Hot (Israel)
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HOT Telecommunication Systems Ltd. is a company that provides cable television, last-mile Internet access, broadband and telecommunication services in Israel. It also provides various data transmission services and network services at different rates, services to the business sector and other ancillary services. In November 2004, HOT Telecom commenced providing domestic fixed line telephone services to residential and business subscribers. The company’s shares are traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
and is a constitute of the TA-100 Index
.
Hot offers about 200 local and foreign language channels in its digital television
services. Hot also offers several 'exclusive' channels (not available from the competing Yes company) under the Hot brand name. In addition to the digital television services, Hot still provides analog television
service, though plans to abandon it by 2012.
Not long after it was created, Hot began offering local telecom service using VoIP, a voice-over-internet technology, and internet access
services as well. Hot is not an Internet service provider
and is only permitted to offer last mile
access. , Hot has about 950,000 clients - 60% of these are using the digital television services, over 400,000 are using the internet services and over 100,000 are using the phone services.
As of late 2005, Hot offers a wide VOD
service, offering contents from almost all channels and content that is not broadcast by other companies. Hot also has a "start over" service in a few of Hot owned channels, as of 2008.
In December 2010, Hot received a license to operate an Internet service provider
in the form of a child company.
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and Arab-Israeli
, as well as the Arava
. Hot responded that it already provided service for 95–98% of the country, and sought an official exemption from providing them to certain areas, where the decision lies with the Communications Ministry.
Patients in area hospitals who wish to make use of internet services provided via HOT are charged 30 shekels a day- a figure representing slightly more than a quarter of internet service for a month.
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange in Tel Aviv is Israel's only stock exchange.The TASE is the only public market for trading securities in Israel. It plays a major role in the Israeli economy....
and is a constitute of the TA-100 Index
TA-100 Index
The TA-100 Index, typically referred to as the Tel Aviv 100, is a stock market index of the 100 most highly capitalised companies listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange . The index began on 1 January 1992 with a base level of 100...
.
History
The company was founded on August 18, 2003 as union of the three national cable companies in Israel – Matav, Tevel, and Golden Channels that can be directly linked to the growing competition of the local satellite television provider Yes. While these companies had pursued a union since the late 1990s in order to save administrative and content purchasing costs, and especially after Yes was founded in order to annihilate it before it could grow, the Israeli government monopoly regulator had denied it until the time when Yes had grown at least a minimum subscriber base. The three original companies had not competed with each other since each had been regulated with specific cities and regions around the country.Hot offers about 200 local and foreign language channels in its digital television
Digital television
Digital television is the transmission of audio and video by digital signals, in contrast to the analog signals used by analog TV...
services. Hot also offers several 'exclusive' channels (not available from the competing Yes company) under the Hot brand name. In addition to the digital television services, Hot still provides analog television
Analog television
Analog television is the analog transmission that involves the broadcasting of encoded analog audio and analog video signal: one in which the message conveyed by the broadcast signal is a function of deliberate variations in the amplitude and/or frequency of the signal...
service, though plans to abandon it by 2012.
Not long after it was created, Hot began offering local telecom service using VoIP, a voice-over-internet technology, and internet access
Internet access
Many technologies and service plans for Internet access allow customers to connect to the Internet.Consumer use first became popular through dial-up connections in the 20th century....
services as well. Hot is not an Internet service provider
Internet service provider
An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect customers to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and host other people servers...
and is only permitted to offer last mile
Last mile
The "last mile" or "last kilometer" is the final leg of delivering connectivity from a communications provider to a customer. The phrase is therefore often used by the telecommunications and cable television industries. The actual distance of this leg may be considerably more than a mile,...
access. , Hot has about 950,000 clients - 60% of these are using the digital television services, over 400,000 are using the internet services and over 100,000 are using the phone services.
As of late 2005, Hot offers a wide VOD
Video on demand
Video on Demand or Audio and Video On Demand are systems which allow users to select and watch/listen to video or audio content on demand...
service, offering contents from almost all channels and content that is not broadcast by other companies. Hot also has a "start over" service in a few of Hot owned channels, as of 2008.
In December 2010, Hot received a license to operate an Internet service provider
Internet service provider
An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect customers to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and host other people servers...
in the form of a child company.
HOT's Exclusive
- HOT3
- HOT Family (called Yes Stars Base at Yes)
- HOT Zone
- Comedy Central IsraelComedy Central IsraelComedy Central Israel is the Hebrew language version Comedy Central.It is the 10th Comedy Central channel.The channel was launched on January 1, 2011.The channel shows international and local shows...
