חוק הרשות השנייה לטלוויזיה ורדיו (תיקון מס' 49), התשפ"ד-2024Law for the Second Authority for Television and Radio (Amendment No. 49), 2024 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

The amendment extends by a year and a half the validity of a transitional provision established in Amendment No. 44 to the Second Authority for Television and Radio Law, 1990 (hereinafter - Amendment 44), which was adopted by the Knesset in 2018. Amendment 44 established a series of regulatory relaxations for micro channels and dedicated micro channels, which are channels with limited revenue intended to address audiences and topics that do not receive adequate representation on mainstream media channels. These channels were supervised by the Council for Cable and Satellite Broadcasting, and under Amendment 44 were transferred to the supervision of the Second Authority for Television and Radio, meaning that these channels received significant relaxations in the obligations applicable to them. These are an Arabic-language channel ("Alla TV"), a Russian-language channel (Channel 9), Channel 24, and Channel 14. In addition to the relaxations established in Amendment 44, a transitional provision was also established for a period of five years, until 25 February 2023, providing additional and temporary relaxations for the said channels, with the aim of enabling their continued existence given their limited revenue scope. Ahead of its expiration, the transitional provision was extended through a legislative amendment for an additional period of a year and a half (totaling six and a half years), until 25 August 2024. The amendment extends the transitional provision by an additional year and a half, totaling eight years overall. The temporary relaxations established in the transitional provision, whose validity is extended under the amendment, are: exemption from payment of annual license fees; an obligation of cable and satellite companies (currently HOT and yes) to carry the channels' broadcasts as part of their transmissions and exemption from payment for such broadcast; exemption from the obligation to deposit securities beyond existing guarantees; and the exclusion of these channels from certain provisions of the Law, such as provisions regarding restrictions on cross-ownership of radio or television broadcasts under certain circumstances and regarding the prohibition on holding means of control by a sole owner.

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