Television in Hungary
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Television in Hungary was introduced in 1957. Transmission in colour was introduced to Hungarian television for the first time in 1971. Hungary had only one television channel until 1973. It was only in the mid 1990s when private and commercial broadcasting was introduced to Hungary.
Free-to-air television channels broadcasting in Hungary
Free-to-air on DVB-T
Free-to-air on analogue
Analogue broadcasting in Hungary was phased out in two phases that were completed on July 31 and October 31, 2013, respectively.[1]
- M1
- TV2
- RTL
- plus Local channels
Free-to-air on satellite
Hungarian channels by groups
Duna Média (MTVA)
- DUNA: 0-24: National main channel of Hungary, since March 15, 2015. Started in 1992. Available in HD.
- M1: 0-24: News channel, since March 15, 2015. It was the national main channel before, started in 1957. Available in HD.
- M2 / M2 Petőfi: 6-20: Kids channel since December 22, 2012, 20-6: Entertainment since March 15, 2015. Started in 1969. Available in HD.
- M3: 0-24: Retro channel started in late 2013. closed in 2019, available only on internet as m3.hu Available in HD.
- M4 Sport: 0-24: Sport channel started in 2015. Available in HD.
- M4 Sport+ Sports channel, weekends on Duna World from 14h to 22h.
- M5: 0-24: Started on August 6, 2016, as sport channel, (also called M5 Sport) because of the Rio Olympics 2016 and Rio Paralympics 2016, as cultural channel since September 18, 2016. (It was planned as a regional channel.) Available in HD.
- Duna World: International channel of Hungary, since April 16, 2006. Available in HD.
- M6: Planned as a regional channel. MTVA doesn't plan to launch it in the following years.
- M3D: In the summer of 2012 it was the 3D channel of MTVA.
- M4K: Planned as a 4K channel.
RTL Magyarország (RTL Group)
- RTL: The most popular commercial channel in Hungary.
- Cool, Film+, RTL Kettő, RTL Három, Sorozat+, RTL Gold, RTL Otthon, Kölyökklub, Sorozatklub, Moziklub: premium series' and films' channels
- Muzsika TV: Hungarian music
Channels in bold are available in HD.
TV2 Group
- TV2: One of main commercial channel in Hungary.
- TV2 Séf, FEM3, Jocky TV, Moziverzum, TV2 Comedy, Izaura TV, TV2 Kids, PRIME, Mozi+, Super TV2, Spiler1 TV, Spiler2 TV: premium series', films' and sport channels
- Zenebutik: Hungarian music
Channels in bold are available in HD.
National Channels
- Duna: Main national channel, started broadcasting on 24 December 1992 (Free-to-air on DVB-T).
- Duna World: International channel, started broadcasting on 16 April 2006 (Free-to-air on DVB-T).
- M1: News channel since 15 March 2015, started broadcasting on 1 May 1957 (Free-to-air on DVB-T).
- M2: Kids channel between 6:00 am and 8:00 pm since 22 December 2012, M2 Petőfi between 8:00 pm and 6:00 am on 15 March 2015, started broadcasting on 7 November 1969 (Free-to-air on DVB-T).
- M3: Entertainment channel, started broadcasting on 20 December 2013, closed as a TV channel on 1 May 2019 (Free-to-air on DVB-T).
- M4 Sport: Sports channel, started broadcasting on 18 July 2015. (Free-to-air on DVB-T).
- M4 Sport+: Sports channel, started broadcasting on weekends in place of Duna World between 2:00 pm and 10:00 pm on 12 September 2020.
- M5: Cultural channel since 18 September 2016, started broadcasting as a sports channel from 5 August to 18 September 2016 (due to the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Free-to-air on DVB-T).
National commercial channels
- TV2: Main channel, started broadcasting on 4 October 1997 (Free-to-air on DVB-T).
- RTL: Main channel, started test broadcasting as RTL Klub on 7 October 1997 and officially on 27 October 1997 (Free-to-air on DVB-T).
Cable channels
General and entertainment
News and politics
Sport
Movies
Series and telenovellas
Documentary
Animals
Travel and lifestyle
Culinary
Children & families
Music
Religion
Regional
Adult
HD TV-Channels
Defunct or renamed
- Paramount Channel renamed as Paramount Network
- RTL Spike renamed as Teen Nick
- FilmBox Plus renamed as FilmBox Stars
- Fine Living
- Discovery Showcase HD
- History 2 only in Hungary
- LiChi TV renamed as TV2 Séf
- KiWI TV renamed as TV2 Kids
- Humor+ renamed as TV2 Comedy
- Viasat Nature/History HD
- Megamax
- ID Xtra
- C8
- FOX
- Sport M
- Chili TV renamed as Lichi TV
- Story 4 renamed as TV4
- Story 5 renamed as Story4
- Galaxy renamed as Galaxy4
- Echo TV
- DoQ
- Romance TV only in Hungary
- VIVA Hungary replaced by Comedy Central Family Hungary
- Comedy Central Extra
- Comedy Central Family
- M3 Anno only as m3.hu (webTV)
- Digi Film renamed as FilmNOW
- FilmNOW
- Digi Life
- Digi World
- Digi Animal World
- Digi Sport 1
- Digi Sport 2 replaced by Arena4
- Digi Sport 3 replaced by Match4
- Disney Junior
- Ozone Network renamed as OzoneTV
- Life Network renamed as LifeTV
- Film+2 renamed as RTL Gold
- AXN White replaced by Sony Max
- Sony Max renamed as Viasat 2
- AXN Black replaced by Sony Movie Channel
- Sony Max renamed as Viasat Film
- Universal Channel
- PRO4 renamed as Mozi+
- Cartoon Network Too
- Animax
- Discovery World renamed as DTX
- Discovery Travel&Living
- DTX
- Discovery Science
- Discovery Civilization Channel
- Discovery Sci-Trek Channel
- BBC Knowledge renamed as BBC Earth
- TV6 renamed as Viasat 6
- TV3
- Prizma TV renamed as RTL+
- Reflektor TV
- AXN Sci-Fi renamed as AXN Black
- AXN Crime renamed as AXN White
- Hallmark Channel renamed as Universal Channel
- Kids Co.
