ownership of Hír TV in the interim, he was eventually forced to sell the station in late July to his former business partner Zsolt Nyerges, owner of pro-government news channel Echo TV, who later subsumed the station into the Central European Press and Media Foundation holding. Although both stations maintained separate programming in the interim, Hír TV rapidly switched its editorial stance to support the Fidesz-KDNP government. This returned the station to the political positions which the station supported on its launch years. Many anchors who worked at the station before 2015 returned, at the same time, many of the new hires from the 2015 relaunch were promptly dismissed. However, on April 1st, 2019, both Hír TV and Echo TV merged to form a single news station. Although the surviving entity retains the Hír TV name, most of its programming was carried over from Echo TV, as well as most of its staff and technical equipment, which is housed at the former Nap TV studios in the outskirts of Budapest. The station also changed its visual identity, adopting the visual style carried over from Echo TV. Current programmes The channel broadcasts every day from 5:50 am to 2:00 am. The programme themes are targeted on public issues, investigation programme, life style, sport and to culture. The channel tends to interrupt its programmes for breaking news. News programmes Híradó, hírek ("News"): The channel broadcasts short news bulletins on the hour, as well as longer 30-minute news programmes. The most comprehensive news programme is broadcast every day at 22 hours with the title Híradó22 (News22). Hírvilág ("World of News"): Weekly 25 minute long programme which concentrates on foreign political affairs. The focus is on political investigations, analysis of the news backgrounds, and reporting on recent events and today's questions. Gazdasági hírek ("Business news"): Reporting on business issues, currency exchange rates and the stock exchange market. Kommentár nélkül ("No comment"): This programme contains the channel's unedited reports, as well as reports taken from the Reuters news agency. It mainly broadcasts reports about politicians' press conferences, and disasters. Európai híradó ("European News"): Weekly news magazine which focuses on the European Union's political and economical issues. They use reports from the EU and from the British-Hungarian Business Forum, EBS. Felfedező ("Explorer"): Programme of foreign affairs editorship which focuses on science and "colorful news". Főszerkesztők klubja ("Editors-in-chief Club"): Political discussion programme when the anchor invites the