MTVA

Type
Outsourcing
Country
Hungary
Region
Közép-Magyarország; Budapest; Budapest
Location of affected unit(s)
Budapest
Sector
Media
60 - Programming, broadcasting, news agency and other content distribution activities
60.2 - Television programming, broadcasting and video distribution activities
60.2 - Television programming, broadcasting and video distribution activities
129 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
24 November 2015
Employment effect (start)
24 November 2015
Foreseen end date
31 December 2015

Description

Hungarian state television (MTVA) will cut 129 jobs by the end of 2015. According to the news, not officially confirmed, the job cuts are related to an outsourcing. MTVA plans to launch two additional channels, a cultural channel and an educational channel in 2016.

Sources

  • 2 December 2015: Magyar Nemzet Online
  • 23 November 2015: Népszabadság online

Citation

Eurofound (2015), MTVA, Outsourcing in Hungary, factsheet number 85568, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/85568.