Israeli News Company

Israeli News Company
חברת החדשות הישראלית בע"מ
Genre News
Founded November 4, 1993
Founder(s) Ya'akov Eilon, Shalom Kital
Headquarters 'Kiryat ha'tikshoret' (Media's complex) of "Globus group" company in Neve Ilan on Jerusalem mountains, Israel
Key people Avi Vice - CEO, Yehuda Lancry - directorate's chairman, Yonit Levi - prime time news presenter
Products Television news programs and Items
Total equity 90 Million Shekels (2009 budget), 100 million Shekels (2008)
Employees 350 (without the Knesset Channel and the Israel Plus in Russian language)
Website On 'Keshet' (Hebrew), on 'Reshet' (Hebrew), On Israeli channel 2 website/ English (English)

Israeli News Company [1] (Hebrew: חברת החדשות‎, Hevrat Hadashot lit. The News Company, or חברת החדשות הישראלית בע"מ, lit. The Israeli News Company Ltd.; also known as חדשות ערוץ 2 lit. [Israeli] channel 2 news, or חדשות 2 lit. News 2) is an Israeli company producing the Prime time news program on the Israeli commercial Channel 2, and most of its current affairs and news programs and items for that commercial channel.

The company is financed by its two concessionaires, Keshet and Reshet (and In the past was also Telad). The company's Prime time news program receives high ratings relatively to its competitors on other channels. Its main news program on prime time hour is currently presented by Yonit Levi, and Danny Kushmaro, and is the most watched program in a decade (In addition to being the first prime time news program on an Israeli commercial channel), and due to its high ratings, the program's presenters, reporters and commentators, past and present, have become known figures in Israel that are being identified with the term "current affairs".

The company's studios are located in 'Kiryat ha'tikshoret' (lit. Media's complex) of "Globus group" company in Neve Ilan on Jerusalem mountains, since 2000. Prior to that, the studios were located 'Ulpaney Habira' studios in 'Beit Eged' building in Jerusalem City.

See also

References

  1. ^ Channel 2 Israeli channel 2 website/ English, Home Page >The Broadcasters > Channel 2

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Israeli West Bank barrier — The Israeli West Bank barrier is a barrier being constructed by Israel consisting of a network of fences with vehicle barrier trenches surrounded by an on average 60 meters wide exclusion area (90%) and up to 8 meters high concrete walls… …   Wikipedia

  • Israeli cuisine — Classic Israeli breakfast Israeli cuisine (המטבח הישראלי) comprises local dishes by Jews native to Israel and dishes brought to Israel by Jewish immigrants from around the world. Since before the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, and… …   Wikipedia

  • Israeli settlement — Israeli settlements are communities inhabited by Israelis in territory that was captured as a result of Jordanian attacks during the 1967 Six Day War. Such settlements currently exist in the West Bank, which is partially under Israeli military… …   Wikipedia

  • Israeli Navy — cadets from the Israeli Naval Academy Founded 1948 Country …   Wikipedia

  • Second Israeli Broadcasting Authority — The Second Israeli Broadcasting Authority law was passed by the Knesset in 1990. Its purpose was to establish a new governing body whose purpose is to facilitate and regulate commercially operated television and radio broadcasts in Israel. The… …   Wikipedia

  • Company (musical) — Company Original Broadway Playbill Music Stephen Sondheim Lyrics Stephen Sondheim Book George Furth …   Wikipedia

  • Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Hebron — The Israeli Palestinian conflict in Hebron is a microcosm of the wider Israeli Palestinian conflict. The conflict in Hebron is being played out in a city of 160,000 Palestinians and a Israeli settler population of 500 800 living in close… …   Wikipedia

  • Ahava (company) — Infobox Company company name = Ahava company company type = Private foundation = 1988 location = Holon, Israel key people = industry = Cosmetics products = revenue = num employees= 200 homepage = http://www.ahava.com/Ahava ( he. אהבה) (lit. Love… …   Wikipedia

  • ITIM (news agency) — ITIM is a news agency in Israel, based in Tel Aviv. [cite web | url = http://prnewswire.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=worldpartners item=middleeast | title = PR Newswire Media Room Worldwide Partners | accessdate = 2007 06 20] The sole news agency in …   Wikipedia

  • Arab–Israeli conflict — Arab Israeli conflict …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”