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Michal Rafaeli-Kaduri is one of the founders of mutli-channel television industry in Israel. She has served as VP Regulation for YES DBS, chairwoman of Zira (the Israeli copyright protectors group), chairwoman of the Israeli Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Council and part of the founding group of Golden Channels (Arutzey Zahav).

Early life and career
Rafaeli-Kaduri is a graduate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where she studied Arts and Theatre history. During her studies she also served as secretary to two Israeli presidents, Ephraim Katzir and Yitzhak Navon.

Between 1980-1989 she was Shulamit Aloni’s right hand, oversaw Ratz (political party) parliament activities, and was the party’s spokeswoman and communication advisor.

TV career
In the years 1990-1992 Rafeali-Kaduri was one of the first employees of Golden Channels (Arutzey Zahav) cable company where she managed a content department, acted as the editor of the company’s TV guide and was in charge of public relations, lobbying activities and publicity.

Between 1992-1993 she was the television advisor to Israel’s Minister of Education and Culture Shulamit Aloni, initiated and coordinated the “Livni Committee” which reviewed the Israeli Broadcasting Authority, and sat in the IBA board as the minister’s representative.

Between 1993-1997 served as the chairwoman of the Israeli Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Council and as an executive in Israel’s ministry of communications. During her time in the office she defined and oversaw the government policy for broadcast services, development and expansion of the cable broadcast in Israel, and the emergence of competition in the multi-channel television in Israel. Rafaeli-Kaduri headed the RFI team for the multi-channel satellite services bid, initiate the bill for dedicated channels and managed tenders for the Shopping channel and the Arabic channel. She participated in setting up the Israeli Audience Research Board, started the funding project for the Israeli community broadcast and used funds from cable companies royalty and government funds to set up The Keren Makor fund to encourage Israeli original TV productions, to which she joined as an executive 25 years later.

In the years 1999-2018 she served as VP Regulation and manager of external channels for YES. Until 2014 she also served as an executive member of the content department and was in charge of external channel acquisitions.

Other activity
In 2011 participated in founding Zira (the Israeli copyright protectors group) and served as its MD and chairwoman of the board.

In 2018 founded with Amit Shechter the Shulamit Aloni Prize foundation.

Board member of Keren Makor, Documentary & Animation Marketing foundation and the Jaffa Arab-Hebrew Theatre.

Personal life
Rafaeli-Kaduri is married to Dov Kaduri, has two daughters and lives in Mevaseret Zion.