Duna Media Service Provider ( hu, Duna Médiaszolgáltató), also known as simply Duna Média, is Hungary's public service broadcaster for radio, television and
new media
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. The company was established in July 2015 and operates six TV channels, seven radio stations, a news agency and online services.
History
Duna Media is the result of a merger between the former public service broadcasters
Magyar Televízió
Magyar Televízió (''Hungarian Television'') or MTV is a nationwide public television broadcasting organization in Hungary. Headquartered in Budapest, it is the oldest television broadcaster in Hungary and today airs five channels: M1 HD, M ...
(MTV),
Magyar Rádió (MR) and
Duna TV, as well as the Hungarian
news agency
A news agency is an organization that gathers news reports and sells them to subscribing news organizations, such as newspapers, magazines and radio and television broadcasters. A news agency may also be referred to as a wire service, newswi ...
Magyar Távirati Iroda
MTI (''Magyar Távirati Iroda'', literally "Hungarian Telegraphic Office") is a Hungary, Hungarian news agency. 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 membe ...
(MTI). This
nonprofit organization
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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
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(EBU) and is funded by MTVA.
Services
See also
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Mass media in Hungary
Mass media in Hungary includes a variety of online, print, and broadcast formats, such as radio, television, newspapers, and magazines.
Press freedom
Press freedom has been declining under prime minister Viktor Orbán. In 2010, Freedom House's pr ...
References
External links
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2015 establishments in Hungary
MTVA (Hungary)
Publicly funded broadcasters
State media
Television in Hungary
Radio in Hungary
Mass media in Budapest
Organisations based in Budapest
European Broadcasting Union members
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