Surprises among the volunteers for a new television multiplex – Republic

In addition to the companies about which the media already wrote, among willing to broadcasting in the new digital terrestrial television packages include Scripps Networks Poland, A + E Networks Poland and SMPS Media Group company and the Polish Filmmakers Association. Three applications filed Discovery Poland.

In total, the National Broadcasting Council received 24 applications. The National Council looks forward to the so-called. eighth multiplex four channels universal, but thematically profiled (lifestyle channel about healthy lifestyles, interactive, local-self-government and film).

The movie channel will fight seven companies: Digital Repository Film – is a company Labs Polish TV, Spectrum Group SMPS Media (sender Focus TV), Polsat, TV Puls, PTA (company Agora), and – and here two surprises – A + E Networks Poland (its shareholders are A + E Networks and Europe’s largest digital platform Sky) and TV Movie – a company belonging to the Group SMPS Media and the Polish Filmmakers Association. SFP and SMPS already been given mention the common project of this type, but recently we did not hear that it is still current.

Seven is also willing to lifestyle station. According to NBC, the channel will promote active development of man, include programs devoted to a healthy lifestyle, the professional development of human and social development, as well as to popularize physical activity. A broadcast station would like this: Digital Repository Film, TV Spectrum, Polsat, Discovery Poland, TV Puls, Green Content (company Agora), and – again a surprise: Scripps Networks Poland. Everything seems to indicate that, although the competition is not involved TVN decided to do its owner – Scripps Networks Interactive. The company, however, did not answer the question, “Rzeczpospolita” about why she decided to start not by TVN.

After five companies competing for local government and local channel and interactive. About the first will compete: Superstacja, Cable Television Networks & amp; Partners (the company of cable operators affiliated to the Polish Chamber of Electronic Communications) Radio Eska, Discovery Poland and TV Zone (company Agora). The station interactive “dedicated to the development of society, economy, culture and transformations of manners in modern conditions the rapid development of technical and technological “want to give Eska TV, Polsat, Discovery Poland, WP1 (Virtual Polish company) and Joy Media (owned by Agora).