Television in Poland
Television was introduced in Poland in 1937. It was state owned, and was interrupted by the Second World War in 1939. Television returned to Poland in 1952 and for several decades was controlled by the communist government. Colour television was introduced in Poland in 1971. Private television stations in Poland appeared around the time of the fall of communism, with PTV Echo (once a member of the local channels of Polonia 1) becoming the first private station in Poland (and in the former Eastern Bloc).
Terrestrial
Terrestrial television in Poland is broadcast using a digital DVB-T system. First test DVB-T emission was carried in Warsaw at 9 November 2001. In April 2004, first DVB-T transmitter near Rzeszów started operation, and local TVP division started to market set-top boxes allowing to receive it. As of July 2016, there are about 250 DVB-T transmitters operating in Poland, broadcasting up to three multiplexes (except local stations),[1] all using MPEG-4 AVC compression. Three channels, TVP1, TVP2 and TVP Info are available in HD across all of Poland, while several others (Polsat, TVN, TVN7 and TTV) broadcast in HD in some local multiplexes.[2] Analog terrestrial transmissions were terminated in 2013.
First efforts to introduce DVB-T in Poland was made in 1997 in Gdańsk on initiative of TVP (Polish public television broadcaster).
Allocation
At 2006 conference in Geneva known as GE06 Poland received eight DVB-T multiplexes—seven at UHF frequencies 470÷862 MHz (channels 21÷69) and one at VHF frequency 174÷230 MHz (channels 6÷12). Since some of these frequencies are currently used for analog PAL terrestrial television broadcasting, it is possible to run only two nationwide multiplexes (MUX1, MUX2) and one (MUX3) which covers part of country (58% of population). Introduction of all multiplexes will be possible after switching off analog broadcasting.
A government document entitled “Country digitalization schedule”, dated January 2009, set out plan for the digital broadcast switch-on to be made in three steps and analog broadcast switch-off in six steps.
First regular digital broadcast started on 30 September 2010. Analog broadcast switch-off started on 7 November 2012 and the transition to digital broadcasting finished on 23 July 2013.
The period of time between digital broadcast switch-on and analog broadcast switch-off will allow people time to buy new integrated Digital TVs or set-top boxes.
Current status
- MUX1 covers 98.8% of population;
- MUX2 covers more than 98.8% of population;
- MUX3 covers 99.5% of population;
- MUX8 covers 97.4% of population.
Analog shutdown
The shutdown of analog broadcast took place in 7 steps between 7 November 2012 and 23 July 2013.
Most operators of analog cable TV are planning to continue providing analog service in their networks for an unspecified period of time.
Additional government actions
Information campaigns about analog broadcast switch-off in mass media.
Requiring electronic equipment sellers to inform buyers that MPEG-2 TVs and STBs are not compatible with national standard which is MPEG-4 AVC.
Financial help for poor families and seniors to buy TV or STB – ca. 250 PLN per household, totalling 475 million PLN.[3]
Technical information
Polish digital terrestrial television broadcast uses 25 Hz H.264/AVC HDTV video, MPEG-2 Layer 2 and E-AC-3 audio, for a Baseline IRD able to decode up to 1920 × 1080 interlaced 25 Hz video pictures or 1280 × 720 progressive 50 Hz video pictures.
During tests also MPEG-2 encoding for video was used.
Assignment of channels in multiplexes
Plan from January 2009 included three nationwide multiplexes with seven SDTV channels in each:
- MUX1 – Free-to-air commercial channels (Polsat, TVN, TV4, TV Puls); after analog broadcast switch-off MUX3 covered the entire country population and public channels moved to it; there was competition for three freed channels;
- MUX2 – open competition;
- MUX3 – Public channels; after analog switch-off MUX3 will cover all country population and public channels will be moved to it from MUX1; there will be competition for three freed channels in MUX1.
In January 2010 new plan on introducing DVB-T was presented. Assignment of multiplexes was changed:
- MUX1 – public broadcaster channels (including TVP1, TVP2 and TVP3);
- MUX2 – Commercial free-to-air channels (Polsat, TVN, TV4, TV Puls) plus one additional from each broadcaster.
