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| '''Echo TV''' is a ] ] channel owned and operated by Echo Hungária TV Zrt. One of its better known broadcasters is ] known for his ] and ] statements.<ref>http://www.budapesttimes.hu/2013/03/24/tancsics-prize-returned/</ref><ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21834834</ref><ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/hungarian-government-awards-tancsics-prize-for-journalism-to-notorious-antisemite-ferenc-szaniszlo-8538178.html</ref><ref>http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-news/hungarian-journalist-to-return-state-honor-denies-anti-semitism-1.511168</ref><ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/20/us-hungary-journalist-idUSBRE92J0AD20130320</ref><ref name=lemonde /> | |||
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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> 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> | 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> One of the better known broadcasters of Echo TV is ] known for his ] and ] statements.<ref>http://www.budapesttimes.hu/2013/03/24/tancsics-prize-returned/</ref><ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21834834</ref><ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/hungarian-government-awards-tancsics-prize-for-journalism-to-notorious-antisemite-ferenc-szaniszlo-8538178.html</ref><ref>http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-news/hungarian-journalist-to-return-state-honor-denies-anti-semitism-1.511168</ref><ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/20/us-hungary-journalist-idUSBRE92J0AD20130320</ref><ref name=lemonde /> 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> | ||
Revision as of 20:41, 27 April 2013
Television channel| Country | Hungary |
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| Owner | Echo Hungária TV Zrt. |
Echo TV is a Hungarian television channel owned and operated by Echo Hungária TV Zrt.
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. One of the better known broadcasters of Echo TV is Ferenc Szaniszló known for his racist and anti-Semitic statements. 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
- "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) - 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.
- "Hungary sparks outrage with honours for far-right figures". Agence France Presse. 17 March 2013.
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