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1 History  



1.1  Conflict with Law and Justice government (2021)  







2 Programming  





3 Schedule (Fall 2023)  



3.1  Primetime schedule  





3.2  Access-primetime schedule  





3.3  Late night schedule  







4 Logo history  





5 See also  





6 References  





7 External links  














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{{short description|Polish commercial television network}}

{{Infobox TV channel

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}

| name = TVN

{{Infobox television channel

| logofile = TVN logo.svg

| name = TVN

| logosize = 200px

| logo = TVN 2024.svg

| branding =

| logo_size = 150px

| airdate =

| image = Media Business Centre w Warszawie 2017.jpg

| country = [[Poland]]

| airdate =

| available = [[Europe]], also distributed in the [[United States]], [[Canada]] and [[Australia]]

| caption = TVN HQ in [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]]

| founded =

| country = [[Poland]]

| founder = [[Mariusz Walter]]<br>[[Jan Wejchert]]

| area = Nationwide

| slogan =『Coś więcej』<br />("Something more")

| headquarters = [[Media Business Centre (Warsaw)|Media Business Centre]]<br>[[Warsaw]], Poland

| share = 12,54%

| share as of = 2013

| founded = May 1995 (as TVN Sp. z o.o.)

| language = [[Polish language|Polish]]

| share source = [[Nielsen Media Research|Nielsen]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wirtualnemedia.pl/artykul/tvp1-tvn-polsat-i-tvp2-mocno-w-dol-w-2013-r-top-122/|title=TVP1, TVN, Polsat i TVP2 mocno w dół w 2013 r. (top 122)|date=2 January 2014|publisher=wirtualnemedia.pl}}</ref>

| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[HDTV]]<br>(downscaled to [[576i]] for the SD feed)

| license =

| owner = [[TVN Warner Bros. Discovery]]

| picture format = [[16:9]] [[576i]] ([[SDTV]]) <br>[[1080i]] ([[HDTV]])

| parent = [[TVN Group]]

| broadcast =

| sister_channels = {{Plainlist|

| area =

* [[TVN International]]

| erp =

* [[TVN International Extra]]

| owner = Grupa TVN S.A.

* [[TVN24]] <!-- Possible rebrand to 'CNN Polska' -->

| key_people = Piotr Walter, [[CEO]]

* [[TVN24 BiS]] <!-- Possible rebrand to 'HLN Polska' -->

| foundation =

* [[TVN Fabuła]]

| launch = October 3, 1997 at 19:00

* [[TVN Style]]

| dissolved =

* [[TVN Turbo]]

| former names = Telewizja Wisła

* [[TVN 7]]

| digital =

* [[TTV (Poland)|TTV]]

| analog =

* [[Cartoon Network (Polish TV channel)|Cartoon Network]]

| timeshift names =

* [[Discovery Life (Polish TV channel)|Discovery Life]]

| web = [http://www.tvn.pl/ www.tvn.pl]

* [[Food Network]]

| footnotes =

* [[HGTV#Poland|HGTV]]|

| terr serv 1 = [[Television in Poland#Terrestrial|Polish Digital]]

* [[Travel Channel International|Travel Channel]]

| terr chan 1 = [[Multiplex (TV)|MUX]] 2

}}

| sat serv 1 = [[Cyfrowy Polsat]]

| key_people = Katarzyna Kieli ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])

| sat chan 1 = Channel 8 (SD)<br>Channel 115 (SD)

| launch_date = {{start date|1997|10|3|df=y}} at 19:00

| sat serv 2 = [[NC+]]

| dissolved =

| sat chan 2 = Channel 1 (HD)<br>Channel 210 (SD)

| former_names = Telewizja Wisła

| sat serv 3 = [[Telekomunikacja Polska|Orange TV]]

| timeshift_service = TVN +1

| sat chan 3 = Channel 3 (SD)<br>Channel 22 (HD)

