[The Jerusalem Post]
EBU concerned public broadcasting that is totally dependent on the state budget is more vulnerable to political influence.
Public broadcasting that is totally dependent on the state budget is more vulnerable to political influence, according to the European Broadcasting Union, which has condemned the cabinet's decision to close the Israel Broadcasting Authority within a year.
The EBU has expressed grave concern over the impending closure and the decision to establish another entity in its place, EBU director-general Ingrid Deltenre declared on learning of the decision. The IBA has been in consultation with the EBU ever since Communications Minister Gilad Erdan made public his intention to dismantle the IBA.
