media

05/02/2016

Do you know what the most played song on the radio is?

According to origo.hu, the list is led by a Péter Máté song that people cannot get tired of. There are 52 musicians, authors or successors who […]
02/02/2016

ECtHR: Top court ruling on websites’ liability for user comments breaches freedom of speech

Strasbourg, February 2 (MTI) – The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday said a decision by the Constitutional Court stating that web portals are […]
02/02/2016

Miskolc builds postcard wall

The touristic organization of Miskolc would like to attract tourists by encouraging them to present their own settlements with a postcard. They can give them to […]
29/01/2016

Son of Saul producers accuse German weekly of libel – UPDATE

Budapest, January 29 (MTI) – Producers of Hungarian Holocaust drama Son of Saul have accused German weekly Jüdische Allgemeine of having published an interview with director […]
26/01/2016

34th Hungarian Press Photo Contest – List of award winners and the best photos

Budapest (MTI) – Results of the 34th Hungarian Press Photo Contest have been announced on Monday. Grand Prix MÚOSZ Grand Prix – István Fazekas (HVG): Transit […]
26/01/2016

Thousands of ads displayed on Hungarian piracy sites, EU study says

Budapest, January 26 (MTI) – Hungarian websites suspected of copyright infringement display a total of about 5,000 advertisements, the National Association Against Counterfeiting (HENT) told MTI […]
25/01/2016

Socialists call for boycott against 888.hu after portal goes after party leader’s family

Budapest, January 25 (MTI) – The Socialist Party has called on the government to cancel all advertising agreements with online news portal 888.hu over an article […]
24/01/2016

Astonishing preponderance of government in the Hungarian media

According to the news analysis of Nézőpont Institute, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is the most-speaking government politician, while Gábor Vona (Jobbik) is the first among the […]
23/01/2016

Hungarian-Slovenian government session overheard by journalists

Brdo pri Kranju (MTI) – The Hungarian-Slovenian joint government session, held in Brdo pri Kranju on Friday and supposed to be closed for the media, was […]
22/01/2016

Here is the explanation why public money is spent on TV2 and Kopaszi dam

According to origo.hu, CEO of Eximbank admitted that they gave money to the company of Andy Vajna for the purchase of TV2 and also supported the company […]
21/01/2016

The director of Son of Saul says more and more strange things

Although Son of Saul won a Golden Globe and has been nominated for Oscar as well, the director seems more paranoid as happy, valasz.hu wrote. The […]
12/01/2016

Hungarian ambassador asks New York Times for correction

Budapest, January 12 (MTI) – The Hungarian ambassador in Washington, DC has asked The New York Times in an official letter to issue a correction in […]
11/01/2016

Hungarian foreign minister: Press in central Europe ‘freer’ than in west

Budapest, January 11 (MTI) – Recent events have made it clear that the press has greater freedom in central Europe than in western Europe, Hungary’s foreign […]
10/01/2016

MTVA’s chief stresses serving the whole of society – Interview

Budapest, January 10 (MTI) – Much has changed in Hungarian public service media over the recent past, Miklos Vaszily, director-general of public-service media provider MTVA, said […]
07/01/2016

Netflix has arrived to Hungary

Netflix’s arrival in Hungary is not as big of a deal as the premiere of the new Star Wars movie was. If we ask 50 pedestrians […]
06/01/2016

Hungary to ask New York Times for correction over refugee article

Budapest, January 6 (MTI) – Hungary’s foreign ministry will press The New York Times to quote its statements in connection with an article which appeared in […]
05/01/2016

Public TV launches Chinese-language news

Budapest, January 5 (MTI) – Hungarian public television launched a Chinese-language news programme on Monday, the Media Service Support and Asset Management Fund (MTVA) said on […]
04/01/2016

Vajna’s Magyar Broadcasting completes TV2 acquisition

Budapest, January 3 (MTI) – The Magyar Broadcasting Co has completed the acquisition of the commercial broadcaster TV2 group and submitted documents on its licence to […]
28/12/2015

Jobbik demands release of loan contracts for TV2 purchase

Budapest, December 28 (MTI) – The radical nationalist Jobbik party has demanded the public release of loan contracts state banks signed with government commissioner Andrew G […]
27/12/2015

World adores Hungarian comic quiz

The puzzle of Gergely Dudas (Dudolf), the Hungarian comic book artist, has become one of the biggest Facebook quiz in recent days. The drawing with snowmen […]