In June 2010 the final decision on the allocation of multiplexes was made:
- MUX1 – four channels chosen in open competition (were selected: ATM Rozrywka, TTV, Eska TV and Polo TV) and temporary three public broadcaster channels (TVP1, TVP2, TVP3); after analog broadcast switch-off (it happened on July 23, 2013) and after covering MUX3 all country population, public channels have been deleted from MUX1; there was a contest for the remaining four freed channels (were selected: TV Trwam, TVP ABC, Stopklatka TV and Fokus TV);
- MUX2 – four current terrestrial analog commercial free-to-air channels (Polsat, TVN, TV4, TV Puls) plus one additional from each broadcaster, currently: Super Polsat (previously Polsat Sport News), TVN7, TV6 and Puls 2;
- MUX3 – public broadcaster channels (currently six: TVP1, TVP2, TVP3, TVP Info, TVP Kultura, TVP Historia, TVP Sport – earlier TVP Rozrywka).
MUX1
MUX1 | |||||||||||
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Channel | Owner | Type | |||||||||
TVP ABC | Telewizja Polska | Children | |||||||||
Stopklatka TV | Agora SA, Kino Polska TV | Movies | |||||||||
TV Trwam | Lux Veritatis Foundation | Religion | |||||||||
ATM Rozrywka | ATM Grupa (in cooperation with Polsat) | Entertainment | |||||||||
TTV | Stavka (TVN Group) | General/Social-intervention | |||||||||
Fokus TV | ZPR Media Group | General/Documentaries | |||||||||
Eska TV | Polsat Group | Music | |||||||||
Polo TV | Polsat Group | Disco polo music | |||||||||
MUX2
MUX2 | |||||||||||
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Channel | Owner | Type | |||||||||
Polsat | Polsat Group | General | |||||||||
TVN | TVN Group (SNI) | General | |||||||||
TV4 | Polsat Group (earlier Polskie Media) | General | |||||||||
TV Puls | Telewizja Puls | General | |||||||||
Super Polsat | Polsat Group | General/Entertainment | |||||||||
TVN7 | TVN Group (SNI) | General/Entertainment | |||||||||
TV6 | Polsat Group (earlier Polskie Media) | General/Entertainment | |||||||||
Puls 2 | Telewizja Puls | General/Entertainment | |||||||||
MUX3
MUX3 | |||||||||||
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Channel | Owner | Type | |||||||||
TVP1 HD | Telewizja Polska | General | |||||||||
TVP2 HD | Telewizja Polska | General | |||||||||
TVP3[4] | Telewizja Polska | Regional | |||||||||
TVP Info HD | Telewizja Polska | News | |||||||||
TVP Kultura | Telewizja Polska | Cultural | |||||||||
TVP Historia | Telewizja Polska | Historical | |||||||||
TVP Sport | Telewizja Polska | Sport |
MUX8
MUX8 | |||||||||||
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Channel | Owner | Type | |||||||||
TVP Sport HD(Coming Soon) | Telewizja Polska | Sport | |||||||||
? | Telewizja Polska | ? | |||||||||
? | Telewizja Polska | ? | |||||||||
Nowa TV | ZPR Media Group | General | |||||||||
WP | Wirtualna Polska Holding | General/Interactive | |||||||||
Zoom TV | Cable Television Networks & Partners (PIKE, Kino Polska TV and cooperation with Onet.pl) | General/Local issues | |||||||||
Metro | Discovery Communications | General/Lifestyle |
TV Mobilna - MUX4 (Pay TV channels)
TV Mobilna - Pay TV channels[5] | |||||||||||
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Channel | Owner | Type | |||||||||
Polsat News | Polsat Group | News | |||||||||
Polsat Sport | Polsat Group | Sport | |||||||||
Polsat Sport Extra | Polsat Group | Sport | |||||||||
Polsat Film | Polsat Group | Movies | |||||||||
Polsat Cafe | Polsat Group | Lifestyle | |||||||||
Polsat Play | Polsat Group | Lifestyle | |||||||||
Kino Polska | Kino Polska TV | Movies | |||||||||
TVP Seriale | Telewizja Polska | Series | |||||||||
TVN Style | TVN Group (SNI) | Lifestyle | |||||||||
Comedy Central | Viacom International Media Networks | Series | |||||||||
