Duna Media Service Provider, also known as Duna Média, is Hungary's only public service broadcaster for radio, television and new media. The company was established in July 2015, and operates six TV channels, seven radio stations, a news agency and online services.
Duna Média was created through the merger of Magyar Rádió, Magyar Televízió and Duna Televízió by the Third Orbán Government. The reasons given were the elimination of duplicate structures in the public media and coordination by a central administration under the government.
History
Duna Media is the result of a merger between the former public service broadcasters Magyar Televízió (MTV), Magyar Rádió (MR) and Duna TV, as well as the Hungarian news agency Magyar Távirati Iroda (MTI). This nonprofit organization 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 (EBU) and is funded by MTVA.[1]