I24NEWS (Israeli TV channel)

i24NEWS
Country	Israel
Broadcast area	Worldwide
Affiliates	Israel Television News Company
Headquarters	Jaffa Port, Tel Aviv;
Programming
Language(s)	English, Spanish, French, Arabic
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Ownership
Owner	Patrick Drahi
History
Launched	17 July 2013
Availability
Streaming media
i24news.tv	En, Fr, Ar

i24NEWS is an international 24-hour news television channel located in Jaffa Port, Tel Aviv, Israel.^[1] It broadcasts in French, English, and Arabic. The English channel offers a weekly broadcast in Spanish, as well. The channel's owner is Patrick Drahi, and the CEO is Frank Melloul.

In February 2017, i24NEWS expanded into the North American market and opened bureaus in the United States.^[2] The channel has studios in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Paris, New York, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles, and deploys correspondents in other locations around the world.^[3] In September 2021, following the Abraham Accords, the channel received a broadcasting license from the United Arab Emirates and opened its Gulf bureau in Dubai Media City.^[4]^[5]^[6] In May 2022, the channel launched its operations in Morocco with two new bureaus in Rabat and Casablanca.^[7]

^ Blum, Michael (19 July 2013). "i24news gives 'different view' of Israel: director". AFP. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
^ Udasin, Sharon (1 March 2017). "Becoming a global news network: i24News opens its doors in the US". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
^ "Global network i24NEWS expands into US national coverage". Israel Hayom. 7 September 2019. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
^ "Israel-based i24News channel to open office in Dubai Media City". Al Arabiya English. 21 June 2021. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
^ "i24NEWS special broadcast to mark 1-year anniversary of Abraham Accords". Israel Hayom. 14 September 2021. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
^ "Israel-based i24News channel to open Dubai office". Gulf Today. 21 June 2021. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
^ Clover, Julian (31 May 2022). "i24NEWS launches in Morocco". Broadband TV News. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.