303 result(s) for public tv
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Media Taken Hostage By Government
- 16 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“A large portion of the media is seeking to stay in the good graces of politics instead of serving those who consume media. As a consequence, media spins the news, certain issues or personalities are blacklisted, and it refrains from clashing opposing views and criticisms. Recently, the rightwing or middle-class media has become the hand maiden of politics. . . .
Xpat Opinion: Strange Times (In Hungary)? We’ve Been Here Before
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: The news may sound surprising, but it really isn’t. We have been here before. In what has become an annual tradition, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán went to his party’s summer retreat in Baile Tusnad, Romania, and gave a speech designed to shock. This time Orbán endorsed the American presidential campaign of Donald Trump, the ...
Xpat Opinion: Politics Of Olympic Games In Hungarian Media
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
A left-wing commentator accuses the main public TV channel covering the Rio games of spreading the government’s anti-immigrant message. A conservative pundit thinks that the Left is using the Olympic games to criticize the government.
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.
Foreign Minister Voices Commitment To Fighting For Hungarians In UK
- 13 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has a “firm position” in the interest of the “tens of thousands” of Hungarians employed in the UK, the foreign minister said in an interview broadcast on public Kossuth Radio. It is important that the freedoms of trade and investment are maintained and that rights of Hungarians in the UK are not violated, Péter Szijjártó said.
Restaurant Review: Jamie’s Italian
- 27 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- food & drink
He used to be a kitchen help in his father’s pub, today he is an internationally wanted star chef – Jamie Oliver. The name of the 41-year-old Brit has become a brand over the years,
decorating pizza sauces, TV shows, cooking books and even restaurant chains. One of the latter is “Jamie’s Italian”, founded in 2008, with more than 40 locations worldwide. Oliver opened a branch in Budapest on May ...
Now On Until 26 June: Ludwig Passion: Fan Behaviour & Art, Ludwig Museum
- 24 Jun 2016 9:06 AM
- community & culture
Now on until 26 June. Youth culture is known to manifest itself in a variety of ways. One of its most appealing forms of commonality is fandom: young people feeling aligned with any of the subcultures whose cohesion relies primarily on a fixation with a sports team or popular entertainment (music, film, TV, Internet, digital gaming culture, fashion, literature, comics) and is nurtured by body ...
LMP Accuses Govt Of Moving To Change Public Procurement Law To Favour Vajna
- 25 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leader of green opposition party LMP has accused the government of attempting to change the public procurement law with a view to protecting the business interests of Andrew Vajna, the government’s film industry commissioner.
Xpat Opinion: Speculation About President Áder’s Future
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators give credence to rumours that the Prime Minister doesn’t want Mr Áder to be re-elected next year. Opinions diverge, however about the reasons and one source claims that the President took the job four years ago for a single term anyway.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Media Taken Hostage By Government
- 16 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“A large portion of the media is seeking to stay in the good graces of politics instead of serving those who consume media. As a consequence, media spins the news, certain issues or personalities are blacklisted, and it refrains from clashing opposing views and criticisms. Recently, the rightwing or middle-class media has become the hand maiden of politics. . . .
Xpat Opinion: Strange Times (In Hungary)? We’ve Been Here Before
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: The news may sound surprising, but it really isn’t. We have been here before. In what has become an annual tradition, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán went to his party’s summer retreat in Baile Tusnad, Romania, and gave a speech designed to shock. This time Orbán endorsed the American presidential campaign of Donald Trump, the ...
Xpat Opinion: Politics Of Olympic Games In Hungarian Media
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
A left-wing commentator accuses the main public TV channel covering the Rio games of spreading the government’s anti-immigrant message. A conservative pundit thinks that the Left is using the Olympic games to criticize the government.
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.
Foreign Minister Voices Commitment To Fighting For Hungarians In UK
- 13 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has a “firm position” in the interest of the “tens of thousands” of Hungarians employed in the UK, the foreign minister said in an interview broadcast on public Kossuth Radio. It is important that the freedoms of trade and investment are maintained and that rights of Hungarians in the UK are not violated, Péter Szijjártó said.
Restaurant Review: Jamie’s Italian
- 27 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- food & drink
He used to be a kitchen help in his father’s pub, today he is an internationally wanted star chef – Jamie Oliver. The name of the 41-year-old Brit has become a brand over the years,
decorating pizza sauces, TV shows, cooking books and even restaurant chains. One of the latter is “Jamie’s Italian”, founded in 2008, with more than 40 locations worldwide. Oliver opened a branch in Budapest on May ...
Now On Until 26 June: Ludwig Passion: Fan Behaviour & Art, Ludwig Museum
- 24 Jun 2016 9:06 AM
- community & culture
Now on until 26 June. Youth culture is known to manifest itself in a variety of ways. One of its most appealing forms of commonality is fandom: young people feeling aligned with any of the subcultures whose cohesion relies primarily on a fixation with a sports team or popular entertainment (music, film, TV, Internet, digital gaming culture, fashion, literature, comics) and is nurtured by body ...
LMP Accuses Govt Of Moving To Change Public Procurement Law To Favour Vajna
- 25 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leader of green opposition party LMP has accused the government of attempting to change the public procurement law with a view to protecting the business interests of Andrew Vajna, the government’s film industry commissioner.
Xpat Opinion: Speculation About President Áder’s Future
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators give credence to rumours that the Prime Minister doesn’t want Mr Áder to be re-elected next year. Opinions diverge, however about the reasons and one source claims that the President took the job four years ago for a single term anyway.