After closing 13 News Studio in Givatayim, stopping in the middle of several source programs and cutting employee wages, Network 13 announces download of regular programs from the broadcast schedule

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In an official media release, Channel 13 announced a series of cuts and cancellations titled "More streamlining measures". The main casualties are the channel's regular broadcast tracks, in addition to stopping many original productions intended for prime time.

Some of the programs that dropped off the screen for an indefinite period are network production while others are producing news 13, including "The Daily Report", "Today's News" with Miri Nevo and Eli Ilydis, "Five Edition" with Jacob Ayalon and "Mast" led by Shi Lee Schindler and Amit Kotler .

However, it should be noted that it is precisely the relatively expensive program "VIP Survival", whose new season was filmed last summer, is expected to air soon.

The plans that were discontinued midway through the Corona crisis are a new season of "Chef's Games," "Ambush," "Lost," and "Comedy Star," whose production halted just before the final shoot. The conflicting reality "VIP winning couple" filmed in Brazil was also stopped in the middle.

"With no choice, the network has begun a series of essential and simple streamlining steps in order to maintain its resilience as an independent and leading communications body," said new CEO Avi Ben Tal. "We will work on all fronts to preserve Network 13, its employees, its suppliers and partners. Sure, at a time when its importance as a television and news company is becoming critical for the entire public. We hope that our partners will understand that we have had, with no choice, to postpone some of the payments as well as freeze some of the planned productions. These troubled days create a reality where national responsibility is required - of network 13 and news 13 to the television viewers, to its employees and suppliers and so on, but it is also the responsibility that must be taken by the state towards commercial TV channels that are in an impossible situation as ratings and viewing rates are extremely high On the other hand, revenue dropped by more than 60% every evening. Together with the management of Network 13, I am determined to overcome the current crisis. "

As is well known, the TV market has suffered a severe blow. With the outbreak of the epidemic in Israel, people were clinging to the screens to keep up with the situation and the ratings increased accordingly, but the paucity of advertisements during this period actually led to large losses.

The decision to release the broadcast strips to the USSR comes after a number of drastic steps the company has taken to cut expenses. Among other things, the company announced a transversal cut in the management's and employees' wages, company-wide pay and job cuts of 30% for home-based workers, and the removal of foreign workers. . About a week ago, Ben Tal ordered the eviction and closing of News 13's studio in the Download House in Givatayim. The move will come to an end by the end of this week.

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