Figyelo is a Hungarian business and news magazine. Published weekly, the magazine covers a broad range of subjects, such as politics, business, economy, society, technology and to some extent culture. In Hungary it is perceived as an impartial source of information. In its current issue it has compiled several lists of important people from different areas of society. The result is a 148-page publication that offers readers a comprehensive insight into today’s public life.
RTL Klub’s personalities reached relatively high rankings on the Toplista Emberek, Arcok lists. RTL Klub’s CEO Dirk Gerkens (see teaser picture) ranks 10th in the list of Hungary’s most influential people alongside others such as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Sándor Csányi, CEO and chairman of OTP, the region’s biggest bank; Zsolt Hernádi, head of the MOL Group, one of the biggest oil companies in the region; and Tamás Fellegi, Minister of National Development.
Among the nine most influential experts in the media industry, the publication lists five RTL Klub personages: Tamás Kalamár, producer of the popular RTL Klub series Barátok közt and Szeress most!; Péter Herman, creative producer of the channel’s daily shows Mónika and Balázs-show and creator of Gyozike-show as well as Marry me, Daniel!, Saturday Night Fever, A Star is Born, and the local versions of I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here and the upcoming X-Faktor; Gáspár Gyozo, Host of the Gyozike-show; Balázs Sebestyén, host of the Balázs-show, I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!, Take it or Leave it, Poker Face and X-Faktor; and Mónika Erdélyi, host of the Mónika-show and the daily morning show Reggeli.
The top 10 most popular stand-up comedians listed by Toplista Emberek Arcok include Sándor Badár, Ádám Kiss, Zoltán Kohalmi and Tibor Bödocs who regularly appear on RTL Klub’s comedy format Showder Klub. And finally, Éva Barabás (Fókusz – RTL Klub’s daily boulevard magazine) and Antónia Eros (News anchorwoman) are listed among the country’s most effective fundraisers.