media

21/02/2017

Competition office rejects RTL bid to buy stake in Central Digitalis Media

Budapest (MTI) – Hungary’s competition authority (GVH) has denied approval for commercial broadcaster Magyar RTL Televizió’s bid to buy a 30 percent stake in Central Digitalis […]
12/02/2017

Bloomberg: Budapest is a perfect place for Valentine’s Day

We’re not the only ones who think that Budapest is the perfect destination for a romantic getaway. Online magazine Bloomberg put together a list of The […]
10/02/2017

Survey shows international press very critical of Hungary

Budapest, February 9 (MTI) – A survey by the Nézőpont Institute showed that 60 percent of reports about Hungary in the German press were critical in […]
01/02/2017

Freedom House ranks Hungary ‘free’ democracy in 2016 global report

Washington, DC, February 1 (MTI) – Freedom House (FH) has ranked Hungary as a “free” democracy in its 2016 global report released on Wednesday. The human […]
25/01/2017

News portals, social media most read on Hungarians’ smartphones

Budapest, January 25 (MTI) – News portals and social media sites are what Hungarians read the most on their smartphones, according to a survey by eNet […]
18/01/2017

National Geographic lists Budapest as an unexpected city for food lovers

National Geographic recently collected six places where you can unexpectedly meet tastes of each corner of the world. Europe is represented by Budapest in the article from […]
17/01/2017

Prosecutor says camerawoman who kicked migrants should get tougher sentence

Budapest, January 17 (MTI) – The prosecutor has appealed for a tougher sentence in the case of a camerawoman who kicked migrants as they rushed across […]
15/01/2017

Die Welt’s interview with Hungarian foreign minister: Schengen must survive!

Berlin (MTI) – Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s minister of foreign affairs and trade, took a stand for keeping borders open within the Schengen zone, in an interview […]
15/01/2017

The Guardian: Why the Hungarian government wants to crackdown on foreign-backed NGOs?

London (MTI) – Hungary’s government believes that the transparency of non-governmental organisations “has the same requirement as in the case of politics and politicians, especially if […]
13/01/2017

Hungary’s “Athletes of the Year” elected

Budapest, January 12 (MTI) – Rio Olympics champion sabre fencer Áron Szilágyi and three-time Rio Olympics champion swimmer Katinka Hosszú have been elected Hungary’s Athletes of […]
07/01/2017

Hungarian programme of V4 Groups’ radio channel launches Sunday

Budapest, January 6 (MTI) – The Hungarian programme of the Visegrad (V4) countries’ joint radio network will launch on Sunday at 3pm on Kossuth Radio, public […]
02/01/2017

Cristiano Ronaldo and Katinka Hosszú AIPS EUROPE Athletes of the year

Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszú is the female winner of the AIPS Europe Athletes of the Year Awards. MALTA, January 2, 2017 – For the first time […]
26/12/2016

What the international press wrote about Budapest in 2016

Due to its flourishing tourism Budapest has been a quite popular topic in the international media, which encourages more and more world travellers to visit our country. In […]
20/12/2016

Former Socialist MP acquires daily Népszava, Szabadföld, weekly Vasárnapi Hírek

Budapest, December 20 (MTI) – Horizont Handels und Industrie AG, owned by former Socialist MP and party treasurer László Puch and by Dénes Simon, has acquired […]
18/12/2016

New video store of Amazon available in Hungary

It is possible to subscribe for the rival of Netflix in 200 countries. After the 7-days free trial the movies, series and the exclusive programs of […]
17/12/2016

Hungary’s leftist opposition voices solidarity with Poland protesters

Budapest, December 17 (MTI) – Parties of the leftist opposition on Saturday voiced solidarity with protests in Poland against new media rules seen as curbing press […]
14/12/2016

Jobbik’s president confronts PM Orbán in Parliament

Press release – Jobbik’s president Gábor Vona asked the PM about his migration policy and the ongoing smear campaign, then challenged him to a debate. There […]
13/12/2016

Népszabadság online archive made accessible for free

Budapest, December 13 (MTI) – Publishing company Mediaworks will maintain the online archive of Népszabadság, what had been Hungary’s largest-circulation daily before it was closed down […]
13/12/2016

Owner says no plans to relaunch Népszabadság

Budapest, December 12 (MTI) – The owner of Mediaworks, Opimus Group, has said it has no plans to relaunch Népszabadság, what had been Hungary’s largest-circulation daily […]
15/11/2016

The Daily Telegraph publishes interview with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán

The conservative British daily newspaper The Daily Telegraph has published an interview with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Peter Foster, the newspaper’s Europe Editor, interviewed the Hungarian […]