Makan 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. 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. 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. During the World Cup, on July 1, 2018, the channel converted to high definition on the DVB-T2 multiplex of digital terrestrial provider Idan+. When the World Cup ended, it launched a new schedule, costing NIS 20 million.
Criticism Makan 33's YouTube channel got removed from the platform in July 2019 after receiving three content strikes. The corporation resolved the issue.End of the corporation's content on YouTube? Google removed its Arabic channel, Globes, 16 July 2019
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."Israeli propaganda": BDS against the Makan channel and Fauda's actors, Makor Rishon, 5 May 2020
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.
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