i24news
| i24NEWS | |
|---|---|
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| Launched | 17 July 2013 |
| Owned by | Patrick Drahi |
| Picture format |
576i (16:9 SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Slogan | "See Beyond" |
| Language | English, French, Arabic |
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Affiliates | Channel 2 (Israel) |
| Headquarters | |
| Website |
www |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Astra 19.2°E (Europe) | 11068 V / 22000 / 5/6 (French) |
| Hot Bird 13B (Europe, Maghreb, Middle East) | 11471 V / 27500 / 5/6 (Arabic/English) |
| AsiaSat 5 (Asia, Middle East, Africa) | 3960 H / 30000 / 5/6 (Arabic/English) |
| SES-4 (Africa) | 11671 V / 5/6 (French) |
| SES-5 (Africa) | 11843 H / 27500 / 2/3 |
| Eutelsat 70B (Asia) | 11565 H / 11401 / 2/5 |
| Canalsat (France) | Channel 112 (French) |
| Canalsat (Africa) | Channel 175 (French) |
| Sky Italia (Italy) | Channel 537 (English) |
| Cyfrowy Polsat (Poland) | Channel 235 (English) |
| Movistar+ (Spain) | Channel 128 (English) |
| Cable | |
| Numericable (France) |
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| Numericable (Belgium) |
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| Numericable (Luxembourg) | Channel 88 (French) |
| Numericable (French West Indies) | Channel 161 (French) |
| Optimum Cable 102 | |
| IPTV | |
| Free (France) | Channel 88 (French) |
| Bouygues (France) | Channel 165 (French) |
| Orange (France) | Channel 181 (French) |
| SFR (France) | Channel 271 (French) |
| Swisscom (Switzerland) |
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| Cabovisão (Portugal) |
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| Streaming media | |
| i24news.tv | En, Fr, Ar |
| Dailymotion | En, Fr, Ar |
| YouTube | English |
i24NEWS is an Israeli international 24-hour news and current affairs television channel located in Jaffa Port, Tel Aviv, Israel.[1] It broadcasts in French, English and Arabic. The channel's owner is Patrick Drahi, and the CEO is Frank Melloul.
The network began broadcasting in the US on 13 February 2017. The English channel is broadcast from New York between 6 and 10 p.m. Eastern Time and at other times broadcasts from Israel.
History
The channel went live on 17 July 2013. Melloul has stated that it will battle prejudice and ignorance about Israel with “facts and diversity.”[2][3]
Arab Israeli journalist Lucy Aharish was the lead anchor of the English-language branch of the channel from July 2013 until she resigned in January 2016. Her show "The News Today" was replaced by "News Now with Merav Savir". News Now was cancelled after only a few months of broadcast, ahead of changes to the Network.
On 8 December 2016 all programming on the English channel officially ended in preparation for launching in America. The Channel broadcast 10 minutes of news on the Hour from 8 am to 11 pm (local time) and replaced "Morning Edition", "The Daily Beat" and "The Lineup" with a 26-minute news bulletin, repeated at half past.
The launch of i24NEWS in the United States was announced on 27 January 2017. The channel is operated out of headquarters Jaffa.
Live programming in the US is broadcast from Times Square in New York with an additional bureau in Washington, DC. Approximately 50 journalists were hired to staff the two locations. The channel uses resources from its Jaffa headquarters .
Initial distribution is limited to Altice USA-owned Optimum and Suddenlink cable systems.
Among the first journalists hired were David Shuster who is also the managing editor, Michelle Makori, and Dan Raviv (a 40+ year veteran of CBS News). The channel acquired many of its debut behind-the-scenes talent from the former Al Jazeera America.
Distribution
i24NEWS is currently only available outside of Israel. It is offered in France (including the French West Indies), Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Poland and across the African continent. 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 signed an agreement enabling it to be broadcast in Germany on Kabel Deutschland.[5] i24news was initially broadcast in the United States via the Jewish Life Television network,[6] but following the acquisition of Cablevision by Drahl-owned Altice USA (formerly Cablevision with a public brand of Optimum), i24NEWS is now broadcast on the Optimum channel 102, and its distribution is limited to Drahl-owned Optimum and Suddenlink systems.[7]
News Team
The English channel news team consists of diplomacy and defense correspondents, anchors, editors, producers and journalists.
