional | 20 February 1992 | Televizija Tuzlanskog kantona | Tuzla Canton | Bosnian | ![]() |
RTV USK | Regional | 22 December 1995 | Televizija Unsko-sanskog kantona | Una-Sana Canton | Bosnian | ![]() |
RTV ZE | Regional | 23 May 1995 | Televizija Zenica | Zenica-Doboj Canton | Bosnian | ![]() |
RTV BPK | Regional | 26 August 1996 | Televizija BPK Goražde | Bosnian-Podrinje Canton | Bosnian | ![]() |
RTV HB | General | 1 July 1993 | Radiotelevizija Herceg-Bosne | RTVHB | Croatian | ![]() |
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 | Type | Launched | Formerly called | Owned by | Language | HDTV |
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Al Jazeera Balkans | General | 11 November 2011 | NTV 99 Sarajevo | Al Jazeera Media Network | Bosnian Serbian Croatian Montenegrin Slovene Macedonian |
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OSM TV | Regional | 1993 | Otvorene Srpske Mreže | Serbian | ![]() | |
Televizija K3 | Regional | 15 April 1995 | Televizija K3 | Serbian | ![]() | |
Televizija Hit | Regional | 1999 | RTV Hit Brčko | Serbian | ![]() | |
Herceg TV | Regional | 2008 | RTV Herceg | Serbian | ![]() | |
TV Slon Extra | Regional | 1 December 2005 | Bosnian | ![]() |
Local, city or municipal coverage[]
Local TV networks share local news (e.g. BH Veza in FBiH entity or PRIMA Mreža in RS entity).
Public funding[]
TV channel | Type | Launched | Formerly called | Owned by | Language | HDTV |
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TV Vogošća | Municipal | 10 December 1997 | Televizija Vogošća | Vogošća | Bosnian | ![]() |
TV Cazin | Municipal | 1993 | Televizija Cazin | Cazin | Bosnian | ![]() |
TV Visoko | Municipal | 13 July 1992 | Televizija Visoko | Visoko | Bosnian | ![]() |
TV Živinice | Municipal | 5 May 1992 | Televizija Živinice | Živinice | Bosnian | ![]() |
TV Bugojno | Municipal | 1992 | Televizija Bugojno | Bugojno | Bosnian | ![]() |
TV Prijedor | Municipal | 2000 | Televizija Prijedor | Prijedor | Serbian | ![]() |
TV Rudo | Municipal | 28 June 1993 | Televizija Rudo | Rudo | Serbian | ![]() |
Commercial funding[]
TV channel | Type | Launched | Formerly called | Owned by | Language | HDTV |
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TV Alfa | General | 2007 | Televizija Alfa | Dnevni avaz | Bosnian | ![]() |
MTV Igman | Religious | 1993 | Bosnian | ![]() | ||
TV Bel Kanal | General | 2003 | ТВ Бел Канал | Serbian | ![]() | |
TV Simić | General | 5 July 1997 | ТВ Симић | Serbian | ![]() | |
RTV Vikom | General | 1997 | Serbian | ![]() | ||
NTV 101 | General | 1998 | NTV 101 Sanski Most | Bosnian | ![]() | |
NTV Arena | General | 18 August 1999 | Nezavisni TV – Studio "Arena" | Serbian | ![]() | |
RTV Slobomir | General | 2005 | Televizija Slobomir | Serbian | ![]() | |
NTVIC Kakanj | General | 11 April 1994 | Neovisna televizija IC | Bosnian | ![]() | |
NTV Amna | General | 1997 | Neovisna televizija Amna | Bosnian | ![]() | |
RTV Maglaj | General | 9 June 1992 | Bosnian | ![]() |
Cable and IPTV television[]
There are 36 licensed cable TV operators in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Company name | Group | Headquarters | DVB-C Service | IPTV Service | DTH/Sat Service | Company website |
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BH Telecom | ![]() |
Sarajevo | ![]() |
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www.bhtelecom.ba www.mojatv.ba |
HT Eronet | ![]() |
Mostar | ![]() |
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www.hteronet.ba |
Telekom Srpske | ![]() |
Banja Luka | ![]() |
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www.mtel.ba |
Elta-Kabel | ![]() |
Doboj | ![]() ![]() |
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www.elta-kabel.com |
LOGOSOFT | ![]() |
Sarajevo | ![]() |
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www.logosoft.ba |
Blic.Net | ![]() |
Banja Luka | ![]() ![]() |
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www.blic.net |
Telrad Net d.o.o. | ![]() |
Bijeljina | ![]() ![]() |
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www.telrad.net |
Elta-MT | ![]() |
Tuzla | ![]() ![]() |
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www.elta-mt.ba |
ELNET | ![]() |
Laktaši | ![]() ![]() |
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www.elnetrs.ba |
Telemach | ![]() |
Sarajevo | ![]() |
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www.telemach.ba www.eon.tv |
