| Polsat | |
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| Launched | December 5, 1992 |
| Owned by | Cyfrowy Polsat |
| Picture format | 16:9 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audience share | 13.97% (2012, Nielsen[1]) |
| Slogan | Włącz emocje (Turn on the emotions) |
| Formerly called | PolSat (Notice at "S" and "s")(1992-1993) |
| Website | www.polsat.pl |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Polish Analogue | Normally tuned to 5 or 6 (until 31 July 2013) |
| Polish Digital | MUX 2 |
| Satellite | |
| Cyfrowy Polsat | Channel 1 (SD) Channel 111 (HD) |
| Cyfra+ | Channel 7 (SD) |
| n | Channel 7 (HD) Channel 212 (SD) |
| Orange TV | Channel 4 (SD) Channel 7 (HD) |
| Cable | |
| UPC Poland | Channel 4 (SD) Channel 5 (HD) |
| Vectra | Channel 106 (SD) |
Polsat is Poland's second biggest television channel, founded on December 5, 1992 and owned by Zygmunt Solorz-Żak.
Polsat belongs to the Polsat Group (WSE: CPS), which also owns other channels:
- Polsat HD
- Polsat 2 International
- Polsat News
- TV Biznes
- Polsat Sport
- Polsat Sport HD
- Polsat Sport Extra
- Polsat Sport Extra HD
- Polsat Sport News
- Polsat Film
- Polsat Film HD
- Polsat Cafe
- Polsat Play
- Polsat JimJam
- Polsat Crime & Investigation Network
- Polsat Food
and is financially linked to the channels:
- TV4
- TV6
- Superstacja
- ATM Rozrywka
- and the radio station Radio PIN
Polsat maintained for many years the high audience share results. It is in the TOP 4 most watched television channels in Poland and is a leader among the commercial audience.
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Polsat HD [edit]
The HD version of Polsat started in September 2009, and shares the same schedule with Polsat.
Programming [edit]
Main article: List of programs broadcast by Polsat
Among its shows are a variety of Polish and American dramas & news.
Entertainment [edit]
- Must Be the Music. Tylko muzyka (Must Be the Music. Only music) - the Polish version of British television musical talent competition (since spring 2011, 5 seasons)
- Got to Dance. Tylko taniec - the Polish version of British dance competition show (since spring 2012, 3 seasons)
- Studio Weekend - lifestyle magazine (since autumn 2012)
Information/Talk show/Reporters [edit]
- Wydarzenia (Events) - news (since 2004)
- Interwencja (Intervention) - reporters magazine (since 2003)
- Państwo w państwie (State within a state) - also in Polsat News (since 2011)
Polish series [edit]
- Pierwsza miłość (First love) - TV soap; which has been redubbed as Soupy Norman in Ireland (since autumn 2004, 9 seasons)
- Przyjaciółki (Girlfriends) - drama series (start in autumn 2012, 2 seasons)
- Świat według Kiepskich (The World According to the Kiepskis) - sitcom (since spring 1999, 21 seasons)
- Malanowski i partnerzy (Malanowski & partners) - docudrama series (since spring 2009, 9 seasons)
- Dlaczego ja? (Why me?) - docudrama series (since spring 2010, 7 seasons)
- Trudne sprawy (Difficult issues) - docudrama series (since spring 2011, 5 seasons)
- Pamiętniki z wakacji (Holiday diaries) - the Polish version of German docudrama series X-Diaries - love, sun & fun (since autumn 2011, 3 seasons)
- Na krawędzi (On the edge) - crime series (start in spring 2013)
Foreign series [edit]
- Desperate Housewives, in Polish "Gotowe na wszystko" - literally "Ready for Everything" (5 seasons)
- ER, in Polish "Ostry Dyżur" (15 seasons)
- Grey's Anatomy, in Polish "Chirurdzy" - literally "The Surgeons" (5 seasons)
- Charmed, in Polish "Czarodziejki" - literally "Witches" (7 seasons)
- 90210 (2 seasons)
- Malcolm in the Middle, in Polish "Zwariowany świat Malcolma" - literally "Malcolm's Crazy World" (7 seasons)
- Merlin, in Polish "Przygody Merlina" - literally "Adventures of Merlin" (3 seasons)
- Yes, Dear, in Polish "Tak, kochanie" (3 seasons)
- Married... with Children, in Polish "Świat według Bundych" - literally "The World According to the Bundys"
- Mr. Bean, in Polish "Jaś Fasola" - literally "Johnny Bean"
- CSI: Miami, in Polish "CSI:Kryminalne zagadki Miami" - literally "CSI:Criminal Mysteries of Miami" (9 seasons)
- CSI: NY, in Polish "CSI:Kryminalne zagadki Nowego Jorku" - literally "CSI:Criminal Mysteries of New York" (7 seasons)
- Bones, in Polish "Kości" (7 seasons)
- Breaking Bad (1 season)
- The Listener (2 seasons)
- Prison Break, in Polish "Skazany na Śmierć" - literally "Sentenced to Death" (4 seasons)
- Numb3rs, in Polish "Wzór" - literally "Formula" (5 seasons)
- Damages, in Polish "Układy" (3 seasons)
- The Beast[disambiguation needed], in Polish "Bestia"
- Boston Legal, in Polish "Orły z Bostonu" - literally "Eagles of Boston" (1 season)
- Women's Murder Club, in Polish "Kobiecy Klub Zbrodni"
