2M (TV channel)

2M TV is a Moroccan free-to-air television network. It was established by the royal-owned conglomerate, ONA, before being partly sold to the Moroccan state. 20.7% of 2M is owned by Mohammed VI's holding company SNI. While approximately 60% is controlled by the Moroccan state.

It is based in Casablanca. It is available free of charge locally on digital signal with coverage over all Morocco and on satellite television via Globecast, Nilesat and Arabsat.

2M offers services in Arabic, French, and Berber.

Background
2M was set up as a second national television channel with the aim of promoting competition and diversity in Moroccan audio-visual broadcasting.

2M started its programmes officially on March 4, 1989. It used to be a cable channel broadcasting uncoded twice a day. After 7 years of activity, SOREAD (ONA group), the major shareholder, withdrew from the management of this TV channel due to financial reasons. The Moroccan state took over the control of 2M with a participation of 68% in its capital. This takeover was supported by a major effort to develop the audio-visual sector.

Radio 2M is the companion radio channel to 2M, presenting music, news, and information directly from Morocco in Arabic and French.

Content

2M challenged taboos by debating controversial issues and established a reputation for itself as a symbol of freedom of speech in Morocco. The channel regularly broadcasts news, films, sports and music. It is now a government-controlled public TV station and has close under-the-table ties with influential parts of the Moroccan political power structure (the Makhzen). 2M has been used by the government as an indirect means to attack independent newspapers such as Le Journal.

2M has two different channels, a local analog channel and a satellite channel whose name is (since 2007) 2M Monde, which means 2M World. Both local and satellite/world versions of 2M have the same shows but are aired at different times. 2M Monde does not broadcast Hollywood movies and American TV shows because it only buys their broadcasting rights for within Morocco.

On November 23, the TV channel aired in its morning show "Sabahiyat" a segment on how to cover beaten bruises with make up on the International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women. Moroccan TV has apolgized on Monday for airing the segment.

2M in figures
Personnel: 500 persons, including 30% executives;
Coverage: 80% of the population;
Capital: 302,371,500 Moroccan dirham (€27,008,467 / £18,228,395 / US$36,750,427), including 68% owned by the state and 20.7% owned by Mohammed VI's holding SNI.

Foreign series 
List of American and European TV shows broadcast by the local version of 2M (which may change time by time):

 24
 Alias
 Bones
 Buffy (Buffy contre les vampires)
 CSI (Les Experts)
 CSI: NY (Les Experts : Manhattan)
 CSI: Miami (Les Experts : Miami)
 Cuenta Atràs (العد العكسي) (Moroccan dubbing)
 Damages
 Dark Angel
 Desperate Housewives
 Dexter

 Friends
 Gossip Girl
 Instant Star (Ma vie de star)
 Jericho
 Just Cause (En quête de justice)
 Law & Order (New York District)
 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (New York unité spéciale)
 Los hombres de Paco (باكو) (Moroccan dubbing)
 Mad Men
 Medium
 NCIS (NCIS : Enquêtes spéciales)

 Un paso adelante (Un, dos, tres)
 Ovni
 Prison Break
 Rubí (Arabic dubbing)
 Stargate Atlantis
 The 4400 (Les 4400)
 The Invisible Man (Invisible Man)
 The O.C. (Newport beach)
 The Shield
 The Simpsons
 Vermist (وحدة المفقودين) (Moroccan dubbing)

American TV shows and Hollywood movies are imported from France with French dubbing. Some Mexican TV shows are dubbed locally in Moroccan Arabic.

Besides American TV shows, 2M TV also airs a few Turkish shows dubbed in Arabic. 2M TV's children's programming schedule also includes foreign TV shows, such as Célestin, Braceface  ''Oggy and the Cockroaches'  and 1001 Nights

List of  other TV programmes 

  (كي كنتي كي وليتي)
 wash hna homa hna (واش حنا هما حنا)
 rashid show (رشيد شو)
 shomisha (شميشة)
 hob aema (حب أعمى)
 Kif El Hal (كيف الحال)
 Sabahiyat 2M (2M صباحيات) 
 2M Kids
 Sir Al Morjan (سر المرجان)
 Zina
 Ahlam Morahiqatayn
 Samhini (Moroccan dubbing)
 Ana wa Banati (Moroccan dubbing)
 Shhiwat Maa shoumisha (شهيوات مع شميشة)
 Eco News
 Masir Asiya (Moroccan dubbing)

 Rita
 Lara
 Hibal Al Rih (حبال الريح)
 L'Couple
 L'Couple (Season 2)
 Kabour w lahbib (كبور ولحبيب)
 Al Khawassir (الخواسر)
 Bash Taaref Rassk (باش تعرف راسك)
 Rihlat Saloni
 Al Banat Zinat albayt
 Vaidehi
 Bnat Lalla Mennana (بنات لالة منانة)

 Bnat Lala Mennana (Season 2)
 LKhawa (لخاوة)
 Kenza Fddouar (كنزة فالدوار)
 Nayda fddouar (نايضة فالدوار)
  (لوبيرج)
 Al Akhbar 12:45
 Al Akhbar 21:00
 Info soir 20:15
 Maa Nass (مع الناس)
 Lahbiba Mmi (لحبيبة مي)
 Hdidan fi Gueliz (حديدان في كليز)

See also
Samira Sitail
Leila Ghandi

References

External links
 2M website

Category:1989 establishments in Morocco
Category:Arabic-language television stations
Category:Berber-language media
Category:French-language television stations
Category:Television stations in Morocco
Category:Media in Casablanca
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1989
Category:Société Nationale d'Investissement
Category:Media companies of Morocco
Category:ONA Group