Uri served as CEO and President of Keshet Broadcasting (Israel) for 10 years until 2005. 

During that period he also helped create the original comedy channel for cable as well as media companies such as Keshet Interactive and Keshet Formats.  Since 1979, Mr. Shinar has worked as an executive producer in an independent production company that has developed among other projects globally distributed animation.

 Currently Uri Shinar is partial owner of Shinar Communications together with Rony Oren and Avraham Pirchy.