Foreign Programs [edit]
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, in Polish "Dom nie do poznania" - literally "Unrecognizable house"
- Wife Swap, in Polish "Zamieńmy się żonami" - literally "Let's exchange the wives"
- The Swan, in Polish "Łabędziem być" - literally "To be a swan"
Sports [edit]
- Formula 1 (since 2007)
- 2013 Women's European Volleyball Championship
- 2013 Men's European Volleyball Championship (in Denmark and Poland)
- 2014 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship (in Poland)
- boxing fights with Tomasz Adamek and Krzysztof "Diablo" Włodarczyk
- Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (since 2009)
Previously in Polsat [edit]
Entertainment [edit]
- Idź na całość, the Polish version of Let's Make a Deal (1997-2001)
- Idol (2002-2005)
- Show!Time (2006)
- Jak oni śpiewają, the Polish version of Soapstar Superstar (2007-2009)
- Dzień kangura (2007)
- Fabryka gwiazd, the Polish version of Star Academy (2008)
- Gwiezdny cyrk (2008)
- Przebojowe dzieci (2008)
- Moment prawdy, the Polish version of The Moment of Truth (2009-2010)
- Światowe Rekordy Guinnessa (2009-2011)
- Stand up. Zabij mnie śmiechem (2010)
- Życiowa szansa, the Polish version of It's Your Chance of a Lifetime (2000-2002)
- Rosyjska ruletka, the Polish version of Russian Roulette (2002-2004)
- Awantura o kasę, the Polish version of Cash Battle (2002-2005)
- Grasz czy nie grasz, the Polish version of Deal or no deal (2005-2007)
- Gra w ciemno (2005-2007)
- Halo Kasa "Hello Cash/Vault", a glamorous daytime Participation TV show
- Quizmania, a Polish version of the English Participation TV show
Information [edit]
- Informacje (1993-2004)
Political talk shows [edit]
- Co z tą Polską? (2004-2007)
- Polityczne graffiti
- Dorota Gawryluk - konfrontacje
Polish series [edit]
- 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)
- Fala zbrodni (2003-2008)
- Prawo miasta (2007)
- Ekipa (2007)
- 13 Posterunek (1997-1998)
- Graczykowie (1999-2002)
- Miodowe lata - licensed from The Honeymooners (1998-2003)
- Rodzina zastępcza (1999-2009)
- Daleko od noszy (2003-2009, 2010-2011)
- Mamuśki (2007)
- I kto tu rządzi? - licensed from Who's the Boss? (2007-2008)
- Synowie (2009)
- Ludzie Chudego - licensed from Los hombres de Paco (2010-2011)
- Hotel 52 - drama series (since 2010, 6 seasons)
- Nieprawdopodobne, a jednak... (Improbable, but...) - docudrama series (start in autumn 2012)
Foreign series [edit]
- Relic Hunter
- Touched by an Angel, in Polish "Dotyk anioła" - literally "Touch of an Angel"
- Walker, Texas Ranger, in Polish "Strażnik Teksasu" - literally "The Guardian of Texas"
- The Wonder Years
- Cane, in Polish "Rodzina Duque" - literally "Duque Family"
- Baywatch, in Polish "Słoneczny patrol" - literally "Sunny Patrol"
- The Benny Hill Show, in Polish "Benny Hill"
- The A-Team, in Polish "Drużyna A"
- Ally McBeal
- Beautiful People, in Polish "Piękni"
- Boston Public
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer, in Polish "Buffy, postrach wampirów"
- Dawson's Creek, in Polish "Jezioro marzeń" - literally "Lake of Dreams"
- Dharma & Greg, in Polish "Dharma i Greg"
- ER, in Polish "Ostry dyżur"
- JAG, in Polish "JAG - wojskowe biuro śledcze" - literally "JAG - Military Criminal Investigation Agency"
- Just Shoot Me!, in Polish "Ja się zastrzelę! - literally "I will shoot myself!"
- King of Queens, in Polish "Diabli nadali"
- MacGyver
- A Nero Wolfe Mystery
- Roseanne
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, in Polish "Sabrina, nastoletnia czarownica"
- Space: Above and Beyond, in Polish "Gwiezdna Eskadra"
- Street Hawk, in Polish "Jastrząb Atakuje" - literally "Hawk Attacks"
- That '70s Show, in Polish "Różowe lata siedemdziesiąte"
- 24 (TV series), in Polish "24 godziny"
- Wings, in Polish "Skrzydła"
- The X-Files, in Polish "Z archiwum X" - literally "From the X-Archive"
- Xena: Warrior Princess, in Polish "Xena: Wojownicza księżniczka"
Cyfrowy Polsat [edit]
Main article: Cyfrowy Polsat
The Polsat group operates Cyfrowy Polsat one of the main providers of digital multichannel television in Poland. It is the fourth largest digital platform in Europe and the largest in Central and Eastern Europe. The service is distributed over the Hotbird satellite and includes a mix of free to air and encrypted channels requiring a subscription for 200 złoty.
References [edit]
- ^ "INFORMACJA O PODSTAWOWYCH PROBLEMACH RADIOFONII I TELEWIZJI W 2012 ROKU". krrit.gov.pl. 19 March 2013.
External links [edit]
- Official Site (Polish, more animations, pictures, very easy to understand for foreigners)
- Cyfrowy Polsat channel list
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