The Moroccan royal house controls a vast array of media assets, which we list in our state-administered database. They are known to be “voices of the royal house.” These outlets are all featured in the database in the Captured Private Media (CaPr) State Media Matrix category (See Global List. State Media in Middle East and North Africa). The royal house has a stake in most of these companies through Societe Nationale d’Investissement (SNI), also known as Al Mada holding, a large conglomerate owned by the royal family that has businesses in a plethora of industries.
The royal house is known to have stakes in the following media outlets: La Nouvelle Tribune (a newspaper run by the publisher Impression Presse Edition in which the royal family has shares via two SNI subsidiaries, namely Ohio and Wafa Assurances); Assabah and L’Economiste (newspapers published by the company Eco-Medias, in which another SNI subsidiary, Global Communication, has a stake). Medi1 Radio (a radio channel run by the company Radio Mediterranee Internationale, in which the company Societe Financiere de Gestion et de Placement, fully owned by the royal family, held shares) and Medi1TV (a television channel in which SNI has a stake, via two of its subsidiaries) were sold to the state-run SNRT.