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Claim 529

RSF's later assessment of the merged foundation's market share.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: RSF's later assessment of the merged foundation's market share.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: KESMA now controls about 80 percent of the country's media market
About: incident 2018-hungary-kesma-media-merger
Source: Hungary
Publisher: Reporters Without Borders
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current

Quotation from the source

this group now controls 80% of the country's media landscape