New aspirants are expected to fill the position of president of public television as posted in its election campaign by the presidential board of the committee. At least they explain the unprecedentedly extended application period by the uncertainties surrounding the domestic political situation and the new media law. details

European Union Member States may obligate the television program providers to use part of their operational income to finance European made TV movies, announced the European Committee headquartered in Luxembourg in its Directive on Thursday. details

The prize, established by the Hungarian Festival Association, has been awarded on the basis of recommendations from the member organisations. The festival organisers decided that the Magyar Televízió (MTV) was the leading promoter of tourist and cultural events in Hungary in 2008 details

In the future two deputies, Imre Bednárik and Zsolt Németh, will work closely with news director Attila Kert. The three managers seek to establish a new kind of cooperation between national and regional news programmes. details