Telewizja Polska

Telewizja Polska S.A. w likwidacji
TypeBroadcast television
Country
 Poland
AvailabilityNationwide
International
MottoBądźmy razem (lit. 'Let's be together')
OwnerState Treasury of Poland
Liquidator
Daniel Gorgosz
CEO
Tomasz Sygut[1]
Supervisory Board chairman
Piotr Zemła[1]
Official website
tvp.pl

Telewizja Polska S.A. (pronounced [tɛlɛˈvizja ˈpɔlska]; TVP), also known in English as Polish Television, is a public service broadcaster[2][3] in Poland, founded in 1952. It is the oldest and largest Polish television network.[4]

After 2015, when the right-wing populist Law and Justice (PiS) party won the Polish parliamentary election, TVP progressively aligned with the speaking points of the PiS government. In the run-up to the 2023 Polish parliamentary election, TVP was designated as a "propaganda arm" of PiS by European media[3] and as "a factory of hate" by the Polish opposition.[5] However, after the electoral victory of the opposition party the Civic Platform in 2023, a newly-appointed Minister of Culture began a restructuring of the broadcaster and its news segment, which still resulted in bias against the opposition (PiS). On December 27, 2023, the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, due to the President's veto on the financing of the company, placed it in liquidation.[6]

  1. ^ a b Sienkiewicz, Bartłomiej (2023-12-25). "Oświadczenie Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego reprezentującego Skarb Państwa - właściciela 100% akcji w spółce Telewizja Polska S.A." [Statement of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage representing the State Treasury - owner of 100% of shares in the company Telewizja Polska S.A.]. Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego (in Polish).
  2. ^ Koper, Anna; Pawlak, Justyna (13 October 2023). "Polish public broadcaster faces accusations of bias as election looms". Reuters. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Walker, Shaun (8 October 2023). "Poland's TV's 'propaganda' under scrutiny as bitterly polarised election looms". The Guardian. Warsaw. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Nie ufamy mediom publicznym i częściej płacimy za treści". Press.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  5. ^ Kanter, James (30 June 2023). "Polish State Media Gone Rogue". EU Scream. Brussels. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  6. ^ "TVP, PR i PAP w stanie likwidacji. Nagła decyzja MKiDN". 2023-12-27.