| website = {{URL|https://tvn.pl/}}

| cable serv 1 = [[UPC Poland]]

| footnotes =

| cable chan 1 = Channel 6 (SD)<br>Channel 7 (HD)

| terr_serv_1 = [[Television in Poland#Terrestrial|Polish Digital]]

| cable serv 2 = Vectra

| cable chan 2 = Channel 104 (SD)<br>Channel 114 (HD)

| terr_chan_1 = [[Multiplex (TV)|MUX]] 2 (SD) (Channel 5)

| online serv 1 = TVN Player

| online_serv_1 = Player.pl

| online_chan_1 = {{URL|https://player.pl}}

| online chan 1 = [http://www.tvnplayer.pl www.tvnplayer.pl]

|}}

}}



'''TVN''' ('''TV N'''owa) is a [[Poland|Polish]] commercial [[television network]]. The broadcaster was co-founded by Polish [[businessmen]] [[Mariusz Walter]] and [[Jan Wejchert]].<ref name=wbj>{{Cite news|first=|last=|title= Jan Wejchert passes away aged 59 |url=http://www.wbj.pl/article-47314-jan-wejchert-passes-away-aged-59.html?typ=ise |work=[[Warsaw Business Journal]] |publisher=|date=2009-11-02 |accessdate=2009-11-08}}</ref> The network launched on October 3, 1997. TVN belongs to the TVN S.A. Group which in turniscontrolled by the [[ITI Group]], the largest [[Poland|Polish]] media company, holding around 62% ownership interest asofSeptember 2008.<ref>http://www.itiholdings.com/pdf/2008_08_12_PressRelease_TVN_Share_Buy-Back.pdf</ref>

'''TVN''' (Polish pronunciation: {{IPAc-pl|tɛ faw ɛn}}<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-27|title=Fakty TVN 19:00 news show|url=https://fakty.tvn24.pl/|access-date=2021-12-28|website=Fakty TVN|language=pl}}</ref>) (stylized in all lowercase) is a Polish [[free-to-air]] television station, network and a media and entertainment group in Poland. It was co-founded by Polish businessmen Mariusz Walter, [[Jan Wejchert]] and Swiss entrepreneur Bruno Valsangiacomo.<ref name=wbj>{{Cite news|title=Jan Wejchert passes away aged 59|url=http://www.wbj.pl/article-47314-jan-wejchert-passes-away-aged-59.html?typ=ise|work=[[Warsaw Business Journal]]|date=2 November 2009|access-date=8 November 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120190210/http://www.wbj.pl/article-47314-jan-wejchert-passes-away-aged-59.html?typ=ise|archive-date=20 November 2010}}</ref> It is owned by TVN Group, which as of April 2022,isa subsidiary of [[Warner Bros. Discovery]]. Current CEO is Katarzyna Kieli (who is also president and managing directorof[[TVN Warner Bros. Discovery]]).



TVN is available by [[satellite television|satellite]], [[cable television]] and [[digital terrestrial television]].

TVN is available by [[satellite television|satellite]], cable television and [[digital terrestrial television]].


In 2004, with its debut on the [[Warsaw Stock Exchange]], the company became a public limited company. In March 2015, U.S. broadcaster [[Scripps Networks Interactive]] bought a 52.7% majority stake in TVN for €584&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news|title=Scripps buys majority stake in TVN|url=http://www.c21media.net/scripps-buys-majority-stake-in-tvn/|access-date=August 3, 2017|work=C21media|date=March 16, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title = Scripps Networks Interactive sfinalizował przejęcie TVN|newspaper = Tvn24|url = http://www.tvn24.pl/wiadomosci-z-kraju,3/scripps-networks-interactive-sfinalizowal-przejecie-tvn,556529.html|access-date = 3 July 2015}}</ref> In July 2015, SNI bought out TVN's remaining owners, [[ITI Group]] and [[Canal+ Group]], for €584&nbsp;million, giving it full ownership.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dickens|first1=Andrew|title=Scripps completes TVN purchase|url=http://www.c21media.net/scripps-completes-tvn-purchase/|access-date=August 3, 2017|work=C21media|date=July 2, 2015}}</ref>


