Israel’s new broadcasting bill: The winners and losers
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Among Minister of Communications Shlomo Karhi’s proposals are a slimmed down regulator and advertising for everyone – except IPBC. How will they affect the market, and Israel’s lively production industry?
The kernel of Karhi’s bill is the closure of The Second Authority for Television and Radio and The Council for Cable and Satellite Broadcasting, and the setting up of a slimmer regulator with fewer powers; ceasing to allow the Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation (Kan), Israel’s public service broadcaster, to sell advertising; and, conversely, allowing satellite television company Yes and cable television company Hot to sell advertising.
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