M&H Company | ![]() |
Sarajevo | ![]() |
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www.hs-hkb.ba www.eon.tv |
HKB Net d.o.o. | ![]() |
Sarajevo | ![]() |
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www.hs-hkb.ba www.eon.tv |
HS Kablovska TV | ![]() |
Sarajevo | ![]() |
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www.hs-hkb.ba www.eon.tv |
TRION TEL | ![]() |
Banja Luka | ![]() |
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www.triontel.net www.eon.tv |
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Tuzla | ![]() ![]() |
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www.txtv.ba | |
NEON Solucije | ![]() |
Tuzla | ![]() ![]() |
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www.neon.ba |
Miss.Net | ![]() |
Bihać | ![]() ![]() |
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www.missnet.ba |
Telinea | ![]() |
Bihać | ![]() |
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www.telinea.net |
TELESKY | ![]() |
Gradačac | ![]() |
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www.telesky.ba |
Dasto-Semtel d.o.o. | ![]() |
Bijeljina | ![]() |
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www.zona.ba |
ZipZap d.o.o. | ![]() |
Zenica | ![]() |
ZipZap TV (IPTV) ZipZap TVtoGO |
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www.zipzap.ba |
Media Sky d.o.o. | ![]() |
Živinice | ![]() ![]() |
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www.mediasky.ba |
WIRAC.NET | ![]() |
Gračanica | ![]() ![]() |
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www.wirac.net |
Avax NET | ![]() |
Lukavac | ![]() ![]() |
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www.avax.ba |
Maxtv d.o.o. | ![]() |
Brčko | ![]() |
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www.maxtv.ba |
Tel-Net d.o.o. | ![]() |
Ključ | TEL-NET (Cable TV) | ![]() |
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N/A |
TEONET d.o.o. | ![]() |
Tuzla | Teonet (Cable TV) | ![]() |
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N/A |
Terc Trade Company d.o.o. | ![]() |
Prnjavor | ![]() ![]() |
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www.terctv.com |
DSL ELEKTRONIKA d.o.o. | ![]() |
Modriča | ![]() |
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www.dslon.ws |
KT Sara d.o.o. | ![]() |
Drvar | ![]() ![]() |
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www.ktsara.net |
KDS Ortak d.o.o. | ![]() |
Šipovo | ![]() |
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www.kdsortak.net |
Stokić d.o.o. | ![]() |
Doboj | ![]() |
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www.medioq.com |
KTV E-G-E d.o.o. | ![]() |
Doboj Jug | ![]() ![]() |
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www.ktv-ege.ba |
KG-1 d.o.o. | ![]() |
Goražde | ![]() ![]() |
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www.kg1.ba |
AMBnet d.o.o. | ![]() |
Živinice | ![]() ![]() |
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www.amb-net.ba |
Detel d.o.o. | ![]() |
Sarajevo | ![]() |
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www.detel.ba |
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 100-350 channels (including the additional channel packages, HD packages, VOD etc.).
Media database by CRA BiH (November 2018) | Sum |
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Registered companies with licenses (Operators) | 36 |
Registered on-demand audiovisual media service providers | 13 |
Registered on-demand audiovisual media service providers by CRA BiH:
- Videoteka by Super TV
- MojaTV Videoteka & MojaTV Flix by BH Telecom
- HOME.TV Videoteka by HT Eronet
- DEPO TV / ZONA by www.depo.ba/depo-tv
- BUKA TV by www.6yka.com
- PRVI.TV by www.prvi.tv
- video klub by Telemach
- video klub HKB-net by HKB-net
- video klub HS by HS kablovska
- RTV BIR by www.bir.ba
- Hayat PLAY by Hayat TV
- RTV BN d.o.o. Bijeljina by RTV BN
- JP RTRS Banja Luka by RTRS
Domestic pay-tv channels[]
There are over 66 licensed TV stations (both private and publicly owned) which broadcast their programmes exclusively via cable, satellite or IPTV. Cable and IPTV operators also manage their own TV channels that are part of their multimedia services (digital or IPTV info channels).
Public funding (Cable only)[]
Many local and regional public TV stations funded by local government unit are available through cable television only.
