Television in Hungary

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.

Audience shares of Hungarian TV channels, 2012

Free-to-air television channels broadcasting in Hungary edit

Free-to-air on DVB-T edit

M1 HD
M2 HD / M2 Petőfi HD
M4 Sport HD
M5 HD
Duna HD
Duna World HD/M4 Sport+
RTL
TV2
Izaura TV
Max4
Dikh TV
Spektrum Home
plus Local channels

Free-to-air on analogue edit

Analogue broadcasting in Hungary was phased out in two phases that were completed on July 31 and October 31, 2013, respectively.^[1] However, analogue broadcasting is still active as of August 2021 in the Balaton area, at least.

Free-to-air on satellite edit

M1
M2
Duna
Duna World
M4 Sport
M5
Galaxy4
Story4
TV4

Hungarian channels by groups edit

Duna Média (MTVA) edit

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 1973. 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) edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 in 7 November 1973 (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 edit

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).

National commercial premium channels edit

Super TV2 (Also available on DVB-T2)
RTL Kettő (Also available on DVB-T2)

Cable channels edit

General and entertainment edit

Viasat 3 (Also available on DVB-T2)
Cool TV (Also available on DVB-T2)
RTL Három (Also available on DVB-T2)
RTL Gold (Also available on DVB-T2)
PRIME (Also available on DVB-T2)
TV4 (Also available on DVB-T2)
AXN (Also available on DVB-T2)
Comedy Central (Also available on DVB-T2)
Comedy Central Family
TV2 Comedy (Also available on DVB-T2)
Viasat 6
Galaxy4 (Free-to-air via THOR5 0.8W° satellite)
Story4
Max4
d1 TV
LifeTV (Also available on DVB-T2)
OzoneTV (Also available on DVB-T2)
Hatos csatorna
E! Entertainment

News and politics edit

Hír TV (Also available on DVB-T)
ATV (Also available on DVB-T and in HD quality on cable TV / IPTV / satellite connection)
EuroNews
Pesti TV (Free-to-air on DVB-T)

Sport edit

Sport 1 (HD) (Also available on DVB-T)
Sport 2 (HD) (Also available on DVB-T2)
Extreme Sports Channel
Eurosport 1 (HD)
Eurosport 2 (HD)
Match4 (HD)
Auto Motor Sport
Spiler1 TV (HD)(Also available on DVB-T2)
Spiler2 TV (HD)(Also available on DVB-T2)
Arena4 (HD)(Also available on DVB-T2)

Movies edit

Film+ (Also available on DVB-T)
Mozi+ (Also available on DVB-T)
Moziklub
Moziverzum (Also available on DVB-T2)
HBO
HBO 2
HBO 3
Cinemax
Cinemax 2
Film Mania
Film Cafe
AMC (Also available on DVB-T2)
Filmbox (Also available on DVB-T2)
Filmbox Extra HD
Filmbox Premium (Also available on DVB-T2)
Filmbox Family
Filmbox Stars
Paramount Network (Also available on DVB-T2)
Film4

Series and telenovellas edit

Sorozat+ (Also available on DVB-T2)
Sorozatklub
Izaura TV (Free-to-air on DVB-T)
Jocky TV (Also available on DVB-T2)
Sony Movie Channel
Sony Max

Documentary edit

Discovery (Also available on DVB-T2)
Discovery Science (Also available on DVB-T2)
Discovery TurboXtra
Investigation Discovery
National Geographic (Also available on DVB-T2)
CBS Reality
BBC Earth
Viasat History (Also available on DVB-T2)
Viasat Explore
Spektrum (Also available on DVB-T2)
Fishing & Hunting
HISTORY
Da Vinci Learning (Also available on DVB-T2)
DIGI World (only on Digi TV)
FIXHD
Fit TV

Animals edit

Animal Planet (Also available on DVB-T2)
Nat Geo Wild (Also available on DVB-T2)
Viasat Nature
DIGI Animal World (only on Digi TV)

