46 result(s) for mtva in Sport
Outcry As Hungarian State TV Ignores Olympic Refugee Swimmer
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
A public TV announcer commenting on a broadcast of the Olympics yesterday failed to mention the name of a swimmer representing the Refugee Olympic Team, even after she won her heat, causing an outcry in the press and social media. The Helsinki Committee questioned if the omission was political, but the commentator blamed a technical error.
MTVA Concludes Broadcast Agreement For Olympics
- 20 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungary’s public media fund MTVA has concluded an agreement for public media to broadcast summer and winter Olympics between 2018 and 2024. The MTVA called the agreement “historic” in significance and said in a statement that this was the first time that the Games will be aired in Hungarian language throughout the Carpathian Basin.
Hungarians Stress Social Responsibility In Effort To Host Olympics
- 22 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
The Hungarian Olympic Committee, the Hungarian Paralympic Committee and the Olympic Patrons Body signed a joint declaration with five partner organisations on a “social dialogue for the Olympics” in Budapest.
Five Billion Likely To Tune Into 2017 World Aquatics Championships
- 9 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Five billion TV viewers are expected to tune into the Budapest 2017 World Aquatics Championships, the head of Hungary’s swimming federation told business daily Napi Gazdaság. Tamás Gyárfás, who is also the head of the event’s organising committee, said the figure was realistic considering that 4.53 billion watched the 2013 Barcelona event.
Buzánszky Laid To Rest In Budapest
- 2 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
Legendary soccer player Jenő Buzánszky, the last surviving member of Hungary’s Golden Team of the 1950s, was laid to rest in a funeral ceremony in Budapest on Friday.
FIDE President: Hungary Could Host Chess Olympiad
- 29 Jan 2015 3:00 AM
- sport
Hungary is a suitable country for hosting a chess world cup or even the Chess Olympiad, President of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) Kirsan Ilyumzhinov said.
Hungary’s Foreign Ministry Warns Against Risks Of Budapest - Bamako Rally
- 15 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
Hungary’s foreign ministry has warned against the extreme risks connected with the forthcoming Budapest- Bamako trans-Saharan rally, which is scheduled to get under way on Friday. Organised for the 10th time, the 16-day adventure tour will cover a route from Morocco via Mauritania to Mali in Africa.
Last Of The Magic Magyars Dies
- 14 Jan 2015 3:00 AM
- sport
Legendary footballer Jenő Buzánszky, the last surviving member of Hungary’s Golden Team of the 1950s, has died at the age of 89. “I am proud to have played in the world’s best football team that everyone has remembered ever since,” he said in an interview given to MTI in May 2011.
Hungary’s PM Orbán To Participate At FIFA Gala In Zurich
- 12 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has travelled from Paris to Zurich where he will participate at a FIFA gala on Monday, at the invitation of the international football federation, the PM’s press chief Bertalan Havasi said. Orbán participated at a large antiterrorism rally in Paris on Sunday afternoon.
Outcry As Hungarian State TV Ignores Olympic Refugee Swimmer
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
A public TV announcer commenting on a broadcast of the Olympics yesterday failed to mention the name of a swimmer representing the Refugee Olympic Team, even after she won her heat, causing an outcry in the press and social media. The Helsinki Committee questioned if the omission was political, but the commentator blamed a technical error.
MTVA Concludes Broadcast Agreement For Olympics
- 20 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungary’s public media fund MTVA has concluded an agreement for public media to broadcast summer and winter Olympics between 2018 and 2024. The MTVA called the agreement “historic” in significance and said in a statement that this was the first time that the Games will be aired in Hungarian language throughout the Carpathian Basin.
Hungarians Stress Social Responsibility In Effort To Host Olympics
- 22 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
The Hungarian Olympic Committee, the Hungarian Paralympic Committee and the Olympic Patrons Body signed a joint declaration with five partner organisations on a “social dialogue for the Olympics” in Budapest.
Five Billion Likely To Tune Into 2017 World Aquatics Championships
- 9 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Five billion TV viewers are expected to tune into the Budapest 2017 World Aquatics Championships, the head of Hungary’s swimming federation told business daily Napi Gazdaság. Tamás Gyárfás, who is also the head of the event’s organising committee, said the figure was realistic considering that 4.53 billion watched the 2013 Barcelona event.
Buzánszky Laid To Rest In Budapest
- 2 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
Legendary soccer player Jenő Buzánszky, the last surviving member of Hungary’s Golden Team of the 1950s, was laid to rest in a funeral ceremony in Budapest on Friday.
FIDE President: Hungary Could Host Chess Olympiad
- 29 Jan 2015 3:00 AM
- sport
Hungary is a suitable country for hosting a chess world cup or even the Chess Olympiad, President of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) Kirsan Ilyumzhinov said.
Hungary’s Foreign Ministry Warns Against Risks Of Budapest - Bamako Rally
- 15 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
Hungary’s foreign ministry has warned against the extreme risks connected with the forthcoming Budapest- Bamako trans-Saharan rally, which is scheduled to get under way on Friday. Organised for the 10th time, the 16-day adventure tour will cover a route from Morocco via Mauritania to Mali in Africa.
Last Of The Magic Magyars Dies
- 14 Jan 2015 3:00 AM
- sport
Legendary footballer Jenő Buzánszky, the last surviving member of Hungary’s Golden Team of the 1950s, has died at the age of 89. “I am proud to have played in the world’s best football team that everyone has remembered ever since,” he said in an interview given to MTI in May 2011.
Hungary’s PM Orbán To Participate At FIFA Gala In Zurich
- 12 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has travelled from Paris to Zurich where he will participate at a FIFA gala on Monday, at the invitation of the international football federation, the PM’s press chief Bertalan Havasi said. Orbán participated at a large antiterrorism rally in Paris on Sunday afternoon.