Comedy Central Family | Viacom International Media Networks | Series | |||||||||
Nickelodeon | Viacom International Media Networks | Children |
MUX-L1 (Lubań/Jelenia Góra/Bolesławiec/Chojnów)
MUX-L1 | |||||||||||
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Channel | Owner | Type | |||||||||
TV Łużyce | Telewizja Łużyce Sp. z o.o. | Regional | |||||||||
Tele 5 | Polcast Television | General | |||||||||
Eska TV Extra | Polsat Group | Music | |||||||||
Stars.TV | JBD S.A. | Music | |||||||||
MUX-L2 (Ornontowice/Rybnik)
MUX-L2 | |||||||||||
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Channel | Owner | Type | |||||||||
TVT | Telewizja TVT Sp. z o.o. | Regional | |||||||||
Tele 5 | Polcast Television | General | |||||||||
Eska TV Extra | Polsat Group | Music | |||||||||
4fun.tv | 4fun Media S.A. | Music | |||||||||
4fun Gold Hits | 4fun Media S.A. | Music | |||||||||
4fun Dance | 4fun Media S.A. | Music | |||||||||
Stars.TV | JBD S.A. | Music | |||||||||
MUX-L3 (Częstochowa/Kamieńsk/Tomaszów Mazowiecki)
MUX-L3 | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Channel | Owner | Type | |||||||||
NTL Radomsko | TVN Group (SNI) | Regional | |||||||||
Eska TV Extra | Polsat Group | Music | |||||||||
4fun.tv | 4fun Media S.A. | Music | |||||||||
4fun Gold Hits | 4fun Media S.A. | Music | |||||||||
Stars.TV | JBD S.A. | Music | |||||||||
MUX-L4 (Świdnica/Wrocław)
MUX-L4 | |||||||||||
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Channel | Owner | Type | |||||||||
ECHO24 TV HD | ATM Grupa | Regional | |||||||||
Polsat HD | Polsat Group | General | |||||||||
TVN HD | TVN Group (SNI) | General | |||||||||
Eska TV Extra | Polsat Group | Music | |||||||||
Stars.TV | JBD S.A. | Music | |||||||||
Mango 24 | Studio Moderna Polska | Teleshopping | |||||||||
MUX-L7 (Lubin/Głogów)
MUX-L7 | |||||||||||
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Channel | Owner | Type | |||||||||
TV Regionalna | TVL Sp. z o.o. | Regional | |||||||||
Tele 5 | Polcast Television | General | |||||||||
Satellite
In 1998, two DVB-S providers, Cyfra+ and Wizja TV started operation. In 2001, Wizja TV was merged into Cyfra+.
1999 saw the introduction of another platform, Polsat 2 Cyfrowy (later renamed to Polsat Cyfrowy and finally Cyfrowy Polsat), owned by Polsat, a major Polish commercial TV network. These platforms become very popular, and today, there are no Polish channels available on analogue satellite (the last one, TVN, was switched off in 2008). However, most of the satellite broadcasts in Poland are in SDTV resolution.
On 12 October 2006, ITI launched the n platform with few HD channels available, as well as - also new in Poland - video on demand functionality. Later, in December 2006, Cyfra+ also started HD broadcasts. Cyfrowy Polsat started HD broadcasts in second half of 2007.
In March 2013, as part of deeper cooperation between Canal+ Group and ITI, Cyfra+ and N were merged into NC+.
Other technologies
Some of the biggest cable operators started to provide DVB-C channels in few cities. However, most of the cable networks currently operating in Poland are purely analogue.
The largest telephone operator, Telekomunikacja Polska, introduced a new option to its Neostrada offer, the Videostrada. It allows to receive digital TV, available are most of Cyfra+ channels (the platform is known as Cyfra+DSL), as well as video on demand. It is currently available only in few biggest cities in Poland.
Several TV channels, as well as video on demand, are available in Polish mobile telephony networks. There are no currently operating dedicated mobile TV transmitters.
There are also OTT TV service providers.
List of channels
This is a list of television channels that broadcast in Poland.
