People tuning in to public service media in Hungary on Tuesday were greeted by a black screen and an apology. Peter Magyar has begun dismantling one of Viktor Orban's most potent tools of power.

Hungary's public news channel M1 temporarily suspended its news broadcasts to restructure the state media system to create an independent and credible public broadcaster.

The screen went dark at four o'clock on Tuesday, with only a message of apology for having lied for many years currently being displayed.