MTV Networks International (MTVNI), owned by Viacom, will launch Comedy Central Hungary in October this year. It is the seventh localized MTVNI comedy channel to launch in two years and joins the portfolio of channels spanning the UK, Spain, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Poland.

Comedy Central Hungary, which is aimed at 18-39 year olds, will be a localized Hungarian language channel, available to over 1.5 million households via cable and satellite. It joins its sister MTVNI channel brands, MTV Hungary, VIVA and Nickelodeon, which are already available in Hungary.

The channel will broadcast a mixture of locally produced and international programming, which will include shows dubbed in Hungarian from the Comedy Central stable such as The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, South Park and The Colbert Report, as well as acquired content including The Simpsons, Family Guy and My Name Is Earl. A Hungarian language Comedy Central website will support the channel launch.