Public
Telewizja Polska
Channel | Type | Cyfrowy Polsat | nc+ | n na kartę | Cable | DVB-T | FTA | Format | Audio language | Online |
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TVP1 HD* | General | 16:9 HD | Polish, original | |||||||
TVP2 HD* | General | 16:9 HD | Polish, original | |||||||
TVP3 | Regional | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
TVP Info HD* | News | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
TVP Polonia | Worldwide | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
TVP Kultura | Cultural | 16:9 SD | Polish, original | |||||||
TVP Historia | Documentaries | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
TVP Rozrywka | Entertainment | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
TVP ABC | Children | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
TVP Seriale | Series | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
TVP Sport HD | Sport | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
TVP HD | General | 16:9 HD | Polish, original | |||||||
TVP 4K | Movies / Sport | 16:9 4K | Polish | |||||||
Belsat TV | Belarusian Channel | 16:9 SD | Belarusian | |||||||
TVP Parlament**** | Parliament | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
* SD version of the channel available only in the cable
** In DTH platforms as TVP3 Warszawa
*** In SD version
**** Operates as an Internet multistreaming channel[6]
Private
Polsat Group
Channel | Type | Cyfrowy Polsat | nc+ | n na kartę | Cable | DVB-T | FTA | Format | Audio language | Online |
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Polsat | General | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Polsat HD | General | Wrocław and Katowice only | 16:9 HD | Polish | ||||||
TV4 | General | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
TV4 HD | General | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
TV6 | Entertainment | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
TV6 HD | Entertainment | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Polsat 2 HD* | General | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Polsat News HD* | News | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Polsat News 2 | News | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Polsat Sport | General | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Polsat Sport HD | Sport | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Polsat Sport Extra | Sport | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Polsat Sport Extra HD | Sport | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Polsat Sport News HD | Sport News | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Polsat Sport Fight HD | Sport | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Polsat Sport Premium 1 Super HD | Sport | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Polsat Sport Premium 2 Super HD | Sport | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Polsat Sport Premium 3 PPV | Sport | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Polsat Sport Premium 4 PPV | Sport | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Polsat Sport Premium 5 PPV | Sport | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Polsat Sport Premium 6 PPV | Sport | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Polsat Games | E-sport | ? | ? | 16:9 HD ? | Polish | |||||
Polsat Cafe HD* | Lifestyle | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Polsat Play HD* | Lifestyle | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Polsat Film | Movies | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Polsat Film HD | Movies | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Polsat Romans | Series | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Super Polsat | Entertainment | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Super Polsat HD | Entertainment | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Polsat Doku HD | Documentaries | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Crime+Investigation Polsat HD* | Documentaries | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Polsat JimJam | Children | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Polsat Viasat Explore HD* | Documentaries | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Polsat Viasat History HD* | Documentaries | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Polsat Viasat Nature HD* | Documentaries | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Polsat Music HD* | Music | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Disco Polo Music | Music | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Superstacja | News | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Superstacja HD | News | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Eska TV | Music | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Eska TV HD | Music | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Eska TV Extra | Music | locally | 16:9 SD | Polish | ||||||
Eska TV Extra HD | Music | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Polo TV | Music | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
VOX Music TV | Music | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Eska Rock TV | Music | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Eleven Sports 1 HD | Sports | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Eleven Sports 1 4K | Sports | 16:9 4K | Polish | |||||||
Eleven Sports 2 HD | Sports | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Eleven Sports 3 HD | Sports | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Eleven Sports 4 HD | Sports | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
