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Unknown Applicant Files to Register First LGBTQ-Themed TV Channel in Hungary
Rainbow TV application comes two days after EU court struck down Hungary's 2021 law restricting LGBTQ content in media
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- An unknown entity has filed to register Rainbow TV, the first-ever LGBTQ-themed television channel in Hungary, two days after the EU Court of Justice struck down a 2021 Hungarian law restricting LGBTQ content in media accessible to children.
- The court ordered Budapest to repeal the law or face financial penalties.
- The timing follows Prime Minister Viktor Orban's election defeat to Peter Magyar, who campaigned on mending ties with Brussels and securing €16 billion in withheld EU funding.
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An unknown entity has filed to register Rainbow TV, the first-ever LGBTQ-themed television channel in Hungary, two days after the EU Court of Justice struck down a 2021 Hungarian law restricting LGBTQ content in media accessible to children. The court ordered Budapest to repeal the law or face financial penalties. The timing follows Prime Minister Viktor Orban's election defeat to Peter Magyar, who campaigned on mending ties with Brussels and securing €16 billion in withheld EU funding.
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