English News Anchors
- Meredith Ross was one of the longest serving presenters. Originally presented "The News" a ten-minute news bulletin at the top of the hour and half past. Then presented The Daily Beat
- Yael Lavie] presented the Morning Edition and Sunday Review
- Nurit Zunger presents The Line Up
- Michal Divon
- Jordana Miller,who is also a field reporter
- Jeff Smith
- Tracy Alexander
English Magazine Anchors
- Tal Heinrich
- Oded Grober
- Johnathan Regev
English Relief Presenters
- Tal Heinrich
- Lauren Izso
- Johnathan Regev
Former Presenters & Correspondents
- Tal Shalev, who left the channel in May 2016 and moved to Walla! news.
- Danny Swibel
- Anthony Grant, a former blogger at The New York Times T Magazine, presented daily media review segments on The Morning Edition and a weekly press review with Lucy Aharish, and a Middle East press review for the French channel.
- Jason Danino-Holt
- Binyamin Tjong Alvares presented the Economy Magazine
- David Matlin presented for the i24news desk a ten-minute news bulletin at the top of the hour and half past
- Merav Savir worked on "The News" and The Morning Edition
English Programming
- i24NEWS DESK previously called "The News" a ten-minute news bulletin (occasionally 26 minutes) at the top of the hour and half past.
- Daily Dose
- Perspectives
- The Rundown
- Debrief
- Crossroads
- ClearCut
- Stateside
The outside of the i24NEWS studios (on second floor)
Defunct English Programming
Programming on i24news used to include:[8]
- Morning Edition / Sunday Review - Sunday to Friday with Yael Lavie, who anchored the i24news early program. News from around the world along with the viral spiral that is the Web review, plus culture from across the globe.
- The Daily Beat - Monday to Friday, Meredith Ross anchored a full hour of news. A roundup of each day's top news, ranging from the always-volatile Middle East, through the U.S. campaign trail, to sports, economy and everything in between. With in-depth analysis and on the scene reporting.
- The Line Up - Monday to Friday, Nurit Zunger anchored news from around the world with Middle East perspective.
- News Now - Monday to Friday, Merav Savir anchored the latest news from around the world.
- Culture - Weekly. The latest cultural buzz & trends. The highs and lows of the cultural world. From actors, through fine arts and even musicians.
- Faceoff - Weekly. A weekly confrontational in-depth look at the news of the hour, and the people who make it.
- Defense - Weekly. Military & strategic affairs. A first-hand look at the Israel Defense Force, one of the strongest armies in the world, and conflicts around the world. Coverage of clashes, war and the most volatile stories of the week.
- Economy - Weekly. International Business & financial news.
- Mid East Focus - Weekly. In a turbulent region, we give you a human perspective of the crisis on the ground. In a region exploding with religious tension, we go beyond and show you the real stories, real people, and dynamic storytelling
- Insight - Weekly
- Sport - Weekly. A tour around the world of sports.
- The Tube - Weekly. Web & social networks news.
Broadcasting
HD
High-definition (HD) broadcasting was started in March 2017 via satellite using Hot Bird 13C-capacities (French and English feed only).
See also
References
- ↑ Blum, Michael (19 July 2013). "i24news gives 'different view' of Israel: director". AFP. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ↑ Move over Al Jazeera, Israel’s own 24-hour TV news station is about to go live By Danna Harman, Haaretz, 3 July 2013
- ↑ The Israeli Answer to Al Jazeera By Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 29 July 29 2013.
- ↑ http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-drahi-asks-netanyahu-to-air-i24news-in-israel-1000918748
- ↑ http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2014/04/01/i24news-signs-german-swiss-deals/
- ↑ Patrick Drahi’s Israeli News Channel I24news To Air In US By JLTV, Jewish Business News, 18 March 2014
- ↑ "Altice USA" (PDF).
- ↑ http://www.i24news.tv/en/tv/schedule/programs
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