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Brands: Telex.hu (online) Media type: Online only Political affiliation and funding: Independent, liberal (funded by grants, reader donations and private ads)
Brands: Telex.hu (online) Media type: Online only Political affiliation and funding: Independent, liberal (funded by grants, reader donations and private ads)
Brands: Válasz Online (online) Media type: Online only Political affiliation and funding: Independent, conservative (local, funded by reader donations)
Brands: 444.hu (Lakmusz.hu and Qubit.hu) online Media type: Online only Political affiliation and funding: Independent, liberal (local, funded by grants, reader donations, subscription fees and private ads)
Brands: Klubradio (broadcast – internet only) Media type: Online broadcast Political affiliation and funding: Independent, liberal (local, funded by grants and cash-rich, private owners)
Brands: Direkt 36 (online) Media type: Online only Political affiliation and funding: Independent, liberal (local, funded by grants and reader donations)
Brands: Atlatszo (online) Media type: Online only Political affiliation and funding: Independent, liberal (local, funded by grants and reader donations)

Authors Gabor Sitanyi has worked as a fund manager based in London running emerging market equity portfolios for nearly 30 years for Flemings, Schroders, Charlemagne and Fiera Capital, amongst others. Now, he works as an independent consultant. Eva Vajda has been a Hungarian investigative reporter for almost two decades, covering corruption and misuse of power. Now she…

Author: Manon Verougstraete Market overview Belgium’s media market is inherently fragmented, owing to its three distinct language groups, which also constrain its overall size. Media outlets are predominantly split between Flemish-speaking and French-speaking audiences, reflecting the country’s linguistic divide. Beyond these two major groups, a niche German-speaking market exists, catering to the mere 1% of the…
The VRT and the RTBF were both established as part of the Belgian National Institute for Radio (NIR) in 1930. The NIR was comprised of two departments, one for the Flemish-speaking audience (the “Belgisch Nationaal Instituut voor de Radio-omroep,” or NIR) and the other for the French-speaking audience (the “Institut National belge de Radiodiffusion,” or…
The VRT and the RTBF were both established as part of the Belgian National Institute for Radio (NIR) in 1930. The NIR was comprised of two departments, one for the Flemish-speaking audience (the “Belgisch Nationaal Instituut voor de Radio-omroep,” or NIR) and the other for the French-speaking audience (the “Institut National belge de Radiodiffusion,” or…