Magyar Televízió
| Company type | Non-profit Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Industry | Public service broadcasting |
| Founded | February 22, 1957 in Budapest, Hungary |
| Defunct | June 30, 2015 |
| Fate | Folded into Duna Media Service |
| Successor | Duna Media Service |
Area served | National, broadcasts in neighbouring countries and online. |
Key people | Balázs Medveczky, Director General |
| Services | |
| Owner | Media Service Support and Asset Management Fund (Government of Hungary) (2011-2015) |
| Website | www.mtv.hu |
Magyar Televízió (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɒɟɒr ˈtɛlɛviːzijoː], Hungarian Television) or MTV was a nationwide public television broadcasting organization in Hungary. Headquartered in Budapest, it was the oldest television broadcaster in Hungary and aired five channels: M1 HD, M2 HD and M3.
MTV was managed and primarily funded by the Media Service Support and Asset Management Fund (Hungarian: Médiaszolgáltatás-támogató és Vagyonkezelő Alap, abbreviated MTVA). This government organization, formed in 2011, also managed the public service broadcasters Magyar Rádió and Duna Televízió as well as the Hungarian news agency Magyar Távirati Iroda.
On 1 July 2015, Magyar Televízió as well as the three other public media organizations managed by the MTVA were merged into a single organization called Duna Médiaszolgáltató. This organization is the legal successor to Magyar Televízió and is an active member of the European Broadcasting Union.