New Turkish drama about 1963-1974 Cyprus creates buzz in north
A Turkish-made TV drama called ‘Once Upon a Time in Cyprus’ is set to focus on the events of 1963, a period when intercommunal strife...
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Nicosia prisons to feature on new Netflix series highlighting humanitarian approach (Updated)
The Nicosia central prisons will feature in a new Netflix documentary based on its humanitarian approach in treating prisoners, director of prisons Anna Aristotelous confirmed...
Woman arrested trying to smuggle drugs into prison inside TV
A woman was arrested on Thursday for having attempted to smuggle into the Central Prisons narcotics stashed inside a television. According to a statement, the...
Lovecraft Country: reality contains enough monsters already
Flames flare across the sky. Bullets fly through the air. A group of soldiers move along the tight confines of a trench, helmets dulled from...
Palm Springs: Existentialist romcom hits the right notes
Screenwriter Andy Siara is no stranger to mixing the bluest of comedy with life’s more morbid elements. In 2016’s short film Grill Dog, which Siara...
Cabinet members to appear on New Year’s Eve ‘Weakest Link’ Cybc special
Members of the cabinet and government will participate in a festive version of the popular television game, ‘The Weakest Link’ on Cybc on New Year’s...
TV station owner claims he bribed broadcasting officials, probe underway
Police on Thursday said they were investigating a report that a television station owner had been bribing two officials from the radio and television authority...
Illicit streaming highlights cost of legal viewing for Cypriot consumers
WHEN hundreds of television sets in Cyprus went blank, people first wondered what it was that went wrong. Perhaps they checked their innocuous device that...
Greek man is alleged mastermind behind illegal TV network
The alleged mastermind behind the illegal streaming network Dreambox that authorities cracked down last week is a Greek National, it emerged on Tuesday. According to...
Village cafes ask for cheaper TV subscriptions
MPs have asked private TV channels to consider reducing the cost of subscriptions for small social clubs and cafes, especially in rural areas, they said...
Broadcasting authority goes on fines’ spree
THE Radio Television Authority (CRTA) slapped TV and radio stations this week with fines exceeding €57,000 in total, for airing among others, improper comments against...
Geneva talks failed to boost TV ratings as people turn to online news sources
DESPITE the hype, last week’s intercommunal talks in Geneva, followed by the international conference on Cyprus, failed to produce dramatic shifts in TV viewer ratings,...
Greece launches auction for TV licenses, defies media protests
Greece’s left-led government launched an auction of four nationwide TV licenses on Tuesday, defying protests by broadcasters which have slammed the process as an attempt...
Greek entertainment channel in Cyprus from end of September
Greek TV channel Epsilon will be transmitting to viewers in Cyprus by the end of September after an agreement was reached over the trade name...
LG Electronics sells mosquito-repelling TV in India
By Nataly Pak The Indian arm of South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc has begun selling a TV with a feature that it says repels mosquitoes,...
Crime serial beats French president off prime-time TV podium
President Francois Hollande’s efforts to win over French voters on prime-time TV on Thursday generated few newspaper headlines, criticism on social networks, and a million...
MPs worried local TV stations to face unfair competition
DEPUTIES on Wednesday once again expressed their concerns during a House Interior committee meeting about Greek television channels setting up shop in Cyprus,. Greek broadcaster...
TVs stolen from rooms in closed Napa hotel
A total of 36 TVs, valued at €5,400 were stolen from closed hotel in Ayia Napa. The theft took place between February 22 and March...
New stay of execution for battling TV channels
Three private TV channels have once again narrowly escaped closure on a Tuesday deadline in the battle against digital platform Velister which wants €181,900 in...
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...