A competing Polish app that uses the same speaker saw an 8% increase in new users after it pledged to keep using his human voice.
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Head of Poland’s public media oversight body dismissed over connection to opposition-linked media
The opposition PiS party called it an “attack on the media”.
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Polish media giant sees share price plunge amid reports of feud between founder and children
The conflict reportedly centres around the new wife of billionaire Zygmunt Solorz, one of Poland’s richest people.
Polish Senate amends copyright bill following media protests
Under the new rules, publishers would be able to seek the state’s help in negotiations with big tech firms.
Polish media protest change in copyright law they say will favour Big Tech
The law will allow tech firms to “use our content free of charge and with impunity, and transfer the profits abroad”, say over 350 media outlets.
State TV news seen as least objective by Poles
Almost 90% of politicians appearing on TVP’s main evening news discussion show were from the ruling coalition.
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.
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”.
Report finds pro-government bias at state TV after Tusk takeover
The report compares the output of TVP with the reporting of the two largest private broadcasters.
Polish state TV promotional video sparks accusations of bias towards new government
All politicians who appear in the advert are aligned with the ruling coalition.
All Polish regional state radio stations officially in liquidation
The news follows, however, another courts’ refusal to legalise changes in state TV earlier this week.
Court accepts government’s move to put Polish Press Agency into liquidation
The court official came to the opposite conclusion of two others from the same court who last week rejected moves to put TVP and Polskie Radio into liquidation.
Polish Press Agency’s English-language service The First News closed down
PAP says TFN was expensive and “did not have any measurable impact on Poland’s good image” abroad.
Court rejects Polish government’s move to put public radio into liquidation
The decision marks a further legal blow to the new government’s efforts to regain control of public media from the former ruling party.