TV channel | Type | Launched | Formerly called | Owned by | Language | HDTV |
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Televizija Istočno Sarajevo | Municipal | 2008 | РТВ Источно Сарајево | Istočno Sarajevo | Serbian | ![]() |
Televizija Jablanica | Municipal | 1999 | RTV Jablanica | Jablanica | Bosnian | ![]() |
RTV 7 | Municipal | 29 July 2012 | Televizija 7 Tuzla | Tuzla | Bosnian | ![]() |
RTV Kozarska Dubica | Municipal | РТВ Козарска Дубица | Kozarska Dubica | Serbian | ![]() | |
RTV Doboj | Municipal | РТВ Добој | Doboj | Serbian | ![]() | |
TV Lukavac | Municipal | 2011[13] | TV Lukavac | Lukavac | Bosnian | ![]() |
RTV Sana | Municipal | 21 June 2016 | Radio televizija Sana | Sanski Most | Bosnian | ![]() |
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 domestic 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)
- – Travnik (TNT Group)
- 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)
- – Tuzla
- NTV Patria – Doboj
- NTV Jata – Srebrenik
- Smart televizija – Tešanj
- IN televizija – Bijeljina
- – Zavidovići
- Kablovska televizija KG-1 – Goražde
- BDC Televizija – Brčko
- RA-TV – Jelah
- – Sapna
- tb1 – Trebinje
- Posavina TV – Seonjaci, Brčko
- Inicijativa TV – Tuzla
- Info Plus – Gradiška
- WTV Gračanica – Gračanica
- TATABRADA – Srebrenik
- TV ONE HD – Kozarac, Prijedor
- – 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.[14]
United Group / United Media[]
- 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
- Serbia
- Serbia
- Serbia
- Serbia
- Pikaboo HD Serbia
- Serbia
Discovery, Inc.
- Animal Planet (subtitles in Serbia/Croatia)
- Crime & Investigation (subtitles in Serbia/Croatia)
- Discovery Channel Europe (subtitles in Serbia/Croatia)
- Discovery HD (subtitles in Serbia/Croatia)
- Investigation Discovery (subtitles in Serbia/Croatia)
- (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 Explore (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
- HBO (HD) (subtitles in Serbia/Croatia)
- HBO 2 (HD) (subtitles in Serbia/Croatia)
- HBO 3 (HD) (subtitles in Serbia/Croatia)
- Cinemax (HD) (subtitles in Serbia/Croatia)
- Cinemax 2 (HD) (subtitles in Serbia/Croatia)
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)
- Nickelodeon (Audio in Croatian/Serbian)
Cinestar
- (subtitles in Croatia)
- (subtitles in Croatia)
- (subtitles in Croatia)
- (subtitles in Croatia)
- (subtitles in Croatia)
- (subtitles in Croatia)
RTL Group
- RTL Televizija (subtitles in Croatia)
- RTL 2 HR (subtitles in Croatia)
- RTL Kockica (subtitles in Croatia)
- (subtitles in Croatia)
- (subtitles in Croatia)
- (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
- Prva TV (audio in Serbia)
- Prva Plus (audio in Serbia)
- Prva World (audio in Serbia)
- Prva Kick (audio in Serbia)
- B92 (audio in Serbia)
Hrvatska radiotelevizija
Radio Televizija Srbije
FilmBox
AXN Networks
- AXN (subtitles in Serbia/Croatia)
- AXN Black (subtitles in Serbia/Croatia)
- AXN White (subtitles in Serbia/Croatia)
Disney Channel Europe
- Disney Channel (subtitles in Serbia/Croatia)
- Disney Junior (subtitles in Serbia/Croatia)
Pink Media Group
- RTV Pink
- Pink Media BH (newscast in Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- (newscast in Montenegro)
- Pink 2
- (subtitles in Serbia)
- (subtitles in Serbia)
- (subtitles in Serbia)
- (subtitles in Serbia)
- Pink Erotic 1
- Pink Erotic 2
- Pink Erotic 3
- Pink Erotic 5
- Pink Erotic 6
- Pink Erotic 7
- Pink Erotic 8
- (subtitles in Serbia)
- (subtitles in Serbia)
- (subtitles in Serbia)
- (subtitles in Serbia)
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- Pink Plus
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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.[15]
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.[16]
Annual viewership overview[]
Annual viewership overview:[17]
Audience share % (4+)[18] | |||||||||||||||
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Channel | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018[19] | 2019 | |||||
