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Polsat
Polsat is a Polish free-to-air television channel that was launched on 5 December 1992 by Zygmunt Solorz-Żak. As of 2019[update], it is the most watched television channel in Poland with a market share of 11.30%
Polsat belongs to Grupa Polsat Plus (WSE: CPS), which also owns other channels.
In the wake of communism's downfall, Polsat launched in 1993 the first independent television news service in Central and Eastern Europe, revolutionizing the media landscape.
On 27 February 2019, the longest-running graphic design (2006–2019) was changed to a new one, and the station's logo was changed again as part of a major overhaul in 2021; however, the sun concept of the logo has remained.
A high-definition simulcast feed of Polsat HD was available since 1 September 2009.
When Polsat was in its planning stages, the network was practically unheard of. Network representative Piotr Nurowski together with its first head of feature films Oskar Sobański, entered the editing team of the Film magazine on 12 November 1992, with Sobański asking to its staff for a position in the new network. The following day, one of the initial members of the staff sent a package of movies for the channel, to begin planning for the 5 December launch. Alongside Zygmunt Solorz, the co-founders were Andrzej Rusko, Józef Birka, Aleksander Myszka, Wiesław Walendziak, Heronim Ruta and the deceased Piotr Nurowski. A part of them still work at Grupą Polsat Plus.
Polsat began test transmissions on 1 December 1992, and started regular broadcasts on 5 December 1992 at 16:30 CET via the Eutelsat II-F3 satellite. The first programme broadcast by Polsat was the Polish animated series Wędrówki Pyzy. It originally broadcast from a studio in Hilversum, the Netherlands, and imported programming had to come by plane (over 1,000km between the two countries) to prevent licensing issues. Its initial broadcasting reach was very small at only 20% of the population, but was considered to be attractive for advertisers, as most of its viewers were found in larger cities, had a significant overrepresentation of under-50s and had higher incomes. The owner and main founder of the channel, Zygmunt Solorz-Żak, originally planned that after the regulation of radio and television regulations, the television headquarters would be located in Wrocław, but ultimately they were located in Warsaw.
1993 was marked by firsts, the first large-scale talk show on a private television channel (Na każdy temat) premiered in October of that year, which was made popular by the introductory phrase "a helicopter has landed at the Polsat skyscraper", even though Polsat wouldn't have an actual skyscraper as its facilities until 2000. The talk show was, as the name suggested, about every topic, including taboo topics for the time. On 5 October 1993, Polsat gained a license from the National Broadcasting Council to broadcast terrestrially, as the channel was concerned about making money on satellite broadcasting alone.
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Polsat
Polsat is a Polish free-to-air television channel that was launched on 5 December 1992 by Zygmunt Solorz-Żak. As of 2019[update], it is the most watched television channel in Poland with a market share of 11.30%
Polsat belongs to Grupa Polsat Plus (WSE: CPS), which also owns other channels.
In the wake of communism's downfall, Polsat launched in 1993 the first independent television news service in Central and Eastern Europe, revolutionizing the media landscape.
On 27 February 2019, the longest-running graphic design (2006–2019) was changed to a new one, and the station's logo was changed again as part of a major overhaul in 2021; however, the sun concept of the logo has remained.
A high-definition simulcast feed of Polsat HD was available since 1 September 2009.
When Polsat was in its planning stages, the network was practically unheard of. Network representative Piotr Nurowski together with its first head of feature films Oskar Sobański, entered the editing team of the Film magazine on 12 November 1992, with Sobański asking to its staff for a position in the new network. The following day, one of the initial members of the staff sent a package of movies for the channel, to begin planning for the 5 December launch. Alongside Zygmunt Solorz, the co-founders were Andrzej Rusko, Józef Birka, Aleksander Myszka, Wiesław Walendziak, Heronim Ruta and the deceased Piotr Nurowski. A part of them still work at Grupą Polsat Plus.
Polsat began test transmissions on 1 December 1992, and started regular broadcasts on 5 December 1992 at 16:30 CET via the Eutelsat II-F3 satellite. The first programme broadcast by Polsat was the Polish animated series Wędrówki Pyzy. It originally broadcast from a studio in Hilversum, the Netherlands, and imported programming had to come by plane (over 1,000km between the two countries) to prevent licensing issues. Its initial broadcasting reach was very small at only 20% of the population, but was considered to be attractive for advertisers, as most of its viewers were found in larger cities, had a significant overrepresentation of under-50s and had higher incomes. The owner and main founder of the channel, Zygmunt Solorz-Żak, originally planned that after the regulation of radio and television regulations, the television headquarters would be located in Wrocław, but ultimately they were located in Warsaw.
1993 was marked by firsts, the first large-scale talk show on a private television channel (Na każdy temat) premiered in October of that year, which was made popular by the introductory phrase "a helicopter has landed at the Polsat skyscraper", even though Polsat wouldn't have an actual skyscraper as its facilities until 2000. The talk show was, as the name suggested, about every topic, including taboo topics for the time. On 5 October 1993, Polsat gained a license from the National Broadcasting Council to broadcast terrestrially, as the channel was concerned about making money on satellite broadcasting alone.