Makan 33

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Makan 33
CountryIsrael
Broadcast areaIsrael
HeadquartersJerusalem
Programming
LanguageArabic
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerIsraeli Public Broadcasting Corporation
Sister channelsKan 11
History
Launched15 May 2017 (2017-05-15)
Links
Websitewww.makan.org.il
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial televisionChannel 33
SatelliteEutelsat 8 West B (8 West) on 11637 V
Streaming media
Live stream

Makan 33 (Hebrew: מכאן 33; Arabic: مكان 33) is an Israeli Arabic-language free-to-air television channel aimed at the country's Arab community, on behalf of the Israel Broadcasting Corporation.[1] The channel was launched in May 2017 and replaced Channel 33, which preceded it.

History

The channel started broadcasting on May 15, 2017 at 5:30pm.

In March 2018, Kan announced that Makan 33 would air the World Cup (held in Russia that year) for the first time in Arabic.[2] As the IBA, it tried doing the same for its predecessor Channel 33 in 2010, but abandoned the idea after receiving threats from Al-Jazeera Sports.[3] During the World Cup, on July 1, 2018, the channel converted to high definition on the DVB-T2 multiplex of digital terrestrial provider Idan+.[4] When the World Cup ended, it launched a new schedule, costing NIS 20 million.[5]

Criticism

Makan 33's YouTube channel got removed from the platform in July 2019 after receiving three content strikes. The corporation resolved the issue.[6]

In May 2020, the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement criticized the channel's satirical series Al-Balad Al-Bahir after airing a segment with actors from Fauda, which the organization understood as "Israeli propaganda", and that the program served the "Zionist project" against the Palestinian people.[7]

In January 2022, a song parodying the normalization of Israel's ties with the United Arab Emirates (Dubai, Dubai) aired on the channel. The video triggered negative reactions from other Arabic countries.[8]

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