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Együtt Refiles Report To Police On 2013 Sale Of Hungarian TV2
- 22 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Együtt party’s leader, Viktor Szigetvári, said he is refiling a report to the police concerning the 2013 sale of Hungary’s second largest commercial channel, TV2, by ProSiebenSat.1 to the channel’s managing director, Zsolt Simon, and its finance manager, Yvonne Dederick. According to Együtt’s report first submitted in January 2014—rejected by police at the time - the legal ...
Media Rivals Clash Over Hungarian TV2 Ownership
- 21 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A legal dispute has emerged over ownership of Hungary’s second biggest commercial television broadcaster. On 15 October, Magyar Broadcasting Co signed a contract with TV2 Media Group Holdings and CEE Broadcasting Holding to purchase a 100% stake in their businesses. TV2’s portfolio includes the television channels TV2, Super TV2, FEM3 and PRO4.
Will The Real Owner Of Hungary’s TV2 Please Stand Up?
- 17 Oct 2015 4:00 AM
- business
The story of the reported sale of Hungary’s second-largest commercial television station to Hollywood producer and Hungarian casino owner/operator Andy Vajna has just taken a turn for the bizarre. Or rather two turns.
Székesfehérvár To Host Local NATO HQ
- 9 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Local NATO headquarters will be established in Hungary and Slovakia, defence ministers of the military alliance agreed on Thursday. NATO is expanding in Eastern Europe by referring to Russian aggression. The alliance set up similar offices in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, as well as Poland, Romania and Bulgaria, earlier this year. Székesfehérvár will host the Hungarian base, website 24.hu ...
Tesco Expected To Continue Operations In Hungary
- 8 Oct 2015 2:40 AM
- shopping
Supermarket chain Tesco has concluded its portfolio reshaping and it can be expected that Tesco will continue its operations in central Europe. Earlier in September press reports speculated that Tesco could pull out of Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland in the coming months.
Hungarian Immigration Office Reports Decline In Asylum Requests
- 5 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of asylum applications submitted to Hungary’s immigration office (BÁH) has declined recently, the office’s deputy director, Attila Kiss, told public news channel M1. Kiss said the immigration office has received a total of 175,942 asylum applications since the start of the year and by midnight on Thursday. He said that 273 people have been convicted of crossing Hungary’s border ...
Congestion Fee Budapest Zone Proposed
- 2 Oct 2015 11:30 AM
- getting around
The Budapest Transport Centre is proposing that a congestion fee be charged for vehicles within the Kiskörút, Népszabadság reports. In that scenario, the boundary of the car-free zone in Pest would run from Fõvám tér to Kálvin tér to Astoria to Deák Ferenc tér to Széchenyi tér.
Hungary’s M1 Channel Costs HUF 4.3bn This Year
- 1 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The maintenance of state-run all news channel M1, launched in March, is costing state media manager MTVA Ft 4.3 billion this year, Népszabadság reports. The new sports channel M4, launched in July, is costing Ft 5.4 billion. Due to the rising costs, the government will assume Ft 47.2 billion of debts from state media. MTVA’s budget for this year is Ft 80 billion.
Rogán Will Be Most Influential Figure In The Hungarian Media World
- 30 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Outgoing Fidesz caucus leader Antal Rogán will be the most influential figure in the Hungarian media world, as he will control a Ft 25 billion budget for government advertising, Népszabadság reports. The future minister will oversee the “communication super office,” which will oversee advertising for 1,500 state institutions and companies. Highlighting the significance of the Ft 25 billion, ...
Együtt Refiles Report To Police On 2013 Sale Of Hungarian TV2
- 22 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Együtt party’s leader, Viktor Szigetvári, said he is refiling a report to the police concerning the 2013 sale of Hungary’s second largest commercial channel, TV2, by ProSiebenSat.1 to the channel’s managing director, Zsolt Simon, and its finance manager, Yvonne Dederick. According to Együtt’s report first submitted in January 2014—rejected by police at the time - the legal ...
Media Rivals Clash Over Hungarian TV2 Ownership
- 21 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A legal dispute has emerged over ownership of Hungary’s second biggest commercial television broadcaster. On 15 October, Magyar Broadcasting Co signed a contract with TV2 Media Group Holdings and CEE Broadcasting Holding to purchase a 100% stake in their businesses. TV2’s portfolio includes the television channels TV2, Super TV2, FEM3 and PRO4.
Will The Real Owner Of Hungary’s TV2 Please Stand Up?
- 17 Oct 2015 4:00 AM
- business
The story of the reported sale of Hungary’s second-largest commercial television station to Hollywood producer and Hungarian casino owner/operator Andy Vajna has just taken a turn for the bizarre. Or rather two turns.
Székesfehérvár To Host Local NATO HQ
- 9 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Local NATO headquarters will be established in Hungary and Slovakia, defence ministers of the military alliance agreed on Thursday. NATO is expanding in Eastern Europe by referring to Russian aggression. The alliance set up similar offices in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, as well as Poland, Romania and Bulgaria, earlier this year. Székesfehérvár will host the Hungarian base, website 24.hu ...
Tesco Expected To Continue Operations In Hungary
- 8 Oct 2015 2:40 AM
- shopping
Supermarket chain Tesco has concluded its portfolio reshaping and it can be expected that Tesco will continue its operations in central Europe. Earlier in September press reports speculated that Tesco could pull out of Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland in the coming months.
Hungarian Immigration Office Reports Decline In Asylum Requests
- 5 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of asylum applications submitted to Hungary’s immigration office (BÁH) has declined recently, the office’s deputy director, Attila Kiss, told public news channel M1. Kiss said the immigration office has received a total of 175,942 asylum applications since the start of the year and by midnight on Thursday. He said that 273 people have been convicted of crossing Hungary’s border ...
Congestion Fee Budapest Zone Proposed
- 2 Oct 2015 11:30 AM
- getting around
The Budapest Transport Centre is proposing that a congestion fee be charged for vehicles within the Kiskörút, Népszabadság reports. In that scenario, the boundary of the car-free zone in Pest would run from Fõvám tér to Kálvin tér to Astoria to Deák Ferenc tér to Széchenyi tér.
Hungary’s M1 Channel Costs HUF 4.3bn This Year
- 1 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The maintenance of state-run all news channel M1, launched in March, is costing state media manager MTVA Ft 4.3 billion this year, Népszabadság reports. The new sports channel M4, launched in July, is costing Ft 5.4 billion. Due to the rising costs, the government will assume Ft 47.2 billion of debts from state media. MTVA’s budget for this year is Ft 80 billion.
Rogán Will Be Most Influential Figure In The Hungarian Media World
- 30 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Outgoing Fidesz caucus leader Antal Rogán will be the most influential figure in the Hungarian media world, as he will control a Ft 25 billion budget for government advertising, Népszabadság reports. The future minister will oversee the “communication super office,” which will oversee advertising for 1,500 state institutions and companies. Highlighting the significance of the Ft 25 billion, ...