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| Country | Hungary |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Duna Média (MTVA) |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | 6 August 2016 (test sports format) 18 September 2016 (regular cultural format) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
M5 is a Hungarian cultural television channel owned by Duna Media. It was a sports channel in its early weeks on air, as an overflow service for M4 Sport. Advertising is sold by Atmedia.
In February 2015, MTVA announced the creation of two new channels (M5 and M6). M5 was set to be a channel for Budapest while M6 had its theme undefined, though it was suggested that it would become a cultural channel, taking over the project from DunaArt. M5 would use a DTT frequency that would also include M4K, a UHD channel. [1]
Népszabadság reported on 13 November that an educational channel would be created instead of a regional channel. [2] [3] On 5 April 2016, 24.hu announced that MTVA opted to broadcast the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Paralympics on M5 instead of M4 Sport. [4] [5] MTVA denied the news. On 22 April, it was announced that MTVA would start an educational and cultural channel on the DTT frequency. The channel's logo was also revealed, with five potential designs; the winning design would become the definitive version. [6]
On 6 August 2016, broadcasts of M5 began as a complementary sports channel for the Olympics and Paralympics. The educational format did not start until 7am on 18 September. [7]
On 23 March 2020, due to the pandemic, the channel temporarily suspended commercial advertising. [8] The channel started airing classes for secondary school students on 30 March. The classes aired from 8am to 8:30pm. [9]
On 3 January 2022, M5 introduced a new schedule and a new look. [10]
