Emirati telecom operators, Etisalat and DU, will carry content from i24News, which broadcasts in Arabic, English and French.
UAE-based Motivate Media Group has collaborated with Israel-based broadcaster i24 News to produce and distribute content.
The partnership comes less than a year after the US-brokered Abraham Accords was signed, normalising relations between the UAE and Israel.
Under the new agreement, i24News television network has announced plans to open an office in Dubai.
Commenting on the partnership, Frank Melloul, chief executive of i24News, said: “In the last year, we have witnessed regional diplomatic changes that enable business ties and opportunities for partnerships. The establishment of our office in Dubai Media City gives us a strategic platform to expand our coverage of the Middle East right from the heart of the region’s media industry hub.”
The news channel also announced a series of agreements with the UAE, including content exchanges with the publisher of English-language daily Gulf News, and advertisements from UAE’s tourism ministry.
Mona Al Marri, Director General, Government of Dubai Media Office welcomed “the establishment of cooperation between the media sectors of UAE and Israel.” Majed Al Suwaidi, Director, Dubai Media City agreed that adding i24 News to the centre “adds to the rich global diversity of media.”
Emirati telecom operators, Etisalat and DU, will carry content from i24News, which broadcasts in Arabic, English and French.
In December, the channel based in Israel’s coastal city of Tel Aviv signed a deal with Abu Dhabi Media for shared reporting and archival content.
