Bosnia and Herzegovina live TV

About TV in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian television is a direct reflection of the country's post-Dayton complexity. With just 13 channels carried on Tvivu, it's a small market, but one defined by its tripartite public broadcasting system: BHRT at the state level, RTVFBiH in the Federation, and RTRS in Republika Srpska. Each operates with its own editorial line and news bulletins that often frame the same event through distinct ethnic prisms. Primetime runs slightly later than Western Europe, with popular general-entertainment channels mixing local productions-think regional folk-music shows and reality cooking formats-with imported series. Sports are a unifying force: football from the domestic top-flight football and European competitions draw heavy live audiences, often with commentary in Bosnian, Croatian, or Serbian depending on the channel. The language landscape is fluid-most foreign content is subtitled rather than dubbed, except for children's programming where dubbing into local variants is common. Religious channels are notably present, serving the country's Muslim, Catholic, and Orthodox communities with prayer broadcasts and sermons. Music channels remain popular, especially those playing sevdalinka and turbofolk, reflecting a regional taste that transcends borders. The diaspora in Western Europe and North America keeps the market buoyant via IPTV, making Bosnia's small-channel ecosystem more resilient than its size suggests.