Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi is making a last-minute amendment to the composition of the supervisory council of the new broadcasting regulator as votes on the Communications Law begin, according to N12's Dafna Liel. Two independent representatives would be replaced by appointees of the Civil Service Commissioner (appointed by PM Netanyahu) and the Cinema Council (appointed by the Culture Minister).
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi is making a last-minute change to the composition of the supervisory council overseeing the broadcasting market, N12's Dafna Liel reported Thursday. The move, which comes as votes on the broader Communications Law begin, would replace two independent representatives with appointees of the Civil Service Commissioner (appointed by Prime Minister Netanyahu) and the Cinema Council (appointed by the Culture Minister). The change effectively gives the government greater control over the new regulator Karhi has been pushing to establish. The Zioneer has previously covered Karhi's ongoing efforts to reform the media landscape, including earlier legislative battles over the broadcasting law.
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