i24news

i24news
Launched 17 July 2013 (2013-07-17)
Owned by Patrick Drahi
Picture format 16:9
Slogan "See Beyond"
Country Israel
Language English, French, Arabic
Broadcast area Worldwide
Affiliates Channel 2 (Israel)
Headquarters
Website www.i24news.tv
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 (French)
Cable
Numericable
(France)
  • Channel 60 (French)
  • Channel 68 (English)
  • Channel 69 (Arabic)
Numericable
(Belgium)
  • Channel 357 (French)
  • Channel 358 (English)
Numericable (Luxembourg) Channel 88 (French)
Numericable
(French West Indies)
Channel 161 (French)
IPTV
Free (France) Channel 88 (French)
Bouygues (France) Channel 165 (French)
Orange (France) Channel 181 (French)
SFR (France) Channel 271 (French)
Swisscom (Switzerland)
  • Channel 342 (French)
  • Channel 557 (English)
Cabovisão (Portugal)
  • Channel 108 (French)
  • Channel 110 (English)
Streaming media
i24news.tv En, Fr, Ar
Dailymotion En, Fr, Ar
YouTube English
LiveStation English

i24news is an international 24-hour news and current affairs television channel based in Jaffa Port, Tel Aviv, Israel.[1] It broadcasts in French,English and Arabic, with the French-branch considered primary. The channel's owner is Patrick Drahi, and the CEO is Frank Melloul.


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 was the lead anchor of the English-language branch of the channel from July 2013 until she resigned in January 2016.

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]

News Team

The English channel news team consists of diplomacy and defense correspondents, anchors, editors, producers and journalists.

English News Anchors

English Relief Presenters

English Magazine Anchors

English Programming

Inside the i24news studio in Jaffa

Programming on i24news includes:[7]

See also

References

External links

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