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Presented below is the section for Hungary from The Global Television Demand Report. Enjoy!

Hungary genre and subgenre preferences

• Hungary had the largest share of demand for animated series in this report. 36.5% of demand for shows in this country was for an animated series.
• Both the science fiction and fantasy genres won over audiences in Hungary where they accounted for a larger share of demand than any other market in this report.
• Horror was another popular genre in Hungary this quarter. 8.0% of demand for shows was for a horror series, above the global share of demand for horror (5.9%).

• The anime subgenre accounted for a larger share of demand in Hungary than in any other market in this report (16.8%).
• Even though there was very high demand in Hungary for anime, this market had the lowest share of demand for cartoons (1.2%) indicating that there is not necessarily high demand for animation across all subgenres here.
• Across most markets, demand for superhero series punches well above its supply share indicating a relatively small number of titles are having an outsize impact on demand. Hungary was one of the markets in this report where superhero series had a share of demand (3.5%) greater than the subgenre’s global share (2.6%).

Hungary originals demand share and digital originals demand distribution

• Tokyo MX ranked second in Hungary in terms of demand for its original content which accounted for 7.4% of demand for shows in Q3 2024.
• Shows from a Disney branded channel or platform made up a larger share of demand in Hungary than in any other market in this report – 4.9%.
• Keeping with the theme of animated content succeeding in Hungary, Cartoon Network originals made up a larger share of demand in Hungary (2.2%) than they did globally (1.6%).

• Netflix’s global hit, Bridgerton, ranked higher in demand in Hungary than any other market in this report. The show was the eighth most in-demand series in Hungary following the conclusion of its third season in June.
• There was high demand for anime in Hungary this quarter. Of these series, My Hero Academia ranked highest as the sixth most in-demand show overall in Hungary for the quarter.
• Hungarian audiences didn’t just love anime but had a broader love of adult animated content. Several animated comedies ranked in the top 20 shows by demand, including Family Guy, South Park, and Rick and Morty.

Top series in Hungary

Here are the top 20 most in-demand series in Q3 2024 in Hungary across all platforms:

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