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Owned by
  
Patrick Drahi

Slogan
  
"See Beyond"

Picture format
  
16:9

Country
  
Israel

I24news

Launched
  
17 July 2013 (2013-07-17)

Language
  
English, French, Arabic

i24NEWS is an Israeli international 24-hour news and current affairs television channel located in Jaffa Port, Tel Aviv, Israel. It broadcasts in French, English and Arabic, with the French-language branch considered primary. The channel's owner is Patrick Drahi, and the CEO is Frank Melloul.

Contents

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.”

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 of launching in America. The Channel still broadcasts 10 minutes of news on the Hour from 8AM to 11PM (local time) and replaced "Morning Edition", "The Daily Beat" and "The Lineup" with a 26-minute news bulletin, repeated at the half past.

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 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. The channel signed an agreement enabling it to be broadcast in Germany on Kabel Deutschland. i24news was broadcast in the United States via the Jewish Life Television network.

News Team

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

English News Anchors

  • Meredith Ross is one of the longest serving presenters. Originally presented "The News" a ten-minute news bulletin at the top of the hour and half past. Now presents The Daily Beat
  • Yael Lavie] presents 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
  • BinyaminTjongAlvares 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 anchored News Now, before that worked as an anchor of "The News" and worked on 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.

    Defunct English Programming

    Programming on i24news used to include:

  • 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.

    • References

    I24news Wikipedia
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