Magyar Televízió

Magyar Televízió
TV station ( public service )
reception	analog terrestrial , cable , satellite & DVB-T
Image resolution	( Entry missing )
Start of transmission	May 1, 1957
Seat	Budapest , Hungary
Broadcaster	Magyar TV
Intendant	Balázs Medveczky
List of TV channels

Magyar Televízió ( MTV , German Hungarian Television ) was a national Hungarian public service media group that was integrated into Duna Média on July 1, 2015 .

It is financed through grants from the state, which are approved by a parliamentary majority, as well as advertising revenues. The institute's budget in 2006 was 19.5 billion forints , the equivalent of around 72 million euros . Until 2002 there were also license fees, which were subsequently abolished. In 1997 the budget was 37 billion forints.

history

Broadcasting began on May 1, 1957, when the May Day celebrations were reported. In 1959 there were already 50,000 users. On May 12, 1964, the MRTV was split up by a ministerial resolution. The two independent branches Magyar Rádió ( MR , German Hungarian radio ) and Magyar Televízió were created.

In 1997 , according to the new media law, the second MTV station (now m2 ) ended terrestrial broadcasting and since then has only been received via satellite or cable TV, which is a very rare method for public television broadcasters. The two new private broadcasters TV2 and RTL Klub got the terrestrial frequencies . For several years, m2 has been receivable again terrestrially in many areas of the country via DVB-T .

On the evening of September 18, 2006, the main building was occupied by an angry crowd. The occupation was a reaction to the government crisis triggered by the Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány . Broadcasting had to be briefly interrupted. On the morning of September 19, protesters left the building after the situation had calmed down.

Since 2008, content has also been available in HD on both channels .

After the amendment to the Hungarian media law on July 1, 2015, Magyar Televízió was merged with Duna Televízió and Magyar Rádió to form a single national organization, Duna Média .

Former transmitter headquarters (1957–2009) in the old stock exchange building

Main entrance of the former transmitter headquarters at night (1973)

Location

Since moving from Szabadság tér in downtown Budapest in 2009, Hungarian television has moved to the northern part of Óbuda (3rd district). The partner institutions ( Duna TV , Magyar Rádió and the MTI news agency ) that have been brought together in the course of the current reform of the public media are to follow gradually.

Channel

• M1 Hungary-wide full program
• M2 Hungary-wide full program

Individual evidence

1. ↑ EPD Media: Hungary: National Media Strategy Should Save Television ( Memento of the original from March 11, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The  archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , November 8, 2006
2. ↑ MTV 2 goes to satellite. Message from 1997 in Hungarian and English , September 1997
3. ↑ ORF.at: Head of government does not want to resign  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.   , September 19, 2006
4. ↑ MTVzrt.hu: The Hungarian Television has moved , accessed on February 4, 2011
5. ^ Budapester Zeitung: Public broadcasters abolished on December 21, 2010, accessed on February 3, 2011