חוק השידור הציבורי הישראלי (תיקון מס' 4), התשע"ו-2016Israeli Public Broadcasting Law (Amendment No. 4), 2016 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

The Israeli Public Broadcasting Law (Amendment No. 4), 2016 (hereinafter - the Amendment), was passed in second and third reading on 29 March 2016, and it amends the Israeli Public Broadcasting Law, 2014 (hereinafter - the Law) in several matters as detailed below: The Amendment postpones the Law's effective date by six months, so that the effective date set in the Law will be 30 September 2016 instead of 30 March 2016. In addition, with the aim of promoting the appointment of the council of the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation, the Amendment establishes that the Minister of Communications may appoint a first council composed of ten members, provided that he acts to complete, as soon as possible, the council's composition to 12 members. The Amendment also establishes an extension of the operating period of the Educational Television, so that it will cease broadcasting one year and three months after the effective date, namely on 1 January 2018. Accordingly, conforming amendments were added for the extension of the Educational Television's operating period. Furthermore, the Amendment establishes that the term of office of the temporary CEO of the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation (hereinafter - the temporary CEO) will be extended from one year from the Law's effective date to two years from the effective date. In addition, the Amendment establishes that the temporary CEO will offer Broadcasting Authority employees positions in the Corporation, in a scope of 450 full positions or a number of employees equal to 51 percent of the peak workforce in the Corporation, exempt from tender. The Amendment also increases the number of employees the temporary CEO may hire to work in the Corporation before the effective date, in order for the Corporation to prepare for conducting broadcasts on the effective date, so that instead of 400 employees he will be permitted to hire 600 employees. The Amendment also establishes that for a period of two years from the effective date, the News Division may allocate amounts for the purchase of current affairs programs, in a manner and under conditions to be decided by the Director of the News Division. Engaging in such a purchase will require Council approval and will be limited, such that it will not be possible to purchase current affairs programs from holders of franchises or licenses under the Second Television and Radio Authority Law, from holders of licenses for cable or satellite broadcasts, or from an independent news producer under the Communications (Telecommunications and Broadcasts) Law, and from a newspaper, as well as from any parent and subsidiary companies controlled by them or controlling them, or sister companies. It will not be possible to purchase news broadcasts on television, radio, and the internet, including the main news edition and news flashes. However, the Council may instruct the Director of the News Division to produce current affairs programs, all or part of them, independently, before the end of the two-year period from the effective date, if it is satisfied that the News Division is prepared for this. The Amendment entered into force on 31 March 2016.

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