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| 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> | ||
| Following the the loss of the ] to the ] Civic Union Party in the ], Echo TV displayed an image of ], a Hungarian survivor of ] and nobel laureate, alongside a voiceover about rats.<ref name=follath>{{cite news|title=Budapest Experiences A New Wave of Hate|url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/europe-s-capital-of-anti-semitism-budapest-experiences-a-new-wave-of-hate-a-722880.html|accessdate=27 April 2013|newspaper=Spiegel Online International|date=14 October 2010}}</ref> The election brought increased popularity to the ] Party, often described as fascistic anti-Semitic, which won 16.7% of the popular vote.<ref name=follath /> Sándor Pörzse |
Following the the loss of the ] to the ] Civic Union Party in the ], Echo TV displayed an image of ], a Hungarian survivor of ] and nobel laureate, alongside a voiceover about rats.<ref name=follath>{{cite news|title=Budapest Experiences A New Wave of Hate|url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/europe-s-capital-of-anti-semitism-budapest-experiences-a-new-wave-of-hate-a-722880.html|accessdate=27 April 2013|newspaper=Spiegel Online International|date=14 October 2010}}</ref> The election brought increased popularity to the ] Party, often described as fascistic anti-Semitic, which won 16.7% of the popular vote.<ref name=follath /> Sándor Pörzse was a well-known host for Echo TV before helping to found Jobbik's paramilitary organization the "]," later banned by the Hungarian Government.<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 Echo TV's 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 /> In 2011, Hungary's media regulator fined Echo 500,000 Forints after 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> |
One of Echo TV's 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 /> In 2011, Hungary's media regulator fined Echo 500,000 Forints after 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> | ||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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Television channel| Country | Hungary |
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| Owner | Echo Hungária TV Zrt. |
Echo TV is a conservative Hungarian television channel owned and operated by Echo Hungária TV Zrt, and founded in 2005 to cover business news. Now focusing on news broadcasting and public affairs, Echo TV has received controversial attention for its association with far-right politics in Hungary.
Creation
Echo TV founded as a business news channel in 2005 at the initiative of 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
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According to Le Monde, Echo TV is a forum favored among neofascists in Hungary.
Following the the loss of the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) to the Fidesz Civic Union Party in the 2010 election in Hungary, Echo TV displayed an image of Imre Kertész, a Hungarian survivor of Auschwitz and nobel laureate, alongside a voiceover about rats. The election brought increased popularity to the Jobbik Party, often described as fascistic anti-Semitic, which won 16.7% of the popular vote. Sándor Pörzse was a well-known host for Echo TV before helping to found Jobbik's paramilitary organization the "Hungarian Guard," later banned by the Hungarian Government.
One of Echo TV's better known broadcasters is Ferenc Szaniszló, known for his racist and anti-Semitic statements. In 2011, Hungary's media regulator fined Echo 500,000 Forints after Szaniszló compared Roma people to "monkeys".
References
- "Rövidesen indul az ECHO TV". 3 June 2005.
- "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) - ^ Stolz, Joelle (29 March 2012). "Prime au fascisme en Hongrie". M - Le Monde. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ "Budapest Experiences A New Wave of Hate". Spiegel Online International. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- 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
- "Hungary sparks outrage with honours for far-right figures". Agence France Presse. 17 March 2013.
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