TVN, Poland’s largest private station, broadcast a documentary about controversial Catholic priest and media mogul Tadeusz Rydzyk.
KRRiT
Court overturns Polish radio station’s fine for “inciting hatred” under former government
A presenter had suggested that a controversial new school textbook was like something written for the Hitler Youth.
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Court overturns “disinformation” fine imposed on radio station by broadcast regulator
The station celebrated “a victory for independent media” and accused the regulator of trying to intimidate journalists.
US ambassador criticises Polish regulator for not renewing licence of US-owned TV channel
It risks undermining the confidence of foreign investors as well as the “common values and interests” of Poland and the United States, said the ambassador.
Polish government seeks to put broadcaster regulator on trial
The head of the KRRiT dismissed the accusations and described the move as “an attempt to intimidate a constitutional body”.
Poland fines US-owned TV station for “biased” report on pope’s response to child sex abuse
TVN has condemned the decision, calling it an attempt at “censorship and intimidation”.
Polish broadcaster gets half million zloty fine for Zelensky “disinformation”
The broadcasting regulator found that Radio Zet had undermined “the national interest” by suggesting that Ukraine and the US had lost trust in Poland.
Polish radio station protests fine from regulator for “Hitler Youth” critique of school textbook
Tok FM’s editor-in-chief has suggested that the National Broadcasting Council is seeking to “protect the good name of PiS”.
Delay to broadcasting licence for US-owned TVN24 was unlawful, finds Polish court
Poland’s national broadcasting council’s inaction was “a gross violation of law”.
Poland takes Russian TV stations off the air following Ukraine invasion
RT (formerly Russia Today) is among the channels removed.
Turning propaganda into public service broadcasting in Poland
Janek Lasocki
State television has always been under political influence, but the current government has taken that to unprecedented extremes.
