The draft legislation would prevent non-European owners from having controlling stakes in Polish media companies. In practice, it only affects TVN, which includes TVN24, an all-news station that is critical of the nationalist right-wing government and has exposed wrongdoing by Polish authorities.The bill must still go to the Senate, where the opposition has a slim majority. The upper house can suggest changes and delay the bill’s passage, but the lower house can ultimately pass it as it wishes.
The media bill is viewed as a crucial test for the survival of independent news outlets in the former communist nation, coming six years into the rule of a populist government that has chipped away at media and judicial independence. TVN’s all-news station TVN24 is a key source of news for many Poles but it is also a thorn in the government’s side. It is often critical and exposes wrongdoing by officials. The government’s supporters consider it biased and unfairly critical.
Cool.
Huzzah.
the discovery channel bought a stake in a polish tv company via a fake company with 0 workers that is register at a asterdam airport
This is actually good thing, we can get rid of foreign capital that keep to invest in anti government television that try to destabilize country.
Very good 👍
People who are protesting are not Poles. These are the descendants of the communists who ruled Poland after the Second World War. Currently, they are sponsored by German and Russian foundations.
That's antisemitic!
Actual it is the shell company without employees and office, registered in Europe at Amsterdam airport. Not much to sell.
NurseMaria46 Oh like the Conservatives taking over the BBC and trying to sell off C4
Is Germany a democracy? Just like Poland. From Die Welt: 'Im deutschen Medienstaatsvertrag findet sich ziemlich exakt derselbe Passus unter den Voraussetzungen für die Erteilung einer Rundfunklizenz (§ 53 Abs. 1 Nr. 5 MStV): ...
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Discovery came into possession of the station, which was founded on the company registered in the mailbox at the airport! Is this a norm for 'free media' or a circumvention of the law? What do you think? 🤔
Well done, Poland!
Poland is joining European democracies like Germany and France.
The Johnson government in the UK is heading that way too.
Uk doing exact same with Channel 4 - selling off a news channel that provides objective analysis of Tory government
Must be nice to have a country instead of workcamp
GKZorbas_PhD Wyłącznie wiadomości?To co piszecie świadczy o waszej ignorancji.TVN ta stacja komunisycznej agentury,założona przez M.Waltera TW'Mewa'współpracownika komunistycznej bezpieki i J.Wejcherta również TW'Konarski'.TVN to stacja siejąca nienawiść i kłamstwa.
Media freedom, is the greatest threat to your freedom.
muy epico
Poland’s slowly following the lead of Hungary. You’d think after losing nearly 20 percent of their population to right-wing authoritarians, then being ruled by left-wing authoritarians for 50 years they’d know to stay away from authoritarianism.
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Good. More countries need to protect themselves from parasitic western influences. Hope they ban American social media next.
Strange way to report that Poland has halted interference in its Democracy from GAE aligned outside forces. The move is seen as a boon to self-governance.
That wont sit well with Zaslav, and dude is the real deal.
The European Union really cant continue to tolerate this.
Very good. God bless the good people of Poland who stand opposed to the judeo-globalists and their nation-, culture- and family-wrecking agenda. Hail victory.
Like why isn't the headline, 'the move IS a blow to media freedom?' It clearly is, say it plain.
This new Polish legislation is based directly on respective French law, only it is much milder, only requiring 50% of local investment, not 80%. Likewise, Berlusconi's France 5 (La Cinq) had to seek a French investor in 1987 in order to comply with this regulation.
Marcin_Kaminski Dictatorship in making. Just like in Hungary. Absolute disgrace! 32 years after the fall of socialism in Poland the ruling party is crushing democracy, free speech and legal system. Back to square one then. Desperate times for Poland. ✌✌✌✌
Mr Kaczyński, polish chieftain, announced today that without nationalisation of US owned TVN (Discovery, NYSE listed, last independent TV), there is huge risk of narco business entering the media in 🇵🇱🤣 With No media control, gov can play EU 💰 Freeze EU€ for 🇵🇱now!
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Good job, Polaks! 🇵🇱👍🏻
the worst country in UE
fucking communism
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