Hunan Broadcasting System Signs Memorandum with DMSZ

On February 26, 2025, Duna Médiaszolgáltató (DMSZ) and Hunan Satellite Television (湖南衛視) signed a memorandum of cooperation in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province, covering a range of media co-productions and exchanges. According to a Hunan Broadcasting press release, the memorandum was signed by a DMSZ executive and Song Dian (宋點), director of Hunan Satellite Television, in the presence of the Hungarian Consul General in Chongqing and Hunan Broadcasting chairman Gong Zhengwen (龔政文). The agreement covers co-production of China-related documentaries and food programs, cultural exchanges, and talent training. The deal builds on a July 2023 cooperation pact signed in Budapest, through which Hunan Broadcasting cited its variety show Chinese Restaurant (中餐廳) — whose seventh season was filmed in Budapest that year — and claimed to have aired several original productions in Hungary. While DMSZ presents itself as Hungary’s public broadcaster, analysts describe it as a shell entity under effective government control, whose CEO holds no functional autonomy. In recent years it has been strongly criticized within the EU as a pro-government outlet.