Privatization of the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation Bill
Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק הפרטת תאגיד השידור הציבורי הישראלי
TL;DRA bill to stop funding the public broadcasting corporation from the state budget and to transfer its television and radio broadcasts to private licensing.
Translated from Hebrew
What does the bill do?
The bill sets an end to government support for the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation. Its television broadcasts will be transferred to a private entity that wins a tender of the Second Authority for Television and Radio; the Reshet Bet radio broadcasts will become a first private national radio station; and other radio broadcasts will be stopped. The Public Broadcasting Law of 2014 will be repealed, and the broadcasting archive and its intellectual property rights will be transferred to state ownership.
The votes on this bill
Coalition 68 seats
Left the coalition 8 seats
Opposition 44 seats
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