Recent changes in control of public television in Hungary have allowed m1 and its sister channel (m1 HD, M2, m2 HD, as well as m3) to function mostly without interruption from the government and now have the option of public funding much the same as other media outlets in the area like Duna Televizio and Magyar Radio. Known as Magyar Television the station has trademarked their initials, MTV. They now have an ongoing trademark infringement law suit involving America's MTV (Music TV). Programming on m1 seems to vary according to who is in charge of the stations but they run BBC programming as well as Hungarian telenovelas and some Hungarian soap operas, including Szomszedok which is Neighbors in Hungarian. Panorama (foreign affairs television) and Ablak (Window) bring in viewers by the millions each week. Although not self sufficient m1 and the other Magyar stations manage to keep funding up so they can provide some excellent programs for their growing audience.

Available only to digital subscribers, BBC Four broadcasts just slightly less than half of each day, sharing its band-width with CBeebies. BBC Four evolved from the old BBC Knowledge, and it honors its provenance by maintaining the BBC's highest intellectual standards. Although most of its programs are repeated or borrowed from elsewhere, its license requires at least 100 hours of original programming each year, and the network far exceeds the legal minimum. BBC Four gained distinction as the first network to air Curb Your Enthusiasm, and it scored critical praise for bravely airing the razor-edged political satire The Thick of It. Many loyal BBC One viewers switch to BBC Four for its nightly news broadcast, World News Today, which creams the best of BBC reporting, delivering a comprehensive report of global and national events in a tight format designed to accommodate work-a-day viewers just as they arrive home from work. Film fanatics appreciate BBC Four's dedication to vintage dramas, especially praising its fine catalogue of rare back-and-white films; and they admire BBC Four's support of foreign language films via the network's annual World Cinema Awards.

CBBC (or The Children's British Broadcasting Corporation) is for the kid in all of us. Currently broadcasting 12 hours per day with various programs aiming at British kids ages 6-16 on a daily basis. The CBBC includes programming for kids in the areas of entertainment, drama, news, documentary, and factual shows that are aimed to pique the interests of different age groups from a topical perspective. Shows like What's New, Scooby Doo & OOglies aimed at the younger kids and M I High & Hotel Trubble target those slightly older kids. The most mature programming, aimed at the elder teens in the UK are shows like Deadly 60 (a wild life show) & Election (a political reality show). With a wide range of program types, it should be easy for kids to find something they like on CBBC.

As part of the Fininvest family Canale 5 provides private television for Italy and beyond. A wide assortment of viewing options is available in their lineup for each and every day. Originally most scheduled programming consisted of running American TV shows that were then dubbed into Italian for the local audiences. Today there is much to offer in original programming spoken in the Italian language. Shows like RIS Delitti Imperfetti which is inspired from the U.S. show known as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and a derivative of the popular TV program known as Big Brother (in America) and now called Grande Fratello in Italian. Wide variety is the theme for programming on Canale 5 today. Wish to watch some news? Look for Verissimo, Terra!, or Matrix for up to date reporting. Want to see a soap opera? Maybe you'd like Beautiful (The Bold and the Beautiful) or Centovetrine (The Mall). Perhaps some Italian Fiction? Try out Ciao professore (Hi teacher!) or Distretto di Polizia (Police District). Or maybe you still like those American programs so watch Cougar Town, The Sopranos, or maybe Parenthood for some definite variety in your television viewing. Much is offered on Canale 5.

Chinese Entertainment Television Network with various comedy programming.

SHOW TV's is the Turkish entertainment TV station targeted on life-loving, cheerful, bold and pioneering audience. SHOW TV features the colorful range of programs for adult, youth, children and the elderly people: Morning News, Health News, Karabahlar, Life Yemekteyiz, Domestic News, Sports Page, Magnificent Century, Money Live and Paradise Neighborhood. But most of all SHOW TV is famous for its huge selection of modern TV shows both Turkish and imported: Doctors, Family skeleton, Plus 18, Life is Pain, Vow, Balkan Wedding, I Forget This Heart Mu?, Libertine, Cat Door, Nanny, Intruder, Deli Sarayli, Batman Returns, Dudaktan Kalbe, Bread Boat, Serdar Commander, My Best Friend, Es-Es, Ezo Gelin, Thin Rose, South East First Homeland Stories, Night Sounds, Heart largest message, Women Gurbet, Gulpare, Pilgrim, Life Science, Women's wishes, Heroes, Black Veil, Caramel, Hurricane People, Girls Dormitory, Lil Wayne, North Wind, Tulip, Shop Crazy, Angels, Nazli Yarim, Pars Narkoterer, Pusat, Counterfeit Princess, Sharma Lovers, Flower of Love, Class, Last Choice, Dolce vita, Made in Turkey, Inbox, Rain Time, Yanik Koza and Wounded Heart.