חוק שידורי ערוץ הכנסת (תיקון מס' 8), התשע"ז-2017Knesset Channel Broadcasting Law (Amendment No. 8), 2017 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

The said law was passed in second and third reading on 21 March 2017. The law is intended to allow the holder of the broadcasting license for the Knesset Channel to incorporate written news updates into its broadcasts, as detailed below. Under the Knesset Channel Broadcasts Law, 2003, as worded prior to the amendment, Knesset Channel broadcasts include two types of broadcasts: "Knesset broadcasts," which are broadcasts of plenary debates, committees, and state events held by the Knesset, and "supplementary broadcasts," which are the other programs broadcast on the channel. In Amendment No. 6 to the law, passed several months earlier, which enshrined the recommendations of the public committee examining the regulation of Knesset Channel broadcasts, as adopted by the Knesset Speaker, the definition of "supplementary broadcasts" was changed to establish that the content of supplementary broadcasts must relate to various aspects of the Knesset's work, the activity of Knesset members, or political activity. The public committee also recommended that news flashes on parliamentary and general topics be incorporated into Knesset Channel broadcasts. In light of the aforesaid change to the definition of "supplementary broadcasts," doubt arose as to whether it is indeed possible to broadcast on the Knesset Channel news updates on general topics unrelated to various aspects of the Knesset's work, the activity of Knesset members, or political activity. In order to implement the public committee's recommendations on this matter and allow viewers of the Knesset Channel to stay updated on news from Israel and around the world, the law explicitly establishes that written news updates, on current affairs in Israel and the world and on parliamentary matters, will be included in the definition of "supplementary broadcasts." The law further establishes that the Knesset Committee will be authorized to enact regulations regarding the broadcasting of such news updates, within the scope of its authority to set policy regarding Knesset Channel broadcasts in regulations. The provisions of the law will apply to the broadcasting body that receives a license for broadcasts on the Knesset Channel after the law's effective date, meaning they will not apply to the body currently broadcasting on the Knesset Channel.

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