MTI (''Magyar Távirati Iroda'', literally "Hungarian Telegraphic Office") is a Hungarian

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. One of the oldest news agencies in the world, it was founded in 1880. MTI was owned by MTI Rt., founded by the Parliament. The members of the Owners' Advisory Body are elected by the

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on four-year terms. It's a marketleader, and is considered by some sources to be a 'balanced and reliable source'. Still, it finds it difficult to raise subscriptions as most major Hungarian newspapers are foreign-owned. It must turn to the government for capital to overcome its technology deficit. According to a

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report it faces competition both from independent and specialist news agencies (e.g. English-language on-line news sites, including the Budapest Business Journal,

The Budapest Sun ''The Budapest Sun'' was a general interest, English language newspaper based in Budapest, Hungary. The paper claimed to have the largest circulation of a foreign language newspaper in the country. History and profile ''The Budapest Sun'' was est ...

, websites of various television and radio stations), and from domestic Hungarian news services established by

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and AFP. On 1 July 2015, Magyar Távirati Iroda as well as the three other public media organizations managed by the MTVA were merged into a single organization called

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. This organization is the legal successor to Magyar Távirati Iroda.

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External links

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