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Channel 9 (Russian: 9 канал, IPA: [ˈdʲevʲɪtʲ kɐˈnaɫ]) is a television station in Israel, formerly known as Israel Plus (Russian: Израиль Плюс). It primarily broadcasts in the Russian language usually with Hebrew subtitles. It also broadcasts some shows in Hebrew with Russian subtitles.
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| Type | Russian language |
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| Availability | Israel |
| Headquarters | Tel Aviv, Israel |
Launch date | November 2002 |
Official website | www |
History
editIn 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,[1] the channel's first CEO was Yulia Shamalov-Berkovich, who led the company until February 2004.[2] 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.[3]
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 and satellite. It is available in North America via free-to-air satellite on Galaxy 25.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Russian TV channel Israel Plus sees loss Haaretz, 2 December 2013
- ^ Russian TV channel in talks to buy stake in Israel Plus Haaretz, 25 February 2004
- ^ Globes (2013-07-12). "Leviev sells Israeli Russian language cable station for $6.5 million". Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ "9 Kanal - LyngSat".
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