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Portrait of journalist and broadcaster Daniel Peer, who died September 28, 2017 after a stroke, pictured at the Israel TV television studios in Jerusalem, January 31, 2010. (Kobi Gideon / FLASH90)
September 28, 2017, 10:24 am
Veteran TV anchor Daniel Pe’er dies at 74 after stroke
President Reuven Rivlin eulogizes late journalist as 'man of action and a professional of the highest level'
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, speaks with Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon in the Knesset, June 1, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 9, 2017, 12:23 am
Kahlon says no phone calls with Netanyahu in months
Indicating a decline in relations, finance minister says he was surprised, disillusioned by coalition crisis over new public broadcaster
By TOI staff
From a heartbroken fan of 88FM, a poster that reads 'Don't take my music from me!!! 88FM" (Courtesy Karen May Metcalf)
June 1, 2017, 3:57 pm
Fans of 88FM radio plan protest over new media authority’s changes
Mishmar 88, the fan club of the rock, jazz and world music station, won't accept the transformation to just playing hits
By Jessica Steinberg
The remaining staffers at IBA's English news department departing the authority's offices (Courtesy IBA English news)
May 25, 2017, 10:03 am
With abrupt closure of IBA, English news staff never even got to say goodbye
While daily broadcast was perceived as an interloper, it offered a significant public service to English speakers in Israel
By Jessica Steinberg
The studio of the new Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation on May 14, 2017. (Yossi Aloni/Kan)
May 15, 2017, 2:55 pm
Amid reports of sabotage, new state broadcaster kicks off to bumpy start
Inaugural radio programs riddled with technical errors as Kan corporation takes place of shuttered predecessor
By TOI staff and AFP
The newly-built control room at the offices of the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, in Tel Aviv. August 29, 2016. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
May 14, 2017, 11:49 pm
High Court temporarily puts news division back in broadcaster’s hands
Court will decide Monday whether to permanently nullify government legislation that separated current affairs dealings from the new public entity
By Jacob Magid
Representing Israel with the song "I feel alive" Imri Ziv (C), performs on stage with two dancers during the Grand Final rehearsal of 62nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 at the International Exhibition Centre, in Kiev, on May 12, 2017. (Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)
May 14, 2017, 6:29 pm
UK media falsely report Israel leaving Eurovision
IBA host bids farewell as broadcaster shuts down, in comments misinterpreted by foreign media as saying Jewish state was exiting music competition
By JTA
A television showing Channel 1, displaying a message reading "Our broadcast has ended." (Joshua Davidovich/Times of Israel)
May 14, 2017, 3:53 am
With emotional Eurovision farewell, Channel 1 signs off
Over 200 million worldwide viewers watch Israel part with its oldest channel, before station fades to screen announcing: ‘Our broadcast has ended. 1968-2017’
By Raoul Wootliff
Israeli singer Imri Ziv performs on stage during the final of the 62nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kiev, on May 13, 2017. (AFP / SERGEI SUPINSKY)
May 14, 2017, 2:30 am
Israel fails to wow at Eurovision as Portugal scores surprise win
Imri Ziv finishes disappointing 23rd, as announcer tells world Israel will no longer appear due to IBA shut-down; Belgium's Jewish Zionist entry comes in 4th
By TOI staff
May 11, 2017, 11:22 pm
The day the newscast died
Channel 1 simply was Israel: austere, serious, faithful, and with the camaraderie and purpose that meant ‘home’
By Ron Kampeas
Israel Radio employees during their final broadcast on May 10, 2017. (Noam Revkin Fentonr/Flash90)
May 11, 2017, 4:15 am
Knesset okays changes to new public broadcaster, ending years-long fight
Lawmakers approve separation of news division from new corporation, apparently bringing saga over shuttering Israel Broadcasting Authority to a close
By Marissa Newman
A studio at the offices of Israel Radio in Jerusalem on the night of the radio station's last broadcast on May 10, 2017. (Noam Revkin Fentonr/Flash90)
May 10, 2017, 9:33 pm
At 7:04 p.m., after 81 years, Israel Radio fades to music
As part of changeover to new public broadcaster, the 'Voice of Israel' will only broadcast tunes, and news on the hour, until Monday
By TOI staff
Israeli broadcast authority employees outside the IBA headquarters in Jerusalem, on May 10, 2017. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 10, 2017, 4:48 pm
Netanyahu criticizes ‘shameful’ handling of Channel 1 news closure
Denying involvement, PM says he learned of abrupt shuttering of decades-old broadcast authority through media
By TOI staff
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (R) speaks while posing for photos with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in the Treaty Room of the State Department in Washington, (AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN)
May 10, 2017, 2:25 pm
Broadcaster shakeup forces Israel Radio off air after 81 years
Trump hosts Russian FM amid row over Kremlin influence; Netanyahu speaks with Putin ahead of Abbas visit to Russia
By Gavin Rabinowitz
Employees of the Channel 1's Mabat news broadcast sing Hatikvah during their final news broadcast on May 9, 2017 (Screencapture/Facebook/Channel 1)
May 10, 2017, 2:05 pm
Good night and good luck
Israel's storied Mabat newscast comes to an inglorious end, and what's on next is anybody's guess
By Joshua Davidovich
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