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...
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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...
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,...
Pakistani protesters clash with police, soldiers secure state TV
By Syed Raza Hassan and Maria Golovnina Pakistani soldiers and paramilitary forces secured the state television headquarters in Islamabad on Monday after a crowd of...
‘Football clubs should pay for policing’
By Constantinos Psillides Football clubs should pay the cost of policing matches, Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides has said. Michaelides has suggested the cost could be offset...
