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Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation

network name	Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation תאגיד השידור הישראלי هيئة البث الإسرائيلي
branding	Kan (Hebrew) · Makan (Arabic)
network logo	Kan logo full text.svg Current logo of IPBC/Kan Makan Arabic logo full text.svg IPBC logo in Arabic Kan English logo full text.svg IPBC logo in English
country	Israel
headquarters	Jerusalem
network type	Broadcast radio and television
available	Worldwide
owner	Statutory (public) corporation
key people	CEO: Golan Yochpaz (2022-)
launch date	May 15, 2017 (television and radio)
website	kan.org.il makan.org.il
replaced	Israel Broadcasting Authority

The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation[1] is the national public broadcaster of Israel. It carries the blanket branding Kan in Hebrew and Makan in Arabic. Its news division, Kan News, is the third biggest brand in Israeli newscasting, after HaHadashot 12 and Channel 13 News.

After multiple delays due to disagreements over its structure raised by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the IPBC officially began its radio and television operations on 15 May 2017, succeeding the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) as state broadcaster.[2] Its formal goals include promoting expanding knowledge, Israeli culture, and innovation in broadcasting.

History

IBA closure

The Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) had deteriorated in status and function. Public committees found that the deterioration stemmed from a number of factors, including its large number of employees, high salary costs, rigid wage agreements, and the law governing it.

Legislation

To formulate the necessary legislation, the Knesset set up a committee (headed by MK Karin Elharar) to discuss the public-broadcasting bill. The committee began its deliberations on 11 June 2014, and quickly conducted a number of meetings to allow the completion of the legislative process by the end of the Knesset session in July. On 9 July, a bill was approved and passed to the Knesset for a second and third reading. The Public Broadcasting Law, which ordered the establishment of the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation and the closure of the Broadcasting Authority, was passed on 29 July 2014. According to the new law, one quarter of the employees of the new body would come from the IBA and educational television.

Section 7 of the law describes the corporation's activity:

In the fulfilment of its functions (as stated in this section), the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation will act:

(A) The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation will broadcast and provide various types of content visually, audio and written, on TV, on radio and on the Internet.
(B) The content provided by the Israel Broadcasting Corporation shall be independent and directed to all citizens and residents of the State of Israel, shall reflect and document the State of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state, its values and the heritage of Israel and give fair, equal and balanced expression to the diversity of views and opinions prevalent in the Israeli public.
(C) The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation shall provide news content and content in day-to-day matters in a professional, fair, responsible, independent, critical, impartial and reliable manner, with transparency and with the exercise of journalistic judgment and loyalty to the truth and the obligation to report to the public.
(D) The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation will provide diverse content for children and youth, and will promote the creation of educational content for children and youth.
(E) The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation shall provide content addressing the diversity of populations in Israeli society, including broadcasts in the Hebrew language, broadcasts in Arabic to the Arab population in Israel, and broadcasts in other languages prevalent in Israeli society.

1) to expand education and knowledge;
2) to promote culture, the original Israeli quality work, and Israeli music;
3) to promote innovation in the fields of broadcast content and distribution and broadcasting technologies.

Management

Board

The corporation's 12-member public board determines corporate policy, including overall broadcasting policy, approval of broadcasting schedules and budgets, appointment of the general manager, supervision of management and implementation of policy. The board is also responsible for approving the corporation's organisational structure, employment policy, personnel records, and discussing (and approving) its budget and the CEO's annual work plan.

The appointment of board members is the responsibility of the Minister of Communications. Although board members have a four-year term, the Minister of Communications may (at the recommendation of the Search Committee) allow a member to serve one additional term. The board includes at least six women and at least one Arab member, including the Druze and Circassian populations. On 13 and 16 April 2016, the Minister of Communications and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the members of the board (headed by Gil Omer) on the recommendation of the search committee headed by Justice Ezra Kama.

General manager

The corporation's CEO is appointed to its board of directors. A search committee headed by Judge Ezra Kama, former vice president of the Jerusalem District Court, was formed. The CEO is appointed for a four-year term, which may be extended for another term. Their duties include routine management, being the chief editor of broadcasts, scheduled transmissions, and submitting budget proposals and annual work plans. The CEO represents the corporation, signs documents and transactions, and hires employees.

The corporation appointed a temporary general manager, Eldad Koblenz, for up to two years after the start of broadcasting concurrently with the appointment of the CEO. The temporary general manager established the infrastructure required for corporate activity until broadcasting began.

News division

The news division provides content to the corporation's digital, television and radio stations, which also appears on the corporation's website and on Facebook page. A budget of ₪160 million was allocated for the division's establishment (compared to a budget of ₪90 million for each of the commercial news companies), with original plans to employ 450 journalists, photographers and production personnel.

Digital division

During the establishment of the corporation, it did not have broadcast radio and television channels because the IBA was still in operation. Content consumption in general, and news in particular, was consumed through digital platforms such as VOD, the internet, and mobile phones. The Internet was the IPBC's first distribution channel, in mid-2016.

The digital division has two divisions: a Content Creation Division responsible for content adapted to social networks, and a Products Division responsible for building and operating the digital platforms.

Services provided by the digital division include:

Website – Contains content articles, videos, digital radio stations and administrative information.
Mobile app – Android app
Radio stations – A number of 24/7 digital radio stations, available on the website and with the Android app
Podcasts
2016 Summer Olympics
Economic game – Presents the state budget.
Content on social networks

Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation

History

IBA closure

Legislation

Recruitment and appointments

Delays

Budget

European Broadcasting Union status

Television

Radio

Management

Board

General manager

News division

Digital division

See also

External links

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