Hungarian public media suspended news broadcasting on Tuesday following the arrival of a new interim leadership. Special announcements and black screens with text appeared on air, with the changes also affecting the M1 television channel and the broader structure of public broadcasting, including MTVA. Novy Cas ↗
According to published information, this is meant to be part of a reform aimed at ensuring the independence and impartiality of public media. After taking office, the new leadership proceeded with internal changes and the departure of some of the previous senior staff and presenters. An announcement was also broadcast stating that MTVA is suspending propaganda. Index.hu ↗
According to available information, Prime Minister Péter Magyar reportedly ordered the suspension of public media broadcasting. Television channel M1 was said to have temporarily resumed broadcasting at 7:56 p.m. in a new format with a film-based structure, though still without news segments. teraz.sk ↗
Viktor Orbán also reacted to the situation, describing the step as yet another display of arbitrariness by the Tisza movement, and urged his supporters to watch HírTV instead. Politicians from the Tisza movement also posted reactions to the broadcast suspension on social media. Telex ↗
Further developments will depend on how quickly the new leadership completes the transformation of the public media and when it resumes regular news broadcasting. zpravy.aktualne.cz ↗
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Orbán Viktor reagált a közmédia leállítására és elmondta, mit kell most nézni
Telex
| 17:27 07.07.
Maďarské médiá prerušili vysielanie, čaká ich transformácia
teraz.sk
| 17:24 07.07.
Prepáčte, že sme klamali. V Maďarsku vypli verejnoprávne médiá, obrazovky sú čierne
svet.sme.sk
| 17:03 07.07.
"Lhali v noci, přes den. Je po všem." Maďarská státní média přestala vysílat
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| 16:59 07.07.
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