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Minister of Communications Shlomo Karhi   credit: Danny Shem-Tov, Knesset Spokesperson's Office Knesset passes first reading of controversial broadcast reform bill

Critics say the bill is vague and unclear and could increase government control over broadcast content.

Eitan Yochananof  credit: Geva Talmor Retail chain Yochananof buys land to grow own produce

The company has bought 107 dunams of agricultural land in Ness Tziona.

Micro-dramas credit: Shortical screen shot Israelis adapt Chinese micro-series concept for the West

Gaming producers and entrepreneurs in Israel are seizing the opportunity to gain a foothold in a huge potential market.

Lightricks founders Itai Tsiddon, Yaron Inger, Zeev Farbman, Amit Goldstein, Nir Pochter credit: Eyal Merillus Lightricks laying off 85 in restructuring

The company will simultaneously recruit 30 AI specialists as it refocuses its business.

Jannik Sinner in McCann Paris campaign using Lightricks's LTX  credit: screenshot Can you tell when AI made the ad?

With the advertising industry adopting AI to create videos quickly and cheaply, Israel’s Lightricks recently beat Google and OpenAI to a contract with McCann Paris.

Adam Singolda   credit: Kfir Ziv Partnership with Paramount boosts Taboola

The stock closed at $3.6 on Friday, giving the company a market cap of $1.1 billion, after an 18% rise over the week.

Gilat Satellite Networks antenna  credit: PR Gilat Satellite Networks hits four-year peak

The company's stock price has doubled in less than three months.

Kenyon Hazahav Mall, Rishon LeZion  credit: Vlad Kovaliov Melisron buys control of Kenyon Hazahav mall

Melisron will pay Migdal NIS 818 million for 51% of the land rights in one of Israel's largest malls, with up to 40,000 visitors daily in the holiday season.

Aluma Infrastructure Fund team: Yair Hirsh, Muli Ravina, Ori Yogev  credit: Noy Naftali Bezeq cancels Exelera acquisition from Aluma

Bezeq plans to continue "examining and promoting the issue of new regional submarine cables."

HBO's The White lotus credit: Mario Perez/HBO/YES HBO Max to launch in Israel

Warner Brothers HBO Max television streaming service plans to launch in Israel in mid-January 2026.

Shufersal owners Yossi and Shlomi Amir  credit: Jonathan Bloom Deal with Big signals new departure for Shufersal

Shufersal and Big Shopping Centers plan to redevelop the supermarket chain's head office site in Rishon LeZion, with further real estate projects expected.

Carrefour Credit: Shutterstock Carrefour Israel swings to profit despite debt

Carrefour has 148 branches in Israel after selling five branches since the start of the year.

Starlink Israeli interface Elon Musk's Starlink launches Israel Internet services

Starlink provides Internet services from anywhere in the world, in the most remote and underserved locations on land, in the air and at sea.

KSP store credit: Eyal Izhar KSP sells 30% stake to institutional investors

KSP founders Zeev Sorkin and Yaakov Prilock will receive NIS 700 million, "Globes" has learned.

Wiz brand chief Roy Katz credit: Shlomi Yosef How branding helped drive Wiz’s $32 billion exit

Wiz Director of Brand Roy Katz talks about creating global awareness for a young cyber player, why he plumped for pink, building an online "Toy Store," and what he’s learned from founder Assaf Rappaport.

Israeli food brands  credit: PR Food dominates, China becomes respectable

The "Globes" Brands Index 2025, which presents the top 100 brands in Israel as named by 4,000 survey respondents, indicates shifts and changes in Israeli consumer taste.

Aluma Infrastructure Fund team: Yair Hirsh, Muli Ravina, Ori Yogev  credit: Noy Naftali Aluma Infrastructure Fund makes $160m first exit

The fund has signed an MOU to sell telecommunications infrastructure company Exelera to Bezeq.

Pelephone CEO Ilan Sigal credit: Rami Zarnager Pelephone offers NIS 2b for Hot Mobile

Bezeq mobile telephony unit Pelephone has submitted the offer to Patrick Drahi's Altice International, which owns Hot.

Telephone with eSIM  credit: Shutterstock Travelling? How to pick a mobile package

The choice among the various solutions on offer depends on your needs, length of stay abroad, and how many countries you'll be visiting.

Cellcom headquarters credit: Udi Porat Cellcom sells stake in fiber optic cable co IBC

Completing the sale for NIS 520 million will produce a respectable capital gain for Cellcom, which initially invested NIS 121 million.

Shufersal owners Yossi and Shlomi Amir  credit: Jonathan Bloom Streamlining boosts Shufersal profit 77% despite lower revenue

Shufersal revenue in the first quarter was NIS 3.53 billion, down 7% from NIS 3.79 billion in the corresponding quarter of 2024.

Zvi Shwimmer  credit: Eyal Izhar Carrefour starts to pay off for Electra Consumer Products

The Carrefour chain, for which Electra Consumer Products holds the Israel franchise, earned NIS 5.2 million in the first quarter.

Gett app  credit: Studio Gett Pango cancels Gett acquisition after regulator's objections

The Israeli Competition Authority was concerned that the merger would crowd out competing apps such as Cellopark in the parking payments sector and Yango in the taxi sector.

Minister of Communications Shlomo Karhi   credit: Danny Shem-Tov, Knesset Spokesperson's Office Attorney General's Office slams media bill approved by ministers

Deputy Attorney General Adv. Meir Levin writes that Minister of Communications Shlomo Karhi's bill will severely harm press freedom and freedom of speech.

Former Shufersal CEO Itzik Abercohen credit: Eyal Izhar Competition Authority summons former Shufersal CEO to hearing

According to the indictment, Shufersal and Itzik Abercohen allegedly made public statements through which he attempted to reach arrangements to raise prices.

Gal Rosenblum credit: Jonathan Bloom Israel's Adidas franchise chief boosted 2024 sales 40%

Gal Rosenblum talks about his perfect job, which combines his love of sport, fashion and data analysis.

Partner Partner forms int'l business diivision

The division will be headed by former Bezeq International VP Global Business Nissan Arieh.

Yossi and Shlomi Amir  credit: Jonathan Bloom Shufersal doubles annual profit

Streamlining measures by brothers Yossi and Shlomi Amir since they took control have vastly improved the supermarket chains profitability metrics.

Wix Credit: PR Wix employees gain $102m on options

The intrinsic value of options exercised by Wix employees in 2024 rose to $102 million from $19.5 million in 2023.

Carrefour Israel branch credit: Bar Lavi Heavy debt pushes Carrefour Israel to continued losses

Despite improved sales, the supermarket chain reported a loss of NIS 113 million in 2024.

Emiliano Calemzuk  credit: PR CEO and "investor group" buying out Reshet 13

CEO Emiliano Calemzuk and the other investors will hold 74% of the television channel, while Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries and WBD will remain with 26%.

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