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| Country | Israel |
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| Broadcast area | Worldwide Canada United States |
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| Programming | |
| Languages | English,Spanish,French,Arabic,Hebrew |
| Picture format | HDTV1080i |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Patrick Drahi |
| History | |
| Launched | 17 July 2013; 12 years ago (2013-07-17) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | https://video.i24news.tv/ |
| Website | https://www.i24news.tv/en |
i24NEWS is a24-hour news television channel created by journalists and reporters fromIsrael.[1] It broadcasts in languages such asFrench,English,Hebrew, andArabic. The channel was founded byPatrick Drahi, with Frank Melloul serving as its firstCEO. In 2025, Ronit Ganon-Amit was appointed CEO of i24NEWS, while Frank Melloul was promoted to Chairman.[2] The company is based inTel Aviv, but the broadcast network reports news from all over the world.[3]
In early 2017, the channel paired up with the US to expand their channel. By 2018, the company had studios in Tel Aviv,Paris,New York,Washington, D.C., andLos Angeles. It still deploys correspondents in other locations around the world.[4] In September 2021, following theAbraham Accords, the channel received a broadcasting license from theUnited Arab Emirates and opened itsGulf bureau inDubai Media City.[5][6][7] In May 2022, the channel launched its operations inMorocco with two new bureaus inRabat andCasablanca.[8]
In June 2024, i24NEWS launched a Hebrew language channel, the fourth channel of the network. This version is not available on conventional cable and satellite providers in Israel.[9]
The channel went live on 17 July 2013. Melloul stated that it would battle prejudice and ignorance about Israel with "facts and diversity".[10][11]
Arab Israeli journalistLucy Aharish was the lead anchor of the English-language branch of the channel from July 2013 until she left in January 2016.
On 8 December 2016, all programming on the English channel officially ended in preparation forlaunching in America. The channel broadcast 10 minutes of news on the hour from 0800 to 2300 (local time), replacing "Morning Edition", "The Daily Beat" and "The Lineup".
The launch of i24NEWS in the United States was announced on 27 January 2017. The channel is operated out of its headquarters in Jaffa.
Live programming in the US is broadcast fromTimes Square inNew York, New York, as well as from an additional bureau inWashington, D.C. Approximately 50 journalists were hired to staff the two locations, and the channel uses resources from its Jaffa headquarters.
Among the first journalists hired were Michelle Makori, anchor and editor-in-chief;David Shuster, managing editor; andDan Raviv, a veteran ofCBS News. The channel acquired many of its debut behind-the-scenes talent from the formerAl Jazeera America.[12][13]
In 2020, following theAbraham Accords, i24NEWS signed a variety ofmemorandum of understanding[14] and partnership agreements with leading companies in theUAE. i24NEWS became the first Israel-based channel to be broadcast in the UAE. In 2021, the channel received a UAE broadcast license and launched its studios[15] inDubai Media City, the regional hub for media organizations in theGulf.
In 2022, i24NEWS launched its operations in Morocco[16] and opened bureaus in Rabat and Casablanca.[17]
On 29 October 2023, the i24 launchedi24 Freedom, a 24-hour international channel devoted to the ongoingGaza war. The channel won an International Emmy Award for foreign news reporting during the war.[18]
On 30 June 2024, i24NEWS launched a Hebrew language channel.[19][20] The feed received criticism for counteringMiri Michaeli's launch speech that the channel was not a one-sided outlet, whileMaariv journalistMiki Levin called it "Channel 14 in a suit" days before it launched.[9]
i24NEWS started broadcasting in Israel on August 29, 2018.[21] It is offered in France (including theFrench West Indies),Belgium,Luxembourg,Switzerland,Italy,Spain,Portugal,Poland and across theAfrican continent. The channel is also streamed live on its website in all three languages.
The channel signed an agreement enabling it to be broadcast in Germany onKabel Deutschland.[22] i24NEWS was initially broadcast in the United States via theJewish Life Television network,[23] but following the acquisition ofCablevision byDrahi-ownedAltice USA (formerly Cablevision with a public brand of Optimum), i24NEWS is now broadcast on many US cable and TV operators, among them:Optimum channel 14,Verizon Fios channel 610,DirecTV channel 343,U-verse TV channel 223,Suddenlink channel 49,Mediacom channel 228,Xfinity channel 1118,Spectrum,FuboTV and others. Additionally,i24NEWS is on multiple streaming services:Amazon Fire TV,Apple TV,Roku,Android TV,Samsung Smart TV, And they also have ai24NEWS app on bothAndroid andIOS App Stores.[24]
i24NEWS English is available in theUK, along with a number of other international news channels, via online video subscription serviceNewsPlayer+.[25]
In January 2021, i24NEWS became the first Israeli-based channel available in theUAE, on the country's leading content providerEtisalat.[26] Later that year,DU became the second operator to add the channel to its subscribers in the UAE.[27]
Since October 2021, i24NEWS is available inAustralia on Flash streaming service.[28]
Ali Waked, is the Director of i24NEWS’s International Branch and manages content and editorial direction in English, French, and Arabic.[29][30][31][32]
Anchors at i24NEWS past and present include:[33][34]
Correspondents at i24NEWS:
In November 2025, i24NEWS has introduced a new English-language programming schedule. The grid includes shows such asThe Rundown, broadcast daily,Middle East Now, focused on regional developments, andGlobal Eye, which covers international affairs. Additional programs, includingJewish World Weekly,Innov'Nation, andOn The Record, complete the network's updated lineup.[37][38][39]
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