Several foreign media service providers have used incorrect age rating
Three media service providers under foreign jurisdiction did not properly classify the age rating of some of their programmes broadcast in Hungary, and the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) has turned to the foreign partner authorities with jurisdiction over these cases.
The NMHH Media Council examines media service providers’ compliance with their obligations regarding programme quotas and music quotas on an annual basis. The Media Council has opened administrative procedures against 12 linear audiovisual and 12 linear radio media services for alleged infringements of the quota requirements applicable to them in 2025.
The NMHH has turned to foreign media authorities over violations of Hungarian age rating regulations. On 3 January 2026 at 7:25 p.m., the Romanian channel Mozi+ broadcast the film “Everly” with category III rating (not recommended for audiences under the age of twelve). The uncut version of the programme has been classified by the National Film Office as category V, which is binding for both media service providers and the Media Council. The media service provider should therefore have classified the programme, which was made available with unchanged content, in the same way as the National Film Office, in category V rating (not recommended for audiences under the age of eighteen).
In addition, the Luxembourg television channel Galaxy 4 used inappropriate age-rating for the broadcast of the 6th episode of season I of the series “Dark Crimes”’, which was broadcast on 26 February 2026 at 2:32 p.m., and the 1st episode of season II, which was broadcast on 27 February at 2:32 p.m. The media service provider broadcast the programmes with category IV rating (not recommended for audiences under the age of sixteen). However, if the media service provider were subject to Hungarian jurisdiction, these programmes would also fall under category V rating on the basis of the official audit
On the on-demand media service HBO Max, which belongs to the Dutch jurisdiction, the media service provider also made available the episode “The Death Chat Room” of the series “Deadline Crime” with category III rating under Hungarian law, although the official audit also places it in category V rating.
This may have led to media service providers being in breach of the Hungarian age rating provisions. In view of this, the NMHH notified the foreign partner authorities with jurisdiction over the alleged infringements and called on them to take the necessary measures.