i24NEWS (Israeli TV channel)

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i24news
CountryIsrael
AffiliatesChannel 2 (Israel)
Headquarters
Programming
Language(s)English, French, Arabic
Ownership
OwnerPatrick Drahi

i24news is an international 24-hour news and current affairs television channel based in Jaffa Port, Tel Aviv, Israel.[1] It broadcasts in English, French and Arabic. The channel's owner is Patrick Drahi, and the CEO is Frank Melloul, who previously played a critical role in establishing the French 24-hour news channel France 24. Arab Israeli journalist Lucy Aharish is the lead anchor of the English-language branch of the channel.


History

The channel went live on 17 July 2013. Melloul has stated that that will battle prejudice and ignorance about Israel with “facts and diversity.”[2][3]

Arab Israeli journalist Lucy Aharish is the lead anchor of the English-language branch of the channel.

The channel also has Arabic and French branches, with the French-branch considered primary.

Distribution

i24news is currently only available outside of Israel. It is offered in France (including West Indies), Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Poland and Africa. The channel is also streamed live on its website in all three languages. Patrick Drahi has asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to allow i24news to be broadcast in Israel.[4] The channel recently signed an agreement enabling it to be broadcast in Germany on Kabel Deutschland.[5] i24news is broadcast in the United States via the Jewish Life Television network.[6]

Programming

Inside the i24news studio in Jaffa
Lucy Aharish, anchor of the English-language branch of the channel

Programming on i24news includes:[7]

  • Channel 2 prime time news
  • Culture
  • Debate
  • Defense
  • Economy
  • Evening News
  • Focus
  • Insight
  • Interview
  • Morning Edition
  • News
  • Press Arena
  • Social Blog
  • Sport
  • The Tube

See also

References

  1. ^ Blum, Michael (19 July 2013). "i24news gives 'different view' of Israel: director". AFP. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  2. ^ Move over Al Jazeera, Israel’s own 24-hour TV news station is about to go live By Danna Harman, Haaretz, July 3, 2013
  3. ^ The Israeli Answer to Al Jazeera By Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, July 29, 2013.
  4. ^ http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-drahi-asks-netanyahu-to-air-i24news-in-israel-1000918748
  5. ^ http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2014/04/01/i24news-signs-german-swiss-deals/
  6. ^ Patrick Drahi’s Israeli News Channel I24news To Air In US By JLTV, Jewish Business News, Mar 18th, 2014
  7. ^ http://www.i24news.tv/en/tv/schedule/programs

External links

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