Hungary

[HU] Licences Issued to Private Television Stations

IRIS 1997-9:1/27

Alexander Scheuer

Institute of European Media Law (EMR), Saarbrücken/Brussels

The Hungarian national radio and television council issued its first two private television licences on 30 June 1997, both on a nationwide basis. In accordance with the conditions of Act I of 1986 on radio and television broadcasting (see IRIS 1996-3: 15 and IRIS 1996-10: 15) and the regulations contained in Act XVI of 1991 on concession, the procedure for attesting approval was finalised by issuing licences to the German-Hungarian-American company MTM-SBS and to a consortium headed by CLT-ufa under the name of MAGYAR RTL.

The authorisations to offer programme services are both valid for 10 years and could be extended once for a further five years.