BHT 1 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 5.7 | N/A | 6.41 | 5.3 | N/A | 3.45 | 4.3 | N/A | |||||
FTV | 14.9 | 14.5 | 14.4 | N/A | 12.94 | 11.9 | 10.65 | 9.44 | 10.4 | N/A | |||||
RTRS | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | N/A | 5.69 | 6.1 | 6.34 | 6.49 | 6.4 | N/A | |||||
OBN | 6.4 | 10.4 | 8.5 | N/A | 8.23 | 10.3 | 11.91 | 9.01 | 6.7 | N/A | |||||
Nova BH | 14.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | N/A | 9.23 | 9.9 | 8.31 | 6.09 | 8.6 | N/A | |||||
Hayat | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | N/A | 5.99 | 6.0 | N/A | 2.99 | 2.7 | N/A | |||||
BN TV | 4.2 | 6.3 | 7.0 | N/A | 5.69 | 6.6 | N/A | 6.20 | 6.5 | N/A | |||||
ATV | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.0 | N/A | 2.85 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||
O Kanal | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2.85 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Defunct television channels in BiH[]
Television channel | Headquarters | Programming | Transmission | Launched | End | Notes |
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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[16] | Satellite TV | 2012 | 2017 | Merged with TV1 |
Visoko | Local TV | Cable TV | - | 2018[21] | ||
Behar TV | Sarajevo | Local | Analog TV | 2008 | 2016[22] | |
Kiseljak | Music | Cable TV | - | 2016 | ||
Sarajevo | Reruns | Satellite TV | 2015 | 2016 | ||
Druga TV | Tuzla | Music | Cable TV | 2012 | 2015 | |
Mostar | Music | Cable TV | 2001 | 2015 | ||
Kanal 1 | Sarajevo | Music | Cable TV | 2010 | 2015 | |
Bihać | Local | Cable TV | 2010 | 2013 | ||
Sarajevo | Local | Cable TV | 1992 | 2011 | Now Al Jazeera Balkans | |
Sarajevo | Local | Analog TV | 1999 | 2004 | Now TV Alfa | |
Sarajevo | Local | Analog TV | 1990 | 1999 | * Lost permission from the CRA BiH | |
Sarajevo | Local | Analog TV | 2000 | 2008 | Now Behar TV | |
Pale | Local | Analog TV | - | 2003 | Merged with Pink BH[23] | |
Pale | Local | Analog TV | - | 2002 | ||
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] |
HTV Mostar | Mostar | Local | Analog TV | 1998 | 2002 | become Hercegovačka televizija |
Sarajevo | FBiH entity | Analog TV | 2001 | 2003 | ||
Mostar | parts of FBiH entity | Analog TV | 1996 | 2000[26] | * Lost permission from the CRA BiH, later become [27] | |
Vitez | Local | Analog TV | 1994 | 2001 | ||
Travnik | Local | Analog TV | 1995 | 2005 | ||
Kiseljak | Local | Analog TV | 1991 | 2001 | ||
TV KISS | Kiseljak | Regional | Analog TV | 1992 | 2019 | become RTV Herceg-Bosne |
Doboj | Local | Analog TV | 1987 | 2001 | ||
Bijeljina | Local | Analog TV | 1998 | 2002 | Merged with Pink BH[23] | |
Sokolac | Local | Analog TV | - | 2002 | Merged with Pink BH[23] | |
Teslić | Local | Analog TV | - | 2002 | Merged with Pink BH | |
Bosanski Šamac | Local | Analog TV | - | 2002 | ||
Brčko | Local | Analog TV | - | 2002 | ||
Žepče | Local | Analog TV | - | 2002 | ||
Kladanj | Local | Analog TV | - | 2002 | ||
Brčko | Local | Analog TV | - | 2002 | ||
Banovići | Local | Analog TV | - | 2002 | ||
Tuzla | Local | Analog TV | 1992 | 2002 | ||
Tuzla | Local | Analog TV | 1991 | 2009 | ||
Zenica | Local | Analog TV | 2000 | 2005 | ||
Vlasenica | Local | Analog TV | - | 2002 | ||
Zvornik | Local | Analog TV | 1992 | 2002 | ||
Zvornik | Local | Analog TV | - | 2002 | ||
Ljubinje | Local | Analog TV | - | 2002 | Merged with Pink BH | |
Banja Luka | Local | Analog TV | - | 2002 | Merged with Pink BH | |
Banja Luka | Local | Analog TV | 1995 | 2003 | Merged with Pink BH | |
Banja Luka | Local | Analog TV | 1996 | 2001 | * Lost permission from the CRA BiH | |
Banja Luka | Local & Katolic | Analog TV | 1997 | 2001 | * Lost permission from the CRA BiH |
See also[]
- List of cable television companies in BiH
- List of radio stations in Bosnia and Herzegovina
References[]
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External links[]
- Television in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Communications in Bosnia and Herzegovina