Satellite broadcast provider GlobeCast has launched Chai TV , the world’s first global Jewish television station, on its European and American direct-to-home platforms.
GlobeCast, a France Telecom subsidiary, will deliver Chai TV to Europe and the Mediterranean on HOT BIRD as well as to North America on Telstar 5 (World TV) and AMC-1.
Chai TV is the first global Jewish news channel specialising in Middle Eastern events. News reporting constitutes an essential part of its content, with seven hours of current events each day. Chai TV’s programs and reports are bilingual, presented in both English and French. The channel’s staff includes 40 journalists in Paris, 20 in Jerusalem and numerous correspondents throughout the Middle East. General programming on Chai TV includes weather reports, financial news, business news, documentaries, films and shows drawn from a variety of international programming.