TEL AVIV – International news channel i24NEWS has begun broadcasting in Israel, having started on Wednesday 29 August 29. The channel, which broadcasts international news from the heart of the Middle East to the world, recently received the approval of the Cable Council to broadcast in Israel. The English-language channel will be broadcast on HOT channels 34 and 200 as part of the international news offerings; the French channel will be on channel 144 as part of the French package; … [Read more...] about International news channel i24NEWS launches in Israel
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Keshet International sells “Prisoners of War” to Tata Sky
LONDON – Global content and media producer and distributor Keshet International (KI) has announced a landmark deal with Tata Sky, India’s leading content distribution platform, for the finished tape of the Israeli series Prisoners of War (Hatufim). This is India’s first deal for a Hebrew language series. A gripping series that inspired the Emmy award-winner Homeland, Prisoners of War is a drama about three Israeli soldiers who were captured 17 years ago while on a secret mission. … [Read more...] about Keshet International sells “Prisoners of War” to Tata Sky
Keshet 12 recommissions “When Heroes Fly”
LONDON – Israeli drama When Heroes Fly, produced by Spiro Films, has been recommissioned by Keshet 12 – following record ratings which saw the award-winning series beat Reshet's Big Brother for three weeks out of six. Across the series run of ten episodes, which premiered in a head-to-head ratings battle with the formerly unbeatable reality show, the Canneseries-winning thriller had increased Keshet 12’s slot average by 35% in ratings and 21% in share, pulling in an average of … [Read more...] about Keshet 12 recommissions “When Heroes Fly”
Singing competition “The Four” commissioned in Israel
Armoza Formats’ prime time singing competition, The Four, has been licenced for local adaptation in Israel by TV network Reshet 13. This deals marks the 19th country to have taken the Armoza-created format for local production and comes just a week before the premiere of the 2nd season on FOX in the US. The music competition is also currently airing in Romania and Peru to strong ratings. In The Four, four superstar-quality finalists will be announced in the season … [Read more...] about Singing competition “The Four” commissioned in Israel
Still Standing commissioned in India
India’s MTV has now licensed a first season of Armoza Formats’ hit prime time game show Still Standing. The season will comprise 60 episodes and will run twice a week from next month on Mazhavil Manorama, a leading regional entertainment channel from MTV. The deal was made in collaboration with Endemol Shine India, who will locally produce the program. Additionally, Canale 5 Italy is now airing the show after recently re-commissioning a further 70 episodes, while in Hungary Still Standing … [Read more...] about Still Standing commissioned in India
‘Think global, act local’
As the CEO of KI, what are some of your priorities now? Alon: I’m a huge believer in the phrase, ‘Think global, act local’, when it comes to content. Content is a local business, people want to watch shows in their own language. We respect local talent and believe it should take the lead on the home ground. We see Asia as one of our biggest markets today and especially now as China and India are booming in the industry. Homeland, which was based on our original drama Prisoners of War, … [Read more...] about ‘Think global, act local’