- Írisz TV
- MTVA Info
- M3D
- A+ Anime
- A+ Music
- Best Of Music
- Budapest Európa Televízió
- Cherry Music
- Szív TV
- MSat
- Fény TV
- FEM TV renamed as TV3
- FilmBox Extra
- FilmNet
- Fox Kids renamed as Jetix
- Galaxia TV
- Game One TV
- Hálózat TV
- HungaroSport
- Humor 1 merged with M+ to form Cool TV
- Jetix renamed as Disney Channel
- Joker TV
- Karma TV
- Meteo TV
- MGM replaced by AMC
- MusicPlus Hungary
- MTV Plusz
- MTV (Hungary)
- Movies 24
- Nóta TV renamed as Sláger TV
- PV TV
- Rock TV
- Top TV HU
- Top Shop TV
- SATeLIT Televízió
- Sport Klub
- Sport Klub+
- SuperOne Music
- Spider Televízió
- TV3 renamed as FEM3
- FEM3 renamed as TV2 Klub
- Ötös csatorna
- MusicMix SuperOne
- TCM
- Boomerang renamed as Cartoonito
- Agro TV Hungary
- Antenna3 Hungary
- TV Deko renamed as Spektrum Home
- Filmmúzeum renamed as Film Mania
- Private Spice
- Zone Club
- Zone Reality renamed as CBS Reality
- Zone Europa
- Zone Romantica renamed as Film Cafe
- ZENIT TV HUNGARY
- P+ Televízió
- BBC Entertainment
- TV4
- TV7
- TV1
- TV2
- Sat.9
- VH1 Europe
- VH1 Classic
- RTL
- MTV Rocks
- MTV1
- MTV2
- MTV3
- MTV
- Euréza TV
- Club TV
- Avante
- Motorsport.tv
- M+
- M3
- Z+
- VIVA
- HungaroSport
- Humor+
- FilmNet
- Galaxy
- ATV 47
- 123 TV
- H!T Music Channel
- 1 Music Channel
Most viewed channels
Most viewed channels for 2024 are (total audience):[2]
| Rank | Channel | Group | All day share (%) |
Primetime share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TV2 | TV2 Group | 11.7 | 14.8 |
| 2 | RTL | RTL Group | 6.8 | 11.0 |
| 3 | Duna | MTVA | 3.2 | 3.8 |
| 4 | ATV | ATV Group | 2.9 | 3.7 |
| 5 | Mozi+ | TV2 Group | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| 6 | M4 Sport | MTVA | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 7 | M1 | MTVA | 2.7 | 1.9 |
| 8 | Prime TV | TV2 Group | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| 9 | Super TV2 | TV2 Group | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| 10 | Cool | RTL Group | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| 11 | Izaura TV | TV2 Group | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 12 | Hir TV | Hir TV | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 13 | Sorozat+ | RTL Group | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| 14 | Film+ | RTL Group | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 15 | Story4 | Central | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| 16 | RTL Gold | RTL Group | 1.2 | 0.9 |
| 17 | TV4 | Central | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| 18 | ID | Warner Bros. Discovery | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| 19 | Galaxy4 | Central | 1.0 | 0.8 |
Historical rankings
| Channel | Launched | 2023[3] | 2022[4] | 2021[5] | 2020[6] | 2019[6] | 2018[7][8] | 2017[9][8] | 2016[10] | 2015[11][10] | 2014[12] |
2013[13] |
2012[14] |
2011[15] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TV2 | 10/1997 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 10.22 | 10.72 | 10.77 | 12.50 | 14.05 | 13.6 | 15.8 | 18.6 |
| RTL | 10/1997 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 10.03 | 11.03 | 12.18 | 13.42 | 13.90 | 15.9 | 17.9 | 20.3 |
| Duna | 12/1992 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.98 | 5.48 | 6.13 | 5.54 | 3.23 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| ATV | 1/1990 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | n/a | |||
| Mozi+ | 7/2016 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.3 | |||||
| M1 | 5/1957 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.93 | 3.39 | 3.32 | 4.04 | 7.65 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 7.9 |
| Cool | 9/2004 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.98 | 3.33 | 3.84 | 4.43 | 4.10 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.6 |
| Film+ | 9/2003 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.18 | 3.31 | 3.08 | 4.12 | 3.85 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Viasat 3 | 10/2000 | <1.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.82 | 1.87 | 2.53 | 2.96 | 2.65 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
See also
References
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