Hungarian Media Authority Awards Funding, Fines TV2 over Age Rating Errors

Hungarian Media Authority Awards Funding, Fines TV2 over Age Rating Errors

The National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) has concluded the first round of its TVÁLLANDÓ2025 funding programme, granting more than 127 million forints to 27 media providers for the production of public, news, and cultural programming. The decision was announced following the Council’s 25 May meeting, where it also imposed sanctions on TV2 and Hír TV for separate broadcasting violations. TV2 was fined for incorrectly classifying …

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TV2 Fined 6 Million Forints Over Hunyadi Series: Age Rating Misclassification and Erotic Content Under Scrutiny - theGeek.games

MOVIE NEWS – The National Media and Infocommunications Authority’s Media Council has imposed a fine exceeding 6 million forints on TV2 for misclassifying the age rating of the first episode of the Hunyadi series and for its erotic content. The channel broadcast the episode under the “not recommended for children under 12” category, although it should have been classified as “not recommended for those under 16.” Consequently, the program was aire…

The National Media and Communications Authority Media Council had concerns about the eroticism seen in the TV series Hunyadi, and therefore punished TV2. The body also took action against other media providers, such as HírTV.

The Media Council of the National Media and Communications Authority fined TV2 Zrt. at its meeting on May 25 for the incorrect age rating of the first part of the Hunyadi series and the incorrect choice of the broadcast time. It also received a response to its complaint regarding the 4th episode of the 3rd season of the series Fehér Lótusz, titled Some Hide, Some Seek. Hír TV Zrt. was fined 30 thousand forints.