Meimad TV Studios () is an Israeli film and television production complex, founded in 1979. In 2020, it was acquired by Point 2 Point, who named its studio complex after Meimad. When it was independent, the company was owned by Ze'ev Mozes and Eitan Abbott, and administered by Yossi Strogo. Previously, the company produced programs for Channel 24 before it was reacquired by Telad, but also produced a variety of other television programs, including Nightclub, Good Evening with Guy Pines, War of the Sexes, programs for Arutz HaYeladim, and, in the past, most of Bip and Channel 20's productions.
History The company was formed in 1979 by Eitan Abbott and Leon Ziman.Ofir Bar-Zohar, אולפני מימד תובעים כ-2 מיליון שקל מערוץ פלייבוי ישראל בגין אי תשלום על שידור הערוץ (Meimad Studios files lawsuit to Playboy for NIS 2 million due to the non-payment of the channel's broadcasting rights), TheMarker, 16 October 2008 In 1989, comedian Dudu Topaz reached the studios to present a bedtime story program, where he told stories to a puppet named Gulu. The series was meant to air on Channel 1, but the studios received a more lucrative proposal from an experimental Channel 2. Other programs taped there, such as the satirical HaOlam HaErev, gave the channel a boost in ratings, especially with the Gulf War.Smadar Shiloni, נגד כל הסיכויים (Against all odds), Ynet, 25 November 2005, retrieved 10 September 2026 In 1998, Eyan Kal and Zeev Moses' Tzena Communications acquired 50% of the company. The company was now part of the larger Meimad-HaAretz Group, which also included the HaAretz newspaper, Tnuva Communications, Delek Investments and Comutech. It bid for a third terrestrial channel in 2000, but without success (such channel would eventually become Channel 10).Meimad-Ha’aretz, Tom Communications negotiations for Third Channel tender break down, Globes English, 9 November 2000, retrieved 10 September 2026
In February 2001, it provided the playout to the Israeli version of Fox Kids.פוקס-קידס בערוצי זהב (New channel, Fox Kids), Globes, retrieved April 22, 2026
In October 2008, it initiated an NIS 1,836 million lawsuit on Play TV, operator of the Israeli version of Playboy TV, under the grounds that the licensee refused to pass the payments to Meimad and even suggested ending the partnership. The decision came after Playboy Global reviewed the technical capacities of its Israeli affiliate, which was still relying on tapes instead of satellite delivery, as well as technical problems reported by HOT and Yes subscribers. By March 2009, it was providing services for Israeli-Ethiopian Television.Gili Izikovich, Remaking Amharic Journalism, HaAretz English, 24 March 2009, retrieved 10 September 2026
In August 2020, Point 2 Point acquired the company.[https://av.co.il/%D7%97%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%AA-point-2-point-%D7%A8%D7%9B%D7%A9%D7%94-%D7%90%D7%AA-%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%A4%D7%A0%D7%99-%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%93/ חברת Point 2 Point תנהל את אולפני מימד אתר], AV Magazine, 2 August 2020, retrieved 10 September 2026
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