Television in Hungary was introduced in 1957. Transmission in color was introduced to Hungarian television for the first time in 1971. Hungary had only one television channel until 1973. It was only in the mid 1990s when private and commercial broadcaster was introduced to Hungary.
Free-to-air television channels broadcasting in Hungary
Free-to-air on DVB-TM1
M2
Duna TV
Duna World
RTL Klub
TV2 (Hungary)
EuroNews
Free-to-air on satellite
M2
Duna TV
Duna World
EbS
Premium
General and Entertainment
Viasat 3 (Also available on DVB-T)
Pro4 (Also available on DVB-T)
Hálózat TV
Cool TV (Also available on DVB-T)
Comedy Central (Also available on DVB-T)
PAX TV
Life Network
News and Politics
Hír TV (Also available on DVB-T)
ATV (Also available on DVB-T and in HD quality on CableTV / IPTV / SatTV connection)
Echo TV (Also available on DVB-T)
Sport
Sport 1 (Also available on DVB-T)
Sport 2 (Also available on DVB-T)
Sport M
Eurosport
Eurosport 2
SportKlub (Also available on DVB-T)
Digi Sport 1 (HD)
Digi Sport 2 (HD)
Extreme Sports Channel
Documentary
Discovery Channel
Discovery HD Showcase
Discovery Science
Discovery World
Discovery Travel & Living
Investigation Discovery
National Geographic Channel (Also available on DVB-T)
Nat Geo Wild
Travel Channel
Animal Planet
Animal Planet HD
Zone Reality
Zone Club
BBC Entertainment
Viasat History
Viasat Explorer
Viasat Nature
TV Paprika
Spektrum (Also available on DVB-T)
HISTORY (Also available on DVB-T)
Da Vinci Learning
Music
MTV Hungary
VIVA Hungary
Rock TV (discontinued)
Children
Minimax (Also available on DVB-T)
Nickelodeon Hungary
Cartoon Network (Also available on DVB-T)
Boomerang
KidsCo
Jim Jam
Disney Channel (Former Jetix; also available on DVB-T)
Movies
HBO HBO HD (Also available on DVB-T)
HBO 2
HBO Comedy
Cinemax
Cinemax 2
Hallmark Channel
Movies 24
Zone Romantica
MGM Channel
AXN (Also available on DVB-T)
AXN White
Fox (Hungary)
Universal Channel (Also available on DVB-T)
Adult
Private Spice (Also available on DVB-T)
Most-viewed channels
| Position | Channel | Group | Share of total viewing (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RTL Klub | RTL Group | 15.9 |
| 2 | TV2 | MTM-SBS | 13.6 |
| 3 | M1 | Magyar Televízió | 8.4 |
| 4 | Cool TV | RTL Group | 4.2 |
| 5 | Film+ | S.C. IKO România | 3.9 |
| 6 | Viasat 3 | Modern Times Group | 2.8 |
| 7 | M2 | Magyar Televízió | 2.5 |
| 8 | ATV | AGRO-TV-ATV | 2.5 |
| 9 | Duna TV | MTVA | 2.3 |
| 10 | AXN | Sony Pictures Television | 1.8 |