- Polsat 1 - for Polish from around the world; USA, United Kingdom
* SD version of the channel available only in the cable
Discovery Inc.
Channel | Type | Cyfrowy Polsat | nc+ | n na kartę | Cable | DVB-T | FTA | Format | Audio language | Online |
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TVN | General | 16:9 SD | Polish, original | |||||||
TVN HD | General | Warsaw and Wrocław only | 16:9 HD | Polish, original | ||||||
TVN7 | General / Entertainment | 16:9 SD | Polish, original | |||||||
TVN7 HD | General / Entertainment | Warsaw only | 16:9 HD | Polish, original | ||||||
TVN24 | News | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
TVN24 HD | News | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
TVN24 BiS | News | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
TVN24 BiS HD | News | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
TVN Fabuła HD | Series and movies | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
TVN Style | Lifestyle | 16:9 SD | Polish, original | |||||||
TVN Style HD | Lifestyle | 16:9 HD | Polish, original | |||||||
TVN Turbo | Lifestyle | 16:9 SD | Polish, original | |||||||
TVN Turbo HD | Lifestyle | 16:9 HD | Polish, original | |||||||
TTV** | Social-intervention | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
TTV HD** | Social-intervention | Warsaw only | 16:9 HD | Polish | ||||||
HGTV | Home design, gardening | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
HGTV HD | Home design, gardening | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Food Network HD* | Food | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Travel Channel HD* | Documentaries | 16:9 HD | Polish, English | |||||||
NTL Radomsko | Regional | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Discovery Channel HD* | Documentaries | 16:9 HD | Polish, English | |||||||
Discovery Science HD* | Documentaries | 16:9 HD | Polish, English | |||||||
DTX HD* | Lifestyle | 16:9 HD | Polish, English | |||||||
TLC HD* | Lifestyle | 16:9 HD | Polish, English | |||||||
ID HD* | Documentaries | 16:9 HD | Polish, English | |||||||
Discovery Historia | Documentaries | 16:9 SD | Polish, English | |||||||
Discovery Life HD* | Entertainment | 16:9 HD | Polish, English | |||||||
Animal Planet HD | Documentaries | 16:9 HD | Polish, English | |||||||
Metro | General/Lifestyle | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Metro HD | General/Lifestyle | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Eurosport 1 HD* | Sport | 16:9 HD | Polish, English | |||||||
Eurosport 2 HD* | Sport | 16:9 HD | Polish, English | |||||||
- TVN International - a.k.a. iTVN, for Polish from around the world; New Zealand, USA (New York, Chicago), Germany (Berlin), Australia (Sydney) and Pakistan
- TVN International Extra - a.k.a. iTVN Extra, for Polish from around the world; USA, Germany
* SD version of the channel available only in the cable
** TTV belongs to Stavka (51% - TVN, 49% - Besta Film)
Telewizja Puls
Channel | Type | Cyfrowy Polsat | nc+ | n na kartę | Cable | DVB-T | FTA | Format | Audio language | Online |
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TV Puls | General | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
TV Puls HD | General | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Puls 2 | Entertainment | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Puls 2 HD | Entertainment | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Canal+ Group
Channel | Type | Cyfrowy Polsat | nc+ | n na kartę | Cable | DVB-T | FTA | Format | Audio language | Online |
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Canal+ HD* | Movies / Sport | 16:9 HD | Polish, original | |||||||
Canal+ 1 HD* | Movies / Sport | 16:9 HD | Polish, original | |||||||
Canal+ 4K Ultra HD | Movies / Sport | 16:9 4K | Polish | |||||||
Canal+ Sport HD* | Sport | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Canal+ Sport 2 HD | Sport | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Canal+ NOW HD | Sport | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Canal+ Film HD* | Movies | 16:9 HD | Polish, original | |||||||
Canal+ Family HD* | Movies / Sport | 16:9 HD | Polish, original | |||||||
Canal+ Seriale HD* | Series / Movies | 16:9 HD | Polish, original | |||||||
Canal+ Discovery HD | Documentaries | 16:9 HD | Polish, original | |||||||
Ale Kino+ HD* | Movies | 16:9 HD | Polish, original | |||||||
Planete+ HD* | Documentaries | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Kuchnia+ HD* | Lifestyle | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Domo+ HD* | Lifestyle | 16:9 HD | Polish, original | |||||||
MiniMini+ HD* | Children | 16:9 HD | English | |||||||
TeleToon+ HD* | Teens | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
nSport+ HD* | Sport | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
* SD version of the channel available only in the cable
ZPR Media Group
Channel | Type | Cyfrowy Polsat | nc+ | n na kartę | Cable | DVB-T | FTA | Format | Audio language | Online |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nowa TV | General | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Nowa TV HD | General | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Fokus TV | Documentaries | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Fokus TV HD | Documentaries | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Viacom Media Networks
