There are more than ten studios located in Cyprus and specialized in TV production. Local TV channels usually produce original comic and drama series, and also local sketches.
Smuggling Hendrix by Marios PiperidesLocal TV channels are: Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC 1, 2, HD and Sat), Sigma TV, TV ONE (previously called Mega One), Ant1, Plus TV, Capital and Alpha TV.
In 2017 the important new domestic series were the comedy La Pasta Pomilori, which was directed by Theodosis Ekonomidis and Antonis Sotiropoulos and broadcast on Ant1, and the period drama Halkina Hronia, directed by Corina Avramidou and Christos Nikolaou and aired on CyBC 1.There are no local channels broadcasting only films.