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| Following ]'s victory in the ], during which the anti-Semitic ] party won 16.7% of the vote, Echo TV displayed an image of ], a Hungarian survivor of ] and nobel laureate, alongside a voiceover about rats.<ref>{{cite news|title=Budapest Experiences A New Wave of Hate|accessdate=27 April 2013|newspaper=Spiegel Online International|date=14 October 2010}}</ref> Sándor Pörzse, once a professional football player, became a well known host for Echo-TV before helping to found Jobbik's paramilitary organization the "]," later banned.<ref>{{cite news|last=Oehmke|first=Philipp|title=Hungary's Right-Wing War on Culture|accessdate=27 April 2013|newspaper=Spiegel Online International|date=16 December 2011}}</ref> | Following ]'s victory in the ], during which the anti-Semitic ] party won 16.7% of the vote, Echo TV displayed an image of ], a Hungarian survivor of ] and nobel laureate, alongside a voiceover about rats.<ref>{{cite news|title=Budapest Experiences A New Wave of Hate|accessdate=27 April 2013|newspaper=Spiegel Online International|date=14 October 2010}}</ref> Sándor Pörzse, once a professional football player, became a well known host for Echo-TV before helping to found Jobbik's paramilitary organization the "]," later banned.<ref>{{cite news|last=Oehmke|first=Philipp|title=Hungary's Right-Wing War on Culture|accessdate=27 April 2013|newspaper=Spiegel Online International|date=16 December 2011}}</ref> In 2011, Hungary's media regulator fined Echo 500,000 Forints after its host, Ferenc Szaniszló, compared Roma people to "monkeys".<ref>{{cite news|title=Hungary sparks outrage with honours for far-right figures|accessdate=27 April 2013|newspaper=Agence France Presse|date=17 March 2013}}</ref> | ||
| According to '']'', Echo TV is a forum favored among ].<ref name=lemonde>{{cite news|last=Stolz|first=Joelle|title=Prime au fascisme en Hongrie|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/europe/article/2013/03/29/prime-au-fascisme-en-hongrie_3149369_3214.html|accessdate=24 April 2013|newspaper=M - Le Monde|date=29 March 2012}}</ref> | According to '']'', Echo TV is a forum favored among ].<ref name=lemonde>{{cite news|last=Stolz|first=Joelle|title=Prime au fascisme en Hongrie|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/europe/article/2013/03/29/prime-au-fascisme-en-hongrie_3149369_3214.html|accessdate=24 April 2013|newspaper=M - Le Monde|date=29 March 2012}}</ref> | ||
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Television channel| Country | Hungary |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Echo Hungária TV Zrt. |
Echo TV is a Hungarian television channel owned and operated by Echo Hungária TV Zrt. One of its better known broadcasters is Ferenc Szaniszló known for his racist and anti-Semitic statements.
Creation
The station was founded by Gábor Széles, one of Hungary's richest men and the head of Videoton Holding, a contract electronics manufacturer. Széles had only days previously purchased Hungary's daily Magyar Hírlap; the acquisition of both stations helped Széles establish a major media presence in Hungary. Széles reportedly spent two billion Hungarian forints in creating Echo TV.
In 2006 Echo TV became a media partner of Feratel media technologies AG, based in Austria.
Association with far-right politics
Following Fidesz's victory in the 2010 election in Hungary, during which the anti-Semitic Jobbik party won 16.7% of the vote, Echo TV displayed an image of Imre Kertész, a Hungarian survivor of Auschwitz and nobel laureate, alongside a voiceover about rats. Sándor Pörzse, once a professional football player, became a well known host for Echo-TV before helping to found Jobbik's paramilitary organization the "Hungarian Guard," later banned. In 2011, Hungary's media regulator fined Echo 500,000 Forints after its host, Ferenc Szaniszló, compared Roma people to "monkeys".
According to Le Monde, Echo TV is a forum favored among neofascists in Hungary.
External links
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References
- http://www.budapesttimes.hu/2013/03/24/tancsics-prize-returned/
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21834834
- http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/hungarian-government-awards-tancsics-prize-for-journalism-to-notorious-antisemite-ferenc-szaniszlo-8538178.html
- http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-news/hungarian-journalist-to-return-state-honor-denies-anti-semitism-1.511168
- http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/20/us-hungary-journalist-idUSBRE92J0AD20130320
- ^ Stolz, Joelle (29 March 2012). "Prime au fascisme en Hongrie". M - Le Monde. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- "Gábor Széles buys daily Magyar Hirlap". MTI Econews. 19 September 2005.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - "Széles to Start TV Channel". EASTBUSINESS.ORG. 1 December 2005.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - "Ots news: feratel media technologies AG". AWP OTS. 22 December 2006.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - "Budapest Experiences A New Wave of Hate". Spiegel Online International. 14 October 2010.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - Oehmke, Philipp (16 December 2011). "Hungary's Right-Wing War on Culture". Spiegel Online International.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - "Hungary sparks outrage with honours for far-right figures". Agence France Presse. 17 March 2013.
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