Since broadcasting began in 1968 the channel broadcast in PAL format . Since digital broadcasting in Israel began it also can be viewed for free using small box . In May 2010 , Channel 1 became the first public broadcasting house in Israel to offer HD broadcasting . Their first HD broadcasts were the semi-finals and the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 , and later the FIFA World Cup 2010 . The channel broadcast Mabat , Channel 1 's news program , in HD a year after . The channel offered a mixed selection of SD and HD programmes produced both locally and abroad . The HD feed was made available in late 2011 , owing to the events of earlier in the year , when television stations in Israel ended analogue broadcasts
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Channel 1 (Israel)