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


High Court orders government to justify not starting IBC by January 1

Naor: How long can you leave people in this situation of uncertainty?

STAFFERS WORK in the offices of the soon-to-debut Israel Broadcasting Corporation in Modi’in.

Netanyahu’s controversial lawyer also connected to PM’s son-in-law

It was KAN that broke the story on Monday night about inexperienced students of circumcision practicing their hoped-for profession on babies from the Ethiopian and foreign worker community.

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KAN project will digitize Channel One’s archives

Kahlon, whose political future hangs in the balance, does not really want to go along with Netanyahu where public broadcasting is concerned.

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Coalition chairman tracking IBC journalists’ Facebook posts

Left-wing MKs compare Bitan’s comments to KGB and Stasi.

DAVID BITAN seen at the Knesset last year

Strong broadcaster

What is truly worrying, however, is the ease with which Netanyahu’s cronies, such as coalition chairman David Bitan, can launch a smear campaign against journalists.

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Netanyahu vows to 'rehabilitate' the IBA

Kahlon dares PM to find funding for public broadcasting.

Pas de trêve pour Bibi

New public broadcasting service plans to go on the air January 1

There is already considerable opposition to Bitan’s proposal, including within his own Likud party.

David Bitan à en action

Erdan continues push to dismantle the IBA

The disappearance of programs such as IBA News are of great concern to English language speakers whose Hebrew is insufficient to follow Hebrew language news broadcasts.

IBA EMPLOYEES protest outside the Knesset yesterday. The sign reads, ‘Democracy=Public Broadcasting’

Knesset meeting turns ugly over stalled IBC launch

Israel Broadcasting Corporation not ready for television broadcasts.

IBA EMPLOYEES protest outside the Knesset yesterday. The sign reads, ‘Democracy=Public Broadcasting’

Grapevine: IBA’s – and Jerusalem’s – struggle

As things stand at the moment, there is unlikely to be a collective wage agreement, and all staff will be employed on personal contracts.

Deputy Mayor Ofer Berkowitz