Channel 9 ( rus, 9 канал, p=ˈdʲevʲɪtʲ kɐˈnaɫ) is a television station in
Israel
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, formerly known as Israel Plus (). It primarily broadcasts in the
Russian language
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usually with Hebrew subtitles. It also broadcasts some shows in Hebrew with Russian subtitles.
History
In September 2001,
Africa Israel Investments, a financial group headed by
Lev Leviev won the tender for the creation of Israel TV channel in Russian. Established in November 2002, the channel's first CEO was
Yulia Shamalov-Berkovich, who led the company until February 2004. The station began broadcasting on 12 November 2002.
In May 2013, Israeli-Russian businessman Alexander Levin purchased control of the channel for NIS 6 million.
The channel is aimed at the one million plus Russian speakers who have
immigrated to the country since 1990. It was rebranded as Channel 9 (9 Kanal), the channel on which it is broadcast on
cable
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and
satellite
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. It is available in North America via
free-to-air
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satellite on
Galaxy 25.
See also
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Russian language in Israel
References
External links
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Television channels in Israel
Russian-language mass media in Israel
Russian-language television stations
Television channels and stations established in 2002
2002 establishments in Israel
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