Israel+ is a

Canadian Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''C ...

exempt Category B

Hebrew language Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and remained in regular use as a first language unti ...

specialty channel A specialty channel (also known in the United States as a cable channel or cable network) can be a commercial broadcasting or non-commercial television channel which consists of television programming focused on a single genre, subject or targete ...

. It is wholly owned by Ethnic Channels Group, with its name used under license from the owners of the

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

i-based TV channel,

Israel+ Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. It occupies the Pale ...

Programming

Israel+ broadcasts a wide variety of programming including

news News is information about current events. This may be provided through many different Media (communication), media: word of mouth, printing, Mail, postal systems, broadcasting, Telecommunications, electronic communication, or through the te ...

current affairs Current affairs may refer to: News * ''Current Affairs'' (magazine) a bimonthly American magazine of culture and politics. * Current affairs (news format), a genre of broadcast journalism * ''Current Affairs'', former name for ''Behind the News' ...

dramas Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been c ...

, and

sports Sport is a physical activity or game, often competitive and organized, that maintains or improves physical ability and skills. Sport may provide enjoyment to participants and entertainment to spectators. The number of participants in ...

primarily from

. The Israeli-based Israel+ itself sources much of its programming from Channel One, Channel 2,

Sport 5 Sports Channel (, ''Arutz HaSport''), also known as the Sport 5 (, ''Sport Hamesh''), is one of the major Israeli television company and sports journalism outlet owned by RGE Group. Available on cable (via HOT) and satellite (via Yes); the co ...

, and

Hop TV A hop is a type of Jumping, jump. Hop or hops may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * Hop (film), ''Hop'' (film), a 2011 film * Hop (mixtape), ''Hop'' (mixtape), a 2024 mixtape by Stray Kids * Hop! Channel, an Israeli TV channel * ''House of ...

History

In November 2004, Ethnic Channels Group was granted approval from the

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC; ) is a public organization in Canada tasked with the mandate as a regulatory agency tribunal for various electronic communications, covering broadcasting and telecommunic ...

(CRTC) to launch a television channel called ''Israeli TV 1'', described as ''"a national ethnic Category 2 specialty programming undertaking of general interest and devoted to the Hebrew-speaking community."'' The channel launched in December 2005 as The Israeli Network initially exclusively on Rogers Cable. On October 16, 2014, the CRTC approved Ethnic Channels Group's request to convert The Israeli Network from a licensed Category B specialty service to an exempted Cat. B third language service.The Israeli Network – Revocation of licence
/ref> In late August 2024, the channel was renamed Israel+.

References

External links

Israel+ Canada

Israel+
Specialty television channels in Canada Jews and Judaism in Toronto Television channels and stations established in 2006 Canada–Israel relations Israeli diaspora in Canada Middle Eastern television in Canada {{Canada-tv-station-stub