In December 2013, just before Christmas, an official announcement confirmed what had been previously rumoured for months. The German television channel ProSiebenSat1 sold its Hungarian subsidiary, the MTM-SBS Ltd., which […]
How and why did the public service stations Kossuth Rádió and Dankó Rádió get hold of the frequency previously used by Neo FM? How did the redrawing of Hungary’s radio […]
The one year anniversary of the shuttering of Neo FM is looming. We will leave aside for once how Neo FM received a license to use a frequency in the […]
The Mertek Media Monitor launched a public dialogue that lasts several months. The objective of the debate is to reach and engage the widest possible range of stakeholders and to […]
The Mertek Media Monitor launched a public dialogue that lasts several months. The objective of the debate is to reach and engage the widest possible range of stakeholders and to […]
The digital switchover campaign has been ongoing for months. Using data that has become available thus far, we have analysed the channels that the authorities use to inform the affected […]
It is widely known that the media industry has faced growing hardships over the past decade: the internet and its concomitant, free content, has already emerged as serious challenges, but […]
The signatories of this letter of consultation are specialized civil organisations with a long history of commitment to the freedoms of speech and press and extensive professional experience in this […]
Mr. Thorbjørn Jagland Secretary General Council of Europe 4 February 2013, Budapest Esteemed Council of Europe, Dear Secretary General, Hungarian NGOs for protection of human rights, freedom […]
The total overhaul of media regulations has served as a sort of dress rehearsal for the power techniques of the Fidesz-KDNP government. The process has involved the complete removal of […]