Polsat

Polsat
Launched 5 December 1992 (1992-12-05)
Owned by Telewizja Polsat
Picture format 16:9/4:3 576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Audience share 11.45% (2016, Nielsen[1])
Slogan Włącz emocje (Turn on the emotions)
Country Poland
Language Polish
Formerly called PolSat (with a capital "S")(1992-1993)
Website www.polsat.pl
Availability
Terrestrial
Polish Digital MUX 2→1 (SD)→(HD) (Channel 4)
Satellite
Cyfrowy Polsat Channel 1, Channel 111 (HD)
Channel 500 (SD)
nc+ Channel 7 (HD)
Channel 215 (SD)
Orange TV Channel 4 (SD)
Channel 7 (HD)
Cable
UPC Poland Channel 5 (HD)
Vectra Channel 106 (SD)
Channel 116 (HD)

Polsat is one of Poland's biggest television channels, founded on 5 December 1992 and owned by Zygmunt Solorz-Żak. It was the most watched television channel in Poland in 2016 with a market share of 11.45%.

Polsat belongs to the Polsat Group (WSE: CPS), which also owns other channels.

Polsat building in Warsaw.

History

Polsat commenced transmissions on 5 December 1992. The channel broadcast via satellite. To circumvent licensing issues, it legally broadcast from Hilversum and imported programming had to come by plane.[2] In 1993, the channel got a legal license to operate terrestrially in Poland.

Polsat HD

The HD version of Polsat started in September 2009, and shares the same schedule with Polsat.

Programming

Among its shows are a variety of Polish and American dramas & news.

Entertainment

Information/Talk show/Reporters

  • Wydarzenia (Events) – news (since 2004)
  • Nowy dzień (New Day) - daily morning news program of Polsat News, also broadcast in Polsat from 6:00 to 9:00 every day (since 2008)
  • Graffiti - morning political talk show of Polsat News (in Polsat: 1994-2004, 2008 and since 2018)
  • Interwencja (Intervention) – reporters magazine (since 2003)
  • Państwo w państwie (State within a state) – also in Polsat News (since 2011)

TV series

  • Pierwsza miłość (First love) – TV soap; which has been redubbed as Soupy Norman in Ireland (since 2004, 13 seasons, 2517 episodes)
  • Przyjaciółki (Friends [women]) – drama series (since 2012, 10 seasons, 122 episodes)
  • W rytmie serca - drama series (since 2017, 12 episodes)
  • Ślad (Trace) - crime drama series; Polish version of Russian series Sled (since 2018)
  • Świat według Kiepskich (The World According to the Kiepscy) – sitcom (since 1999, 30 seasons, 528 episodes)
  • Malanowski i partnerzy (Malanowski & partners) – docudrama crime series (since 2009, 807 episodes)
  • Trudne sprawy (Difficult issues) – docudrama series (since 2011, 631 episodes)
  • Dlaczego ja? (Why me?) (since 2010, 677 episodes)
  • Pamiętniki z wakacji (Holiday diaries) (2011–2013, 2016, 61 episodes)
  • Zdrady (Infidelities) – docudrama series (since 2013, 87 episodes)

Sports

Schedule (autumn 2018)

Primetime schedule

PM 8:00 8:15 8:30 8:45 9:00 9:15 9:30 9:45 10:00 10:15 10:30 10:45 11:00 11:15
Monday MEGA HIT (movie) movie
Tuesday Ślad Ślad
Wednesday Świat według Kiepskich Śpiewajmy razem. All Together Now
Thursday Nasz nowy dom Przyjaciółki
Friday World of Dance Lepiej późno niż wcale movie
Saturday movie Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo
Sunday W rytmie serca Kabaret na żywo według Paranienormalnych Ślad (R)

Early fringe schedule

PM 5:00 5:15 5:30 5:45 6:00 6:15 6:30 6:50 7:00 7:15 7:30 7:45
Monday Gliniarze Pierwsza miłość Wydarzenia sports news and weather forecast Świat według Kiepskich (R)
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday Kabaret na żywo (R) Chłopaki do wzięcia Chłopaki do wzięcia
Sunday Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo (R) Nasz nowy dom (R) Państwo w państwie

Previously on Polsat

Entertainment

Information

  • Informacje (1993–2004)

Political talk shows

TV series

  • Niania w wielkim mieście (2017)
  • Skazane (2015)
  • Na krawędzi (2013)
  • Na krawędzi 2 (2014)
  • Czułość i kłamstwa (1999–2000)
  • Adam i Ewa (2000–2001)
  • Zostać Miss (2001–2003)
  • Psie serce (2002)
  • Samo życie (2002–2010)
  • Pensjonat pod Różą (2004–2006)
  • Tango z aniołem (2005)
  • Kochaj mnie, kochaj (2006)
  • Będziesz moja (2006)
  • Tylko miłość (2007–2009)
  • Szpilki na Giewoncie (2010–2012)
  • Linia życia (2011)
  • Hotel 52 (2010–2013)
  • To nie koniec świata! (2013–2014)
  • Fala zbrodni (2003–2008)
  • Prawo miasta (2007)
  • Ekipa (2007)
  • 13 Posterunek (1997–1998)
  • Graczykowie (1999–2002)
  • Miodowe lata – licensed from The Honeymooners (1998–2003)
  • Całkiem nowe lata miodowe – licensed from The Honeymooners (2004)
  • Rodzina zastępcza (1999–2009)
  • Szpital na perypetiach (2001–2003)
  • Daleko od noszy (2003–2009)
  • Daleko od noszy 2 (2010–2011)
  • Daleko od noszy – szpital futpolowy (2011)
  • Daleko od noszy - reanimacja (2017)
  • Mamuśki (2007)
  • I kto tu rządzi? – licensed from Who's the Boss? (2007–2008)
  • Synowie (2009)
  • Synowie, czyli po moim trupie! (2009)
  • Ludzie Chudego – licensed from Los hombres de Paco (2010–2011)

References

  1. ↑ "Krótszy czas oglądania telewizji w 2016 roku. Polsat wyprzedził TVP1 (raport)". wirtualnemedia.pl. 3 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Poland exercices the right to channel surf". Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  3. ↑ "Biuro Rekordów" (in Polish). Retrieved 2015-10-08.
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