Duna Média
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| Type | Public broadcasting |
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| Availability | National; International |
| Headquarters | Óbuda-Békásmegyer, Budapest |
| Owner | Közszolgálati Közalapítvány |
Key people | Anita Altorjai, CEO |
Launch date | 1 July 2015 |
Official website | dunamsz |
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Duna Media Service Provider (Hungarian: Duna Médiaszolgáltató), also known as Duna Média, was Hungary's only public service broadcaster for radio, television and new media. The company was established in July 2015, and operated six TV channels, seven radio stations, a news agency, and online services.
Duna Média was created through the merger of Magyar Rádió, Magyar Televízió and Duna Televízió by the Third Orbán Government. The reasons given were the elimination of duplicate structures in the public media and coordination by a central administration under the government.
Following the approval by the National Assembly on 23 June 2026 of a bill restructuring Hungary's public service media,[1][2] the organization Médiaszolgáltatás-támogató és Vagyonkezelő Alap (MTVA) officially ceased operations after being merged into Duna Média.[3] Its activities and functions were transferred to the merged organization, which will continue to operate on a transitional basis until the effective establishment of the newly public broadcaster Magyar Rádió és Televízió (lit. 'Hungarian Radio and Television') and the reinstated Magyar Távirati Iroda (lit. 'Hungarian Telegraph Office').[3][4]
History
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Duna Media is the result of a merger between the former public service broadcasters Magyar Televízió (MTV), Magyar Rádió (MR) and Duna TV, as well as the Hungarian news agency Magyar Távirati Iroda (MTI). This nonprofit organization is the legal successor to each of the four formerly separate entities managed by Médiaszolgáltatás-támogató és Vagyonkezelő Alap (MTVA).
Duna Media is a member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and is funded by MTVA.[5][6][7]
As of 1 January 2023, the organisational structure has changed significantly. Instead of the previous four directorates, only two will be responsible for content. The former Directorates have been reorganised under the new Content Directorate. The other new Directorate is the Content Development Directorate, which will have a small creative team. Additionally, there is the Strategy Office, which, until now, was the "creative manager". Both directorates are headed by external managers, the former being Zoltán István Tóth, a former member of the Television Jury of the National Film Institute and 777blog.hu, a blog committed to Christian values (he used to head the Country Image Centre and worked at Hír TV and MTVA); the latter is Róbert Kárász, who has been a presenter at ATV since 2017 (he used to work at TV2 and RTL).[8]
Dissolution
[edit]On 12 June 2026, three TISZA MPs submitted a bill to the Hungarian Parliament "on the complete transformation of public media", which would amend the Act on Media Services and Mass Communication, which passed in late 2010 to create MTVA under the Second Orbán Government.[9] The bill reformed the structure of Hungary's public service broadcaster by replacing MTVA and Duna Média with two new organisations, which includes the creation of the Hungarian Radio and Television broadcaster (Magyar Rádió és Televízió), as well as the reinstatement of MTI as an independent entity.[10]
On 23 June 2026, the bill passed with 145 votes in favour and 39 against, with new executives for both organisations set to be selected through open competitions instead of direct appointments.[11] The amendment was enacted on 27 June.[12]
Services
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[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Bicsérdi-Fülöp, Ádám (2026-06-23). "Elfogadta a parlament a médiatörvényt, amivel felszámolják a jelenlegi közmédiát" [The Parliament has passed the Media Bill, which will dismantle the current Public Service Media]. telex (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2026-08-02.
- ↑ Farren, Neil (2026-07-03). "🇭🇺 Hungary: Hungarian Government Votes to Dissolve MTVA". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
- 1 2 "Új szakaszába lépett a közmédia megújítása" [The overhaul of Public Service Media has entered a new phase]. mtva.hu (in Hungarian). Médiaszolgáltatás-támogató és Vagyonkezelő Alap. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
- ↑ Balázs, Kaufmann (2026-06-12). "Vége az MTVA-nak, a teljes közmédia átalakul: jön a Sajtóalap és a Független Közmédia Testület" [It’s the end of MTVA; the entire public media sector is set to be overhauled: the Press Fund and the Independent Public Media Authority are on the way]. 444 (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2026-08-02.
- ↑ "Hungarian public service media companies merge - MTVA". Media Service Support and Asset Management Fund (MTVA). Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ↑ Polyák, Gábor (2015). "Hungary : New Amendment to the Media Act". IRIS Legal Observations of the European Audiovisual Observatory (2). Strasbourg, France: European Audiovisual Observatory. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ↑ "EBU - Active Members". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ↑ Országimázs Központtól a Közmédiáig – bemutatjuk Kárász Róbert leendő közmédiás igazgatótársát Archived 2023-01-26 at the Wayback Machine (Média1, 2022. december 13.)
- ↑ Chastand, Jean-Baptiste (17 June 2026). "Hungarian media landscape upended after Viktor Orban's fall from power". Le Monde.
- ↑ ""2026. évi XXI. törvény a médiaszolgáltatásokról és a tömegkommunikációról szóló 2010. évi CLXXXV. törvény, valamint az Országgyűlésről szóló 2012. évi XXXVI. törvény módosításáról"" ["Act XXI of 2026 on the amendment of Act CLXXXV of 2010 on Media Services and Mass Communication and Act XXXVI of 2012 on the Parliament"]. Nemzeti Jogszabálytár (in Hungarian). 27 June 2026.
- ↑ "Elfogadta a parlament a médiatörvényt, amivel felszámolják a jelenlegi közmédiát" [Parliament has passed the media law, which will eliminate the current public media]. Telex.hu (in Hungarian).
- ↑ "MAGYAR KÖZLÖNY • 2026. évi 80. szám". Magyarkozlony.hu (in Hungarian). 26 June 2026. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
External links
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- Official website (in Hungarian)
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