Channel | Type | Cyfrowy Polsat | nc+ | n na kartę | Cable | DVB-T | FTA | Format | Audio language | Online |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paramount Channel HD | Movies | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Comedy Central HD* | Series | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Comedy Central Family HD* | Series | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Nickelodeon | Children | 16:9 SD | Polish, English | |||||||
Nicktoons HD | Children | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Nick Jr. | Children | 16:9 SD | Polish, English | |||||||
MTV Polska HD* | Entertainment | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
MTV Music | Music | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
VH1 Polska | Music | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
MTV Rocks | Music | 16:9 SD | English | |||||||
MTV Dance | Music | 16:9 SD | English | |||||||
MTV Hits | Music | 16:9 SD | English | |||||||
MTV Live HD | Music | 16:9 HD | English | |||||||
* SD version of the channel available only in the cable
BBC Worldwide
Channel | Type | Cyfrowy Polsat | nc+ | n na kartę | Cable | DVB-T | FTA | Format | Audio language | Online |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BBC HD
To be replaced by BBC First on October 26, 2018 |
Series | 16:9 HD | Polish, English | |||||||
BBC Brit HD* | Entertainment | 16:9 HD | Polish, English | |||||||
BBC CBeebies | Children | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
BBC Earth HD* | Documentaries | 16:9 HD | Polish, English | |||||||
BBC Lifestyle HD* | Lifestyle | 16:9 HD | Polish, English | |||||||
* SD version of the channel available only in the cable
Fox Networks Group
Channel | Type | Cyfrowy Polsat | nc+ | n na kartę | Cable | DVB-T | FTA | Format | Audio language | Online |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fox | Series | 16:9 SD | Polish, English | |||||||
Fox HD | Series | 16:9 HD | Polish, English | |||||||
Fox Comedy | Series | 16:9 SD | Polish, English | |||||||
Fox Comedy HD | Series | 16:9 HD | Polish, English | |||||||
National Geographic | Documentaries | 16:9 SD | Polish, English | |||||||
National Geographic HD | Documentaries | 16:9 HD | Polish, English | |||||||
Nat Geo Wild | Documentaries | 16:9 SD | Polish, English | |||||||
Nat Geo Wild HD | Documentaries | 16:9 HD | Polish, English | |||||||
Nat Geo People HD | Lifestyle | 16:9 HD | Polish, English | |||||||
Baby TV | Children | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Others
Channel | Type | Cyfrowy Polsat | nc+ | n na kartę | Cable | DVB-T | FTA | Format | Audio language | Online |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WP | General/Interactive | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
WP HD | General/Interactive | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
HBO HD* | Movies | 16:9 HD | Polish, English | |||||||
HBO 2 HD* | Movies | 16:9 HD | Polish, English | |||||||
HBO 3 HD* | Movies | 16:9 HD | Polish, English | |||||||
Cinemax HD* | Movies | 16:9 HD | Polish, English | |||||||
Cinemax 2 HD* | Movies | 16:9 HD | Polish, English | |||||||
TNT | Movies | 16:9 SD | Polish, English | |||||||
TNT HD | Movies | 16:9 HD | Polish, English | |||||||
Cartoon Network HD* | Children | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Boomerang HD* | Children | 16:9 HD | Polish, English | |||||||
AXN | Series | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
AXN HD | Series | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
AXN Spin HD* | Series | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
AXN Black | Series | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
AXN White | Series | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Stopklatka TV | Movies | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Stopklatka TV HD | Movies | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Kino Polska | Movies / Series | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Kino Polska Muzyka | Music | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Zoom TV | General/Local issues | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Zoom TV HD | General/Local issues | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Kino TV | Movies | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
FilmBox Premium HD* | Movies | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
FilmBox Extra | Movies | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
FilmBox Extra HD | Movies | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
FilmBox Family | Movies | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
FilmBox Arthouse | Movies | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
FilmBox Arthouse HD | Movies | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
FilmBox Action | Movies | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
FightBox HD* | Sport | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
DocuBox | Documentaries | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
DocuBox HD | Documentaries | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Gametoon HD | E-sport | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
13 Ulica HD* | Series | 16:9 HD | Polish, English | |||||||
SCI FI HD* | Series / Movies | 16:9 HD | Polish, English | |||||||
E! Entertainment HD* | Entertainment | 16:9 HD | Polish, English | |||||||
History HD* | Documentaries | 16:9 HD | Polish, English | |||||||
H2 HD | Documentaries | 16:9 HD | Polish, English | |||||||
Lifetime HD | Lifestyle | 16:9 HD | Polish, English | |||||||