Travel and lifestyle edit

FEM3
TLC (Also available on DVB-T2)
Travel Channel
HGTV
Spektrum Home (Free-to-air on DVB-T)
DIGI Life (only on Digi TV)
Fashion TV

Culinary edit

TV Paprika (Also available on DVB-T2)
RTL Otthon
TV2 Séf (Also available on DVB-T2)
Food Network

Children & families edit

Minimax (Also available on DVB-T2)
Jim Jam (Also available on DVB-T2)
Nickelodeon (Also available on DVB-T2)
Nick Jr. Channel (Also available on DVB-T2)
NickToons (Also available on DVB-T2)
TeenNick
Cartoon Network (Also available on DVB-T2)
Boomerang (Also available on DVB-T2)
Disney Channel (Also available on DVB-T2)
TV2 Kids (Also available on DVB-T2)
Kölyökklub

Music edit

Zenebutik
Sláger TV (Also available on DVB-T2)
Dikh TV (Free-to-air on DVB-T)
Muzsika TV
MTV Europe
Nick Music
UTV (Free-to-air on satellite, only on Digi TV)
Mezzo

Religion edit

EWTN/Bonum TV (catholic - Also available on DVB-T2)
PAX TV (catholic)
Heti TV (Jewish) (Also available on DVB-T2)

Regional edit

Csepp TV
Csaba TV
DSTV Hungary
Főnix TV
Gyula Televízió
Kölcsey TV
Keszthely TV
Pannon TV
Williams TV

Adult edit

SuperOne HD (Also available on DVB-T)
Brazzers (Also available on DVB-T)
Dorcel TV
Private TV
Hustler TV
Dusk TV

Planned edit

Defunct or renamed edit

Paramount Channel renamed as Paramount Network
RTL Spike renamed as Teen Nick
FilmBox Plus renamed as FilmBox Stars
Fine Living
Discovery Showcase HD
History2 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
M3 Anno only as m3.hu (webTV)
Digi Film renamed as FilmNOW
Disney Junior
Ozone Network renamed as OzoneTV
Life Network renamed as LifeTV
Film+2 renamed as RTL Gold
AXN White replaced by Sony Max
AXN Black replaced by Sony Movie Channel
Universal Channel
PRO4 renamed as Mozi+
Cartoon Network Too
Animax
Discovery World renamed as DTX
BBC Knowledge renamed as BBC Earth
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.
Zone Club
Írisz TV
MTVA Info
M3D
A+
Avante
Best Of Music
Budapest Európa Televízió
Cherry Music
Szív TV
MSat
Club TV
Discovery Civilisation renamed as Discovery World
Discovery Travel and Living
Fény TV
FilmBox Extra
FilmBox Extra1
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
MusicPlus Hungary
MTV Hungary
Movies 24
Nóta TV renamed as Sláger TV
PV TV
Rock TV
Top TV HU
Top Shop TV
SATeLIT Televízió
Sport Klub+
SuperOne Music
Ötös csatrona
MusicMix
MusicMix SuperOne
TCM
Cartoonito
Agro TV Hungary
M3
Antenna3 Hungary
Nautik Hungary
TV deko renamed as Spektrum Home
Filmmúzeum renamed as Film Mania
Musicmax
Musicmax Adult
Private Spice
Zone Club
Zone Reality renamed as CBS Reality
Zone Europa
Zone Romantica renamed as Film Cafe
ZENIT TV HUNGARY
SportKlub Hungary
P+ Televízió
BBC Entertainment
TV2 Classic
Digi Sport renamed as Match4

Most viewed channels edit

Historical rankings edit

Channel	Launched	2022^[3]	2021^[4]	2020^[5]	2019^[6]	2018^[7]	2017^[8]	2016	2015^[9]	2014^[10]	2013^[11]	2012^[12]	2011^[13]
TV2	10/1997	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	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	3.0	3.1	3.2	3.5	3.98	5.48	6.13	5.54	3.23	2.3	1.9	1.8
M1	5/1957	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	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	2.3	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	1.1	1.4	1.7	1.5	1.82	1.87	2.53	2.96	2.65	2.8	3.8	3.6

References edit

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