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2M (TV channel)

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2M
CountryMorocco
Broadcast areaMorocco
Europe and Middle East (via satellite)
HeadquartersAïn Sebaâ, Casablanca, Morocco
Programming
LanguagesArabic, French, Berber
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerSNRT
History
LaunchedMarch 4, 1989; 37 years ago (1989-03-04)
Links
Website2m.ma
Availability
Terrestrial
DTT (Morocco)Channel 2 (HD)
Streaming media
CASSETTE Audio Video VisualCD-VCD
Ziggo GOZiggoGO.tv (Netherlands only)

2M is a Moroccan free-to-air television network. It was established by the royal-owned conglomerate, ONA, before being sold to, in part, the Moroccan government. As of 2025, it is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the state broadcaster SNRT.[1]

The channel is available free-to-air locally on digital signal with national coverage, and on satellite television via Globecast, Nilesat, Arabsat and Hotbird.

2M offers services in Arabic, French, and Berber. It is the most-viewed television channel in Morocco, registering an overall share of 35.4% against Al Aoula's 9.2% in January 2018.[2]

History

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On March 4, 1989, 2M was created by the Société d'études et de réalisations audiovisuelles (SOREAD) as the first private and commercial pay television channel in Morocco.[3] · It broadcasts encrypted programs.[3] with two clear bands.[4]

Upon its launch, the channel generated considerable excitement within the Moroccan broadcasting landscape, yet it operated in a complex cultural environment. It suffered from unfair competition due to piracy.[5]

on 1994, it was no longer the internationally oriented thematic channel originally conceived, but rather a general-interest, local channel,[6] in order to express its distinctiveness compared to other sources of images.

On June 19, 1996, the North African Omnium (ONA[4]) SOREAD's principal shareholder is withdrawing from the management of the channel, which is facing financial difficulties. As a signatory to the public service concession agreement, the State becomes the majority shareholder.[3] à hauteur de 70 %, the channel no longer being encrypted.

On January 10, 1997, 2M began broadcasting unencrypted[3]., shaking up the Moroccan audiovisual landscape. The financial turnaround[7]...of the company managing the channel is achieved through the support of the Fund for the Promotion of National Audiovisual Media and the revitalization of the advertising market.

On March 26, 2026, the ransomware group APT73/Bashe launched a cyberattack against Morocco's national television channel, 2M TV, successfully exfiltrating approximately 30 GB of internal company data.[8]

Background

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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 4 March 1989. It used to be a subscription television channel broadcasting unscrambled 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.

In early October 2000, 2M started 24-hour broadcasts, changed its schedule and later started broadcasting on Intelsat on January 15, 2001.[9]

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

Content

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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 a government-controlled public TV station and it has been alleged that the government also controls editorial choices.

2M in figures

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  • Personnel: 500 people, 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.

Programming

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Foreign shows

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2M's successes are largely Turkish series dubbed in Arabic, reporting shares of up to 75% as of January 2018.[2]

Former

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In the past, the local version of 2M aired French dubs of international TV series, as well as some dubbed in the local dialect of Arabic.

American TV shows and Hollywood movies are imported from France with French dubbing.

On both the local and satellite versions of the channel, a selection of other foreign shows are dubbed locally in Moroccan Arabic:

2M's children's programming block ("2M Kids") also includes foreign TV shows dubbed in French or in Moroccan Arabic, such as Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Oggy and the Cockroaches, Chaotic, Tommy & Oscar, and Bob the Builder.

Locally produced

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "La SNRT notifie au Conseil de la concurrence un projet d'acquisition de SOREAD-2M". Le 360 (in French). December 4, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Audience TV au Maroc: 2M cartonne, Al Oula stagne". atlasinfo.fr (in French).
  3. 1 2 3 4 Tourya Guaaybess (September 22, 2015). "L'audiovisuel public marocain, à la croisée des chemins ?". ina. Retrieved September 1, 2018..
  4. 1 2 "Publics". HACA. 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2018. en clair.
  5. ↑ K.B.; N.S (October 14, 1993). "Derrière le reprofilage des programmes : La restructuration de l'entreprise-2MI". L'Économiste. Retrieved September 1, 2018. Il existe des pirates qui n'ont même pas conscience d'être des pirates.
  6. ↑ "2M: Enfin des chiffres!". L'Économiste. September 3, 2009. Retrieved September 2, 2018. elle envisage de renforcer le principe de la proximité, avec un développement de l'ancrage régional, le développement de la fiction nationale et les émissions à caractère sociétal…
  7. ↑ "Cour des comptes/Audiovisuel: Toutes déficitaires, les chaînes publiques!". L'Économiste. April 25, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2018. Bien qu'elles disposent d'un même président, les deux entreprises audiovisuelles (SNRT et Soread-2M) (…).
  8. ↑ https://www.dexpose.io/apt73-bashe-strikes-moroccos-2m-tv-in-ransomware-attack/
  9. ↑ "2M to broadcast 24 hours", Africa Film & TV Magazine, nº. 28, February–April 2001
  10. ↑ "2M.ma".
  11. ↑ "2M.ma".
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