AMC HD | Movies and series | 16:9 HD | Polish, English | |||||||
SundanceTV HD* | Movies | 16:9 HD | Polish, English | |||||||
CBS Europa HD* | Movies | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
CBS Action | Series | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
CBS Reality | Documentaries | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Extreme Sports Channel HD* | Sport | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Viasat Nature & Viasat History HD | Documentaries | 16:9 HD | Polish, English, Russian, Czech, Hungarian | |||||||
Epic Drama HD | Series | 16:9 HD | Polish, English, Russian, Czech, Hungarian | |||||||
Disney Channel HD* | Children | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Disney XD | Children | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Disney Junior | Children | 16:9 SD | Polish, English | |||||||
Romance TV HD* | Movies / Series | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
SportKlub HD* | Sport | 16:9 HD | Polish, English | |||||||
FightKlub HD* | Sport | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Trace Urban | Music | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Active Family | Lifestyle | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Active Family HD | Lifestyle | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Wellbeing Network | Lifestyle | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Wellbeing Network HD | Lifestyle | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Motowizja HD* | Motorization | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Zest TV | Adults | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Love | Lifestyle | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Love HD | Lifestyle | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Da Vinci | Children | 16:9 SD | Polish, Russian, Hungarian | |||||||
Da Vinci HD | Children | 16:9 HD | Polish, Russian, Hungarian | |||||||
Outdoor Channel HD | Hunting / Outdoor | 16:9 HD | English / Russian | |||||||
Ginx eSports TV | E-sport | 16:9 SD | English | |||||||
Ginx eSports TV HD | E-sport | 16:9 HD | English | |||||||
E-Sport TV HD | E-sport | 16:9 HD | English | |||||||
Tele 5 | General | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Tele 5 HD | General | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Polonia 1 | Series / Teleshopping | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Water Planet | Documentaries | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Water Planet HD | Documentaries | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Novela TV | Series | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Novela TV HD | Series | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
ATM Rozrywka | Entertainment | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
TBN Polska | Religion | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Mango 24 | Teleshopping | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
TV Okazje | Teleshopping | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
13.tv | General | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
13.tv HD | General | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
13.tv 3D | General | 16:9 HD 3D | Polish | |||||||
TV Republika | News / Current affairs | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
TV Republika HD | News / Current affairs | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
wPolsce.pl | News / Current affairs | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
TV Trwam | Religion | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Red Carpet TV | Entertainment | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Red Carpet TV HD | Entertainment | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
TVS | Regional | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
TVS HD | Regional | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
TVS HD+1 | Regional | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
4fun.tv | Music | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
4fun Gold Hits | Music | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
4fun Dance | Music | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Stars.TV | Music | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Stars.TV HD | Music | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Adventure HD* | Documentaries | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Nuta.TV | Music | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Nuta.TV HD | Music | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Power TV | Music | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Power TV HD | Music | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Top Kids | Children | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Top Kids HD | Children | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
TVR | Entertainment | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
TVR HD | Entertainment | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
To!TV | Music | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Opoka.tv | Music | 16:9 SD | Polish | |||||||
Opoka.tv HD | Music | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Fashion TV | Lifestyle | 16:9 SD | English | |||||||
Mezzo | Music | 16:9 SD | French | |||||||
Mezzo Live HD | Music | 16:9 HD | French | |||||||
myZen.tv HD | Music | 16:9 HD | English | |||||||
Duck TV | Children | 16:9 SD | English | |||||||
Baby First TV | Children | 16:9 HD | English | |||||||
