Karhi to public broadcaster: Your content belongs to the public - release it for free

• Author: Hezki Baruch
• Published date: 23 January 2023
• Publication title: Israel National News (Israel)

The minister's demand came in light of reports that the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation did not permit the distribution of its content to broadcasters who did not agree to pay for it

"The demand of the Broadcasting Corporation's managers to collect money for the content leads to a situation in which the public pays twice. Both for the Corporation's content that is created by the Israeli taxpayer as well as for the subscription payment to the additional media body," Karhi claimed.

In his letter, Karhi demands that the Corporation's content be released to the other broadcasters without additional considerations. "You are hereby required to immediately release the contents of the Corporation in their various configurations, for use by any entity that wishes to do so, and to stop collecting any payment for the use of the contents produced with the funds of the Israeli taxpayer."

Karhi has made no secret of his desire to shut down the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation. Last week, he stated that he would cut hundreds of millions of shekels from the...