‘Indifferent’ seems to win in elections, says CyBC poll
THE majority of people were not interested in the upcoming parliamentary elections, according to the results of a survey published on Friday evening. Carried out...
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CyBC budget cut amid objectivity gripes
The House on Thursday grudgingly approved a supplementary budget for the CyBC, amid accusations that the public broadcaster is biased in its news coverage. But...
CyBC scriptwriter ‘blackmailed’ her daughter’s way on to TV
STATE broadcaster CyBC announced yesterday that it would facilitate investigations into one of its senior staff for possible criminal offences concerning abuse of power and...
Platform threatens to cut off three local channels
Digital platform Velister’s warning to three channels that it will pull the plug on them unless they pay increased broadcasting fees is illegal and against...
CyBC censured over ‘suicide’ lyrics
By Evie Andreou State broadcaster CyBC got in trouble with the broadcasting watchdog after playing a song about the suicide of a disabled man as...
Auditor’s report reveals full extent of CyBC’s state funding
By Jean Christou PUBLIC broadcaster CyBC’s ability to continue being a going concern is incumbent on the continued disbursement of state funding, Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides...
CyBC shows its true colours with visa lies
By Loucas Charalambous THE TALKS have not begun yet but the hysteria against a possible agreement has already become a daily phenomenon. The public climate...
Chairman of CyBC board resigns
By Angelos Anastasiou Board chairman of the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) Yiorgos Tsalakos resigned his post on Tuesday. In a statement, Tsalakos said his resignation...
Our View: Taxpayers should not have to fund princely state pensions
DURING the discussion of the CyBC budget at the House finance committee, deputies were told that the corporation had a deficit of €115 million in...
CyBC board head says jobs must go
By Angelos Anastasiou Ten employees will be let go at the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation as part of the broadcaster’s ongoing effort to consolidate costs, the...
Averof Neophytou: je suis Charlie for Cyprus, France and the whole world
By Constantinos Psillides Ruling DISY chief Averof Neophytou has dismissed rumours that he is the politician behind censoring the successful comedy-satire show Patates Antinaxtes and...
‘Patates’ not leaving CyBC, broadcaster says
By Constantinos Psillides State broadcaster CyBC has dismissed reports saying that successful comedy show ‘Patates Antinanxtes’ would be cancelled, adding in fact it planned to...
‘Patates’ set to leave CyBC over humourless politician
By Constantinos Psillides Celebrated comedy-satire show ‘Patates Antinaxtes’ looks set to leave state broadcaster CyBC next year for another TV station, following attempts at censorship,...
Cyprus selects Eurovision hopeful
Twenty-year old singer Giannis Karagiannis will be representing Cyprus in the upcoming Eurovision contest, performing a song written by well-known composer Mike Konnaris called “One...
Kenevezou has presented last show
High-profile CyBC news anchor and presenter Emilia Kenevezou presented her last show on Friday after failing to agree on a new pay deal with the...
Our View: Our leaders have obviously learnt nothing from the bankruptcy of the state
THE CyBC would have to get rid of 100 employees, said interior minister Socratis Hasikos during discussions of his ministry’s budget for 2015 at the...
Up to 100 CyBC jobs under threat
By Elias Hazou INTERIOR Minister Socrates Hasikos landed a bombshell on Monday when he said that, as part of broader financial consolidation in the public...
Building a regional alliance for stability
The co-operation between Cyprus, Greece, and Egypt aims to bring stability in a volatile area and to allow everyone to reap the benefits of the...
Massive hole reported in CyBC pension fund
A deficit of €105 million in the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation’s (CyBC) employee pension fund calls for immediate action as it poses a dire risk to...
Unions furious over reports of CyBC privatisation (Updated)
By Constantinos Psillides THE Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) board is in hot water following a news report on Monday saying that chairman Giorgos Tsalakos was...