2X2 TV | Games and animation | 16:9 HD | Polish | |||||||
Blue Hustler | Pornography | 16:9 SD | English | |||||||
Hustler HD | Pornography | 16:9 HD | English | |||||||
Private TV HD* | Pornography | 16:9 HD | English | |||||||
Redlight HD | Pornography | 16:9 HD | English | |||||||
Dorcel TV HD | Pornography | 16:9 HD | English, Polish | |||||||
Vivid Touch | Pornography | 16:9 SD | English | |||||||
Vivid Red HD | Pornography | 16:9 HD | English | |||||||
Brazzers TV Europe | Pornography | 16:9 SD | English | |||||||
Reality Kings TV | Pornography | 16:9 SD | English | |||||||
* SD version of the channel available only in the cable
Digital platforms in Poland
Name | Type | Subscribers | Number of channels | HD channels | 3D channel | VOD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cyfrowy Polsat | Digital platform | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
nc+ | Digital platform | 2,100,000[7] | 175 | 92 | 0 |
|
Orange TV | Digital platform | 774,000 | 99 | 40 | 0 |
|
UPC Polska | Cable | 1,434,600 | 201 | 50 | 0 |
|
Vectra | Cable | 870,592 | 204 | 52 | 0 |
|
Multimedia Polska | Cable | 825,000 | 171 | 41 | 0 |
|
Inea | Cable | 182,000 | 190 | 52 | 0 |
|
TOYA | Cable | 160,000 | 52 | 0 |
| |
Petrus | Cable | 50,000 | 55 | 0 | ||
Promax | Cable | 35,670 | 41 | 0 |
| |
Sat Film | Cable | 25,000 | 41 | 0 |
| |
Other Cable | Cable | more than 1,322,000 | ||||
Television rating system in Poland
No age restrictions | for minors above 7 years old | for minors above 12 years old | for minors above 16 years old | only for viewers above 18 years old |
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Viewing shares
TOP 20 of Polish TV channels from 2007 by Nielsen Media Research (in gray - channels, which were in a given year out of the TOP 20):
Channels | Launched | 2017[8] |
2016[9] |
2015[10] |
2014[11] |
2013[12] |
2012[13] |
2011[14] |
2010[15] |
2009[15] |
2008[16][17] |
2007[18] |
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Polsat | 12/1992 | 10.91 | 11.45 | 11.60 | 11.84 | 12.24 | 13.97 | 14.53 | 13.84 | 14.81 | 15.42 | 16.76 |
TVN | 10/1997 | 9.87 | 10.37 | 10.65 | 11.68 | 12.54 | 13.93 | 14.95 | 15.21 | 15.92 | 16.73 | 16.46 |
TVP1 | 01/1953 | 9.59 | 11.10 | 12.28 | 12.27 | 13.17 | 15.41 | 17.41 | 19.35 | 20.89 | 22.63 | 23.20 |
TVP2 | 10/1970 | 7.87 | 8.32 | 8.72 | 9.41 | 10.30 | 12.56 | 13.27 | 14.49 | 15.39 | 16.83 | 17.99 |
TVN24 | 08/2001 | 4.27 | 3.81 | 3.22 | 2.99 | 3.12 | 3.06 | 3.14 | 3.45 | 2.69 | 2.71 | 2.98 |
TV4 | 04/2000 | 4.08 | 3.36 | 3.27 | 2.68 | 2.97 | 2.49 | 2.39 | 2.14 | 2.06 | 1.8 | 2.06 |
TVP Info | 10/2007 | 3.83 | 3.26 | 3.51 | 2.86 | 2.61 | 3.82 | 4.24 | 4.92 | 4.41 | 4.32 | 4.92 |
TVN7 | 03/2002 | 3.29 | 3.33 | 3.30 | 3.53 | 3.54 | 2.53 | 1.79 | 1.63 | 1.66 | 1.62 | 1.49 |
TV Puls | 03/2001 | 3.03 | 3.20 | 3.09 | 3.11 | 3.08 | 2.33 | 1.89 | 1.51 | 1.13 | 0.80 | 0.53 |
TTV | 01/2012 | 1.78 | 1.60 | 1.45 | 1.30 | 1.02 | 0.31 | - | - | - | - | - |
Puls 2 | 07/2012 | 1.75 | 1.78 | 1.62 | 1.52 | 1.07 | 0.14 | - | - | - | - | - |
TVP Seriale | 12/2010 | 1.49 | 1.48 | 1.40 | 1.44 | 1.14 | 0.64 | 0.34 | - | - | - | - |
Polsat 2 | 03/1997 | 1.47 | 1.52 | 1.45 | 1.68 | 1.79 | 1.37 | 1.32 | 0.88 | 0.87 | 0.8 | 0.61 |
TV6 | 05/2011 | 1.44 | 1.48 | 1.23 | 0.97 | 0.61 | 0.20 | 0.04 | - | - | - | - |
TVP ABC | 02/2014 | 1.18 | 0.92 | 0.70 | 0.49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Polsat News | 06/2008 | 1.14 | 1.11 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.04 | 0.90 | 0.81 | 0.62 | 0.31 | 0.1 | - |
TVP Rozrywka | 04/2013 | 0.99 | 1.09 | 1.14 | 0.93 | 0.48 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Stopklatka TV | 03/2014 | 0.94 | 1.00 | 0.88 | 0.60 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
TVP3 | 09/2013 | 0.94 | 0.97 | 1.05 | 1.09 | 0.36 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Fokus TV | 04/2014 | 0.80 | 0.81 | 0.69 | 0.31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
TOP 10 of most watched TV broadcasts in Poland from 1998 according to Nielsen Media Research[19][20][21][22][23][24][25]:
Program | Date | Channel | Number of vievers | Share | |
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1 | Funeral of Pope John Paul II | 8 April 2005 | TVP1, TVP2, TVP3, Polsat, TVN, TVN24 and others | Over 21,400,000 | Almost 90% |
2 | UEFA Euro 2016: Poland vs Portugal (quarter-final) | 30 June 2016 | TVP1, Polsat, Polsat Sport | 15,974,822 | 86.57% |
3 | UEFA Euro 2012: Poland vs Russia (group stage) | 12 June 2012 | TVP1, TVP Sport, TVP HD | 14,683,216 | 81.51% |
4 | UEFA Euro 2016: Germany vs Poland (group stage) | 16 June 2016 | TVP1, Polsat, Polsat Sport | 14,352,012 | 80.89% |
5 | UEFA Euro 2012: Czech Republic vs Poland (group stage) | 16 June 2012 | TVP1, TVP Sport, TVP HD | 14,070,492 | 81.28% |
6 | FIFA World Cup 2018: Poland vs Colombia (group stage) | 24 June 2018 | TVP1, TVP Sport | 13,631,335 | 75.45% |
7 | UEFA Euro 2012: Poland vs Greece (group stage) | 8 June 2012 | TVP1, TVP Sport, TVP HD | 13,308,343 | 83.78% |
8 | 2002 Winter Olympics: Ski Jumping Men's K120 Individual (Adam Małysz won the silver medal) |
13 February 2002 | TVP1 | 13,259,612 | 75.15% |
9 | Funeral of Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria | 18 April 2010 | TVP1, TVP2, TVP Info, Polsat, Polsat News, TVN, TVN24 and others | 13,033,967 | 86.68% |
10 | UEFA Euro 2016: Ukraine vs Poland (group stage) | 21 June 2016 | TVP1, Polsat, Polsat Sport | 12,639,308 | 81.67% |
See also
References
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