Business News

What Business News does

Business News is a Tunisian digital-first electronic newspaper published by Digital Media Company S.A., a privately held Tunisian public limited company founded on January 15, 2008. The platform delivers real-time political and economic news and analysis targeted at business leaders, politicians, bankers, investors, and communicators in Tunisia, operating primarily through its website businessnews.com.tn and active social media channels on Facebook, X, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

The product surface is organized as a single integrated newsroom with multiple editorial verticals including À la Une (headlines), BN Check (fact-checking platform launched in 2019), BN TV (video journalism), Chroniques and Tribunes (opinion), Caricatures (editorial cartoons), Auto, Communiqués (press releases), Dossiers (investigative reports), International, How To, Sur les réseaux, and Pépites. The technology stack is a WordPress-based content management system augmented with AI tools for journalism assistance, and the company has an internal AI Usage Charter adopted in January 2025 governing AI-assisted content and image generation.

The business model is a direct-to-consumer digital media operation monetized through three streams: digital advertising, sponsored content (Contenus Sponsorisés), and reader subscriptions (S'abonner). The team of approximately 16 employees includes editorial leadership, journalists, a video journalist, a cartoonist, AI/R&D staff, community management, and commercial direction, with the Tunis-based headquarters at 30, impasse Sarajevo – 2037 Cité Ennasr I. Principal shareholders Nizar Bahloul and Karim Guellaty also serve in editorial and board roles.

Name

Business News

Legal name

Digital Media Company S.A.

Website

https://businessnews.com.tn

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Business News is a Tunisian digital news outlet publishing economic and political news and analysis. It serves business leaders, politicians, bankers, and investors in Tunisia via its website and sub-brands BN Check (fact-checking) and BN TV (video).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital News Media

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (51311)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Financial & Trade News Publishers (MPAJADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Consumer News & Digital Newsrooms (Web/App-First) (MPAJADAD), Data Journalism & News Intelligence Publishers (Indexes, Election/Market Data) (MPAJADAK)

Keywords

• Digital news media
• Online journalism
• News publishing
• Fact-checking services
• Economic news coverage

Headquarters

HQ city

Tunis

HQ country

Tunisia

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Digital Advertising: The primary revenue stream for the online news platform, with commercial contact information publicly available including sales manager and product chief contact details.
2. Sponsored Content: Designated section for 'Contenus Sponsorisés' (Sponsored Content) visible on the website.
3. Subscriptions: Subscription option available ('S'abonner') indicating premium content or services for subscribers, with some articles marked as reserved for subscribers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Business News is a Tunisian electronic newspaper (online news platform) operated by Digital Media Company S.A., publishing real-time economic and political news, opinion pieces, and video content targeted at business leaders, politicians, bankers, and investors. The platform operates as a unified website with multiple editorial verticals including BN Check (fact-checking), BN TV (video), Chroniques, Tribunes, Caricatures, Auto, and Dossiers, supported by advertising, sponsored content, and subscription revenue.

Product overview

Business News is a unified online news platform (an electronic journal) covering economic and political news in Tunisia, published by Digital Media Company (DMC). The platform operates as a single integrated website with multiple editorial sections that function as distinct content verticals. The core product is the main Business News website delivering real-time news, supported by specialized content modules including BN Check (fact-checking), BN TV (video), Chroniques, Tribunes, Caricatures, Auto, Communiqués, Dossiers, How To, International, Sur les réseaux, À la Une, and Pépites. All content is produced exclusively by Business News journalists except where otherwise indicated.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BN Check: Fact-checking platform launched in 2019
• BN TV

Products and services

• Business News (Main Website) The primary electronic journal covering economic and political news in Tunisia, providing real-time information targeted at business leaders, politicians, bankers, investors, and specialized organizations through articles, opinion pieces, and multimedia content.
• BN Check A fact-checking platform that verifies claims and misinformation, reflecting Business News's commitment to editorial transparency and correction policy. Operated under the editorial oversight of a dedicated rédactrice en chef adjointe.
• BN TV

Quantifiable outcome

• ~60,000 daily visits recorded in 2019, indicating significant audience reach

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AD Tunisie (Ulysse Spare Parts, Groupe UTIC)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 29 June 2026AD Tunisie, via its subsidiary Ulysse Spare Parts (Groupe UTIC), signed a 5-year partnership contract with TotalEnergies Marketing Tunisia for distribution of ELF lubricants in Tunisia. This partnership is mentioned in Business News as sponsored content (communiqué). Khélil Chaïbi serves as President of Groupe UTIC, and Ramzi Ben Tahar is Director General of AD Tunisie.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• African Manager: Tunisia-based online news outlet covering economic, political, and business news with French-language coverage. Most direct comparable in terms of geography, language, audience (Tunisian business and political professionals), and digital-first distribution model.
• Nawaat: Tunisian independent digital news and citizen journalism platform focused on politics and civic affairs. Comparable as a digital-first Tunisian outlet with an emphasis on investigative reporting and editorial independence.
• Webdo: Tunisian online news site providing general, political, and economic news in French. Comparable as a French-language Tunisian web-first news outlet targeting similar professional and general readers.
• L'Economiste Maghrébin: Tunisian economic and business news magazine covering Tunisia and the Maghreb. Directly comparable as a French-language business/political publication targeting professionals and decision-makers in the same geography.
• Le Manager: Tunisian economic news magazine focused on business leaders, entrepreneurs, and economic policy. Comparable as a French-language business-focused publication serving Tunisian professionals and decision-makers.
• Kapitalis: Tunisian digital news site covering politics, economics, and society. Comparable as a French-language Tunisian online newspaper targeting politically engaged readers with editorial commentary and opinion content.

Broad incumbents

• Jeune Afrique: Pan-African business and political news publication headquartered in France covering the entire continent including Tunisia. Comparable audience (African business leaders, politicians, investors) at a much larger scale; the established incumbent in this category.
• La Presse de Tunisie: Historic Tunisian daily newspaper with both print and digital editions covering general news, politics, and economics. A broader incumbent with similar audience overlap but a much larger legacy newsroom and broader general-interest scope.

Regional players

• Morocco World News: Morocco-based English-language digital news outlet covering politics, business, and culture in the Maghreb. Comparable as a digital-first North African news platform, though English-language and Morocco-focused.
• Maghreb Emergent: Online news platform covering economic and political news across the Maghreb region with strong Algerian focus. Comparable as a regional digital-first business/political outlet serving a partially overlapping francophone audience.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BusinessNews_tn
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@businessnews6594
• Facebookfacebook.com/BusinessNewsOfficiel
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/businessnewstunisie
• Instagraminstagram.com/businessnews.com.tn/?igshid=YnJ1ODcyczM2M3k0

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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