Israeli Broadcaster 'Kan' Invests Heavily in Original Content

The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, 'Kan', has launched its fall-winter 2026/27 broadcast season, with a significant portion of its budget dedicated to original Israeli content. Nearly a third of the corporation's total budget, amounting to 322 million shekels annually, will be invested in local productions, matching last year's investment. The total annual budget for 'Kan' stands at 850 million shekels.

Key programming highlights include a new season of the popular comedy "Kupa Rashit" (The Supermarket), which will feature a special episode airing on election night. The broadcaster also announced a new series titled "People I Met" and an economic reality show called "Double on the Money." Additionally, a second season of the series "HaPשוטe" (The Simple Ones), which garnered approximately 6.5 million views across all 'Kan' platforms, was confirmed.

'Kan' is also expanding its content partnership with Netflix. Under the new agreement, several 'Kan' series, including "Makom Shamach," "Kol Ha'imot Meshakrot" (All Mothers Lie), "Karamel," "Levad BaBayit" (Home Alone), and "Kupa Rashit," will be available on the streaming platform.

The launch event, held at "Neimi Park" in the central Israeli city of Ness Ziona, also saw the CEO, Golan Yochpaz, present an award for the World Cup broadcast project. The event was attended by various media and business figures, including Moshe Edri, Miki and Carmit Neimi, and Yoav Gross.