Channel 9 (Israel)

Channel 8 (Russian: 8 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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Channel 9

Type	Russian language
Availability	Israel
Headquarters	Neve Ilan, Israel
Launch date	November 2002
Official website	www.9tv.co.il

Thumb — Former logo (with former Israel Plus name)

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,^[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 2022.

In May 2013, Israeli-Russian businessman Alexander Levin purchased control of the channel for NIS 60 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 fre-to-air satellite on Galaxy 25.^[4]

Channel 9 (Israel)

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