(Used to be BipBIPBip or BIP may refer to:* Basic Imaging Profile, Bluetooth profile which is designed for sending images between devices and includes the ability to resize, and convert images to make them suitable for the receiving device....
) - HOT Israeli entertainment (בידור ישראלי)
- Channel 8
- HOT Bollywood
- HOT Bombay
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Movie Channels
- HOT Gold
- HOT Action
- HOT Fun
- HOT Drama
- HOT Prime
- HOT Sratim (Movies)
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Children Channels
- HOT Looly
- HOP!
- HOT Kids (Children Movies)
- Arutz HaYeladimArutz HaYeladimArutz HaYeladim is an Israeli kids cable television channel. It was one of the first cable channels in Israel with Arutz HaMishpaha, Arutz Hasratim and Arutz Hasport.-History:...
(ערוץ הילדים) - Logi
- Disney Channel Israel
- Nickelodeon Israel
- Junior
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Israeli Version Channels
- E!E!E! Entertainment Television is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by NBCUniversal. It features entertainment-related programming, reality television, feature films and occasionally series and specials unrelated to the entertainment industry.E! has an audience reach of...
- National Geographic ChannelNational Geographic ChannelNational Geographic Channel, also commercially abbreviated and trademarked as Nat Geo, is a subscription television channel that airs non-fiction television programs produced by the National Geographic Society. Like History and the Discovery Channel, the channel features documentaries with factual...
- National Geographic Wild
- History channel
- Biography Channel
- MGM Movies Channel
- Playboy TVPlayboy TVPlayboy TV is a premium monthly subscription television channel. Since its launch in 1982 in partnership with Cablevision which eventually sold their share back to Playboy, Playboy TV has become a leading entertainment channel for adult entertainment...
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Israeli Cable Channels
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Foreign Channels
Music Channels
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Sport Channels
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HD Channels
- HOT3 HD
- HOT Movies HD
- HOT V.O.D HD
- MGM Movies HD
- Bollywood Movies HD
- Sport 5 3D
- Sport 5 HD
- IBA HD
- Eurosport HDEurosport HDOn 25 May 2008, a HD simulcast version of the main channel launched - the first event covered in HD being the 2008 French Open at Roland Garros.-Launch:...
- Sport 1 HD
- ONE HD
- National Geographic HD
- MTVNHDMTVNHDMTV Live HD is an international 24-hour HD music and entertainment television network that is operated by Viacom International Media Networks' subsidiary MTV Networks Poland...
- FTV HD
- Penthouse HD
Former channels
- Xtra HOT (Signed off on January 14, 2009)
- AXNAXNAXN is a Pay television, cable and satellite television channel owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, which was first launched on May 22, 1997. The network is now spread across several regions in the world, including Japan, Europe, other parts of Asia and Latin America...
(Signed off on January 14, 2009) - Star WorldSTAR WorldSTAR World is an Asian English language cable and satellite television network owned by Star TV and Fox International Channels, fully owned subsidiaries of News Corporation. The channel is the successor of STAR Plus, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
- HOT Summer
- Voom HD
- ESPN Israel (Signed off on July 1, 2010)
Criticism
Hot has been criticized for refusing to provide service to certain areas of Israel, despite being bound by contract to do so. Regions especially lacking are HarediHaredi Judaism
Haredi or Charedi/Chareidi Judaism is the most conservative form of Orthodox Judaism, often referred to as ultra-Orthodox. A follower of Haredi Judaism is called a Haredi ....
and Arab-Israeli
Arab citizens of Israel
Arab citizens of Israel refers to citizens of Israel who are not Jewish, and whose cultural and linguistic heritage or ethnic identity is Arab....
, as well as the Arava
Arabah
The Arabah , also known as Aravah, is a section of the Great Rift Valley running in a north-south orientation between the southern end of the Sea of Galilee down to the Dead Sea and continuing further south where it ends at the Gulf of Aqaba. It includes most of the border between Israel to the...
. Hot responded that it already provided service for 95–98% of the country, and sought an official exemption from providing them to certain areas, where the decision lies with the Communications Ministry.
Patients in area hospitals who wish to make use of internet services provided via HOT are charged 30 shekels a day- a figure representing slightly more than a quarter of internet service for a month.
See also
- HOT3 - The main channel of HOT, which airs both US shows and Israeli originali shows. Replaced Xtra HOT when closed in 2009.
- Xtra Hot - An exclusive Hot channel that airs US shows. It can be purchased À la carteÀ la carteÀ la carte is a French language loan phrase meaning "according to the menu", and used in* A reference to a menu of items priced and ordered separately, i.e. the usual operation of restaurants * To order an item from the menu on its own, e.g...
or through a "mini pay" package of other similar channels - Yes (Israel) - the competing satellite television provider