חוק התקשורת (בזק ושידורים) (תיקון מס' 65), התשע"ז-2017Law Communications Law (Telecommunications and Broadcasting) (Amendment No. 65), 2017 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

It is proposed to allow a holder of a general license for cable broadcasts and a holder of a license for satellite broadcasts to also broadcast general news broadcasts through a party that has received from the Council for Cable and Satellite Broadcasting a license to broadcast an international news channel originating in Israel. A news broadcaster as described is one whose news broadcasts and current affairs programs are intended mainly for an audience outside Israel, whose broadcasts are not in Hebrew and are not accompanied by Hebrew subtitles. The broadcaster must be a corporation registered in Israel, or its broadcasts must be produced and edited, all or at least a significant portion of them, in Israel. It is established that the Council for Cable and Satellite Broadcasting will not grant a license to broadcast such a news channel unless it has found that most of its connections are not to Israel, in accordance with rules it will establish for this purpose. Conditions were also established for granting a license to broadcast an international news channel as described, including applying to the international news broadcaster part of the provisions applicable to an independent news producer under Section 6k2(c)(5) of the Law regarding the prohibition on cross-ownership with media entities. Regarding the content of broadcasts, the provision in Section 6k2(e) of the Communications Law was applied to a holder of a license to broadcast an international news channel, regarding the obligation of an independent news producer to maintain accurate, reliable and balanced news broadcasts in which the personal positions and opinions of the license holder's directors, employees and shareholders are not expressed. In this regard, it is established that the Council will set rules ensuring the fulfillment of this obligation even in cases where the said license holder has cross-ownership with a holder of a general license for cable broadcasts or a holder of a license for satellite broadcasts.

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