Television broadcasts started in Mauritania with a project supported by Iraqi funding in 1980 before being officially inaugurated in September 1982 as part of the Office of Radio Television of Mauritania (ORTM),[1] with programs and bulletins being broadcast from ORTM's studios.

Television de Mauritania became autonomous from Radio Mauritanie on 10 July 1984, starting then to broadcast independently from its own studios.

[8] On 26 October 2017, the Council of Ministers agreed on creating a sports and a cultural channel: Arriadia was launched on 28 November 2017 (Independence Day),[9] while Athagavia was launched on 1 December 2017 during the Ancient Cities Festival held in Tichitt.

[10] In April 2019, the religious TV channel El Mahadra was transferred from Radio Mauritanie to TVM, justified on the government's intention to include El Mahadra as part of TVM's package and to benefit it from "the technical expertise of national television".

[12] On 3 May 2019 Al Barlemania (Parliament TV) was launched, being the first dedicated legislative broadcaster from the Maghreb.