Iba news

Former IBA director-general Joseph Barel dies, aged 79

Barel was passionate about the importance of an English-language news broadcast, and the prevelence of such today shows he was ahead of his time.

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IDF soldiers at the national military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on Memorial Day, May 1, 2017‏

The Voice of the Nation is silenced

FILE PHOTO: Employees work in the offices of Kan, the new Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, in Tel Aviv, Israel November 3, 2016.

Kan reports rise in ratings

AVI MOSKOWITZ (left) toasting life with a Beer Bazaar patron.

Grapevine: The Polish connection


Media Comment: The (post-Zionist) Public Broadcasting Corporation

Public broadcasting that denies its Israeli roots undermines two millennia of Jewish aspirations for a vibrant Jewish culture in our homeland.

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Jerusalem Journalists Association calls on public to sign petition against disbanding of IBA

A proposed bill is aimed at closing down and disbanding the existing public broadcasting network and replacing it a more streamlined, cost-efficient entity.

IBA protests Israel Broadcasting Authority 370

Panel to decide IBA’s fate this week

The government bill on the matter would close the IBA and replace it with a new public broadcasting entity with about a third as many employees.

IBA protests Israel Broadcasting Authority 370

Here and There: News in English: Vital for ‘hasbara’

We are living in a time when the media – especially visually – plays a vital role in how a country is perceived.

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Israel Broadcasting Authority sanctions suspended

When the nation is faced with a life or death crisis, demonstrations and strike actions are set aside.

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Special Knesset panel discusses future of country’s public broadcasting body

Employees of the Israel Broadcasting Authority contend that license fee revenues are vital to ensure the continued operation of public broadcasting.

Gilad Erdan