Jewish Life Television
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Los Angeles New York City Toronto, Ontario, Canada Hatillo, PR |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| History | |
| Founder | Phil Blazer |
Jewish Life Television (JLTV) is a 24-hour, full-time TV network delivering entertaining Jewish–themed programming. Currently led by Tom Daniels, the network was founded in 2007 by Phil Blazer, a longtime journalist and producer of programming for the Jewish community.[1][2] In the United States, JLTV is available in over 40 million households through DirecTV and various regional cable systems, in addition to offering a live feed of its programming for free on the Internet.
JLTV's programming includes news, sports, lifestyle and entertainment programming such as films, documentaries, music, reviews, interviews and special events, such as programming from the Maccabiah Games.[3] The network also carries a collection of classic general-interest television series with Jewish hosts, including episodes of The Jack Benny Program, That Show with Joan Rivers, Candid Camera, The Danny Kaye Show, You Bet Your Life, The Soupy Sales Show and the mid-20th century dramedy The Goldbergs, and a few series in the public domain such as Stories of the Century, Bonanza and Annie Oakley.
JLTV's broadcast facilities are in Los Angeles.
Canadian distribution
In 2011, JLTV was officially added to the CRTC's approved list of foreign services, allowing the channel to expand into Canada. Ethnic Channels Group, who sponsored the application to get JLTV on the approved list, is the official Canadian distributor of the channel.[4] In July, 2014, JLTV officially launched in Canada on Bell Fibe TV.
References
- ^ Gideon Spanier, "Gideon Spanier profiles Phil Blazer, the man behind Jewish Life TV", Jewish Quarterly, Autumn 2007.
- ^ Dan Klein, "The actually Jewish-controlled media tries to make its mark", Jewish Telegraphic Agency, January 4, 2012.
- ^ "Soboroff Raises Bar for 18th Maccabiah", Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, July 29, 2009; "L.A. Fifth-Grader Ready for Prime Time", Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, July 10, 2009.
- ^ Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2011-45
