i24NEWS is an English language international news television channel owned by Altice USA.
Franck Melloul, the CEO, stated that it would battle prejudice and ignorance about Israel with “facts and diversity.”[1][2] Arab Israeli journalist Lucy Aharish was the lead anchor of the original English-language branch of the channel from July 2013 until she resigned in January 2016.
On December 8, 2016, all programming on the English channel officially ended in preparation for launching in America.
Live programming is broadcast from Times Square in New York City, with an additional bureau in Washington, D.C.
Among the first journalists hired were Michelle Makori, who is also the Editor-in-Chief, David Shuster, who is also the managing editor, and Dan Raviv, a veteran of over 40 years with CBS News.