Fifty years later, we still don’t accept what we did in 1963
By Loucas Charalambous YESTERDAY was the 50th anniversary of the blackest day in the modern history of Cyprus. If we Greek Cypriots realised the role...
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CyBC budget cut minimised but English department suffering
By Peter Stevenson Interior Minister Socrates Hasikos has agreed with the public broadcaster CyBC’s board that their budget would be reduced by €4 million instead...
Davutoglu heading for Athens to discuss Cyprus
By Stefanos Evripidou TURKISH FOREIGN Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is heading to Athens next week to discuss the Cyprus problem, according to state broadcaster CyBC. The...
Not paying 13th salary is a criminal offence, says minister
By Constantinos Psillides ANY employer who refuses to pay employees a 13th salary is committing a criminal offence and can be taken to court, said...
CyBC fined for inciting racial hatred
PUBLIC broadcaster CyBC has been fined €3,000 for inciting racial hatred after a talk-show guest expressed support for a Greek neo-Nazi party. Migrant support group...
New bosses for CyBC and CyTA
THE CABINET yesterday appointed senior state officials to head the currently headless semi-government organisations CyBC and CyTA, while approving substantial dividend payments from CyTA and...
CyBC needs fixed budget, public dialogue
By Poly Pantelides THE board of state broadcaster CyBC had wanted a fixed annual budget decided as part of a public dialogue and a study...
Our View: CyBC could handle budget cuts, it just lacks the will
AFTER last week’s resignation by the CyBC chairman Makis Symeou, another four board members followed his example on Tuesday, informing the Interior Minister Socratis Hasikos...
Four more board resignations at CyBC
Less than a week after CyBC chairman Makis Symeou called it quits, four members of the state broadcaster’s board on Tuesday handed in their resignations....
It’s only right that advertising on CyBC is scrapped
By Costas Apostolides THE government’s and House of Representatives’ decision to prohibit commercial advertising on CyBC is a correct policy that is long overdue. But,...
Hasikos: CyBC is not a sacred cow
By George Psyllides THE state broadcaster cannot be considered the sacred cow of semi-state organisations, Interior Minister Socratis Hasikos said on Saturday, a day after...
CyBC chairman quits over budget
The chairman of state broadcaster CyBC has submitted his resignation saying he was unable to draft a budget that would be catastrophic for the organisation...
CyBC pulls out of 2014 Eurovision song contest
State broadcaster CyBC said on Thursday it will not be taking part in next year’s Eurovision song contest because of the economic crisis. The CyBC...
Facebook freeze stuns CyBC journalists
By Peter Stevenson CYBC JOURNALISTS were left stunned and infuriated this week following a decision by the board of directors to blanket-block access to social...
Foreign language services poised for cuts
By Peter Stevenson WITH THE CyBC forced to slash its budget by €6 million for next year, the state broadcaster’s eye has turned to its...
Budget storm brewing at CyBC
By Stefanos Evripidou THE GOVERNMENT wants to see state broadcaster CyBC slash its budget by €6 million next year, said its chairman Makis Symeou yesterday,...
CyBC hits back at wasteful claims
THE leadership of the state broadcaster (CyBC) yesterday hit back at the notion that it is a wasteful organisation, complaining also that pot shots directed...
ERT’s profligacy pales in comparison to CyBC’s
By Loucas Charalambous THE BIZARRE story of Greece’s public broadcaster ERT gave the opportunity to the spoilt employees of CyBC to show their true character....
‘No need for two digital platforms’
By Poly Pantelides THE CYPRUS market cannot support two digital platforms, the communications minister said yesterday, following a ministerial committee meeting on the digital terrestrial...