Cyprus

[CY] News Bulletins for the Deaf

IRIS 2006-7:1/12

Christophoros Christophorou

Council of Europe expert in Media and Elections

Television broadcasters are under an obligation to include in their programmes news bulletins for deaf persons. This is provided in the amending law L.84(I)2006 of the Law on Radio and Television Stations of 1998, published in the official Gazette on 20 April 2006.

The special bulletins must be at least five minutes long and broadcast at least on half screen between 18:00h and 22:00h.

Special bulletins for persons with hearing difficulties were broadcast on television channels long before the introduction of the above amendment of the law.