Under communications minister's plan, government would control panel set to replace body that licenses broadcast news, in move allegedly aimed at boosting pro-Netanyahu channel

Under Shlomo Karhi's proposal, TV stations would no longer need a license to broadcast news, dozens of radio frequencies would be stripped from public broadcasters

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi has vowed to drastically cut funding from Kan in a bid to engender competition, but observers say his plans are misguided and dangerous