On March 6, 2018, SNI was, in turn, acquired by [[Discovery, Inc.]] for US$14.6&nbsp;billion.<ref name="thr-snicompleted">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/discovery-closes-scripps-acquisition-creating-nonscripted-content-giant-1072832|title=Discovery Closes Scripps Acquisition, Creating Non-scripted Content Giant|last=Szalai|first=Georg|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=March 6, 2018|access-date=March 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/discovery-acquire-scripps-networks-146-billion-1022433|title=Discovery to Acquire Scripps Networks for $14.6 Billion|last=Szalai|first=Georg|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 31, 2017|access-date=July 31, 2017}}</ref> [[Liberty Global]], which operated pay television provider [[UPC Polska]], is a major shareholder in Discovery. The [[European Commission]] thus required TVN to ensure that [[TVN24]] and [[TVN24 BiS]] remain available to third-party television providers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/decisions/m8665_760_3.pdf|title=Case M.8665 – Discovery / Scripps|publication-date=February 6, 2018|publisher=European Commission|access-date=March 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307214214/http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/decisions/m8665_760_3.pdf|archive-date=March 7, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/european-commission-clears-discovery-deal-buy-scripps-1082184|title=European Commission Clears Discovery Deal to Buy Scripps|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=7 March 2018}}</ref>



==History==

==History==

In March 1997 TVN obtained permission from [[Krajowa Rada Radiofonii i Telewizji|The National Council of Radio Broadcasting and Television]] to broadcast in central and northern parts of [[Poland]]. A few months later TVN merged with Telewizja Wisła, which had a license to broadcast in southern [[Poland]].

In March 1997, Grupa TVN obtained permission from [[Krajowa Rada Radiofonii i Telewizji|The National Council of Radio Broadcasting and Television]] to broadcast in central and northern parts of Poland. A few months later Grupa TVN acquired {{ill|Telewizja Wisła|pl}}, which had a license to broadcast in southern Poland.



The channel was launched on October3, 1997.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Angelika W. Wyka|title=Media Privatization and the Spread of Foreign Ownership in East Central Europe|journal=NOVA|date=2010|url=http://pl.ejo.ch/wp-content/uploads/Media%20Privatization%20and%20the%20Spread%20of%20Foreign%20Ownership.pdf|accessdate=28 October 2014}}</ref> During the first four years the network was run by its founder Mariusz Walter. In 2001 Piotr Walter became Chief Executive Officer, replacing his father.

The channel was launched nationwide as TVN on3 October 1997.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Angelika W. Wyka|title=Media Privatization and the Spread of Foreign Ownership in East Central Europe|journal=NOVA|date=2010|url=http://pl.ejo.ch/wp-content/uploads/Media%20Privatization%20and%20the%20Spread%20of%20Foreign%20Ownership.pdf|access-date=28 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110161857/http://pl.ejo.ch/wp-content/uploads/Media%20Privatization%20and%20the%20Spread%20of%20Foreign%20Ownership.pdf|archive-date=10 November 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=September 2017}} During the first four years the network was run by its founder Mariusz Walter. In 2001 Piotr Walter became chief executive officer, replacing his father.



In 2004 TVN was available in 86% of [[Poland|Polish]] households. Since 2004 TVN has been listed on the [[Warsaw Stock Exchange]]. On April29, 2004 TVN launched [[TVN International]], an entertainment and news channel for Polish viewers living abroad. In 2005 TVN acquired rights to organise and broadcast [[Sopot International Song Festival]] until 2010.

In 2004 TVN was available in 86% of Polish households. Since 2004 TVN has been listed on the [[Warsaw Stock Exchange]]. On 29 April 2004 TVN launched [[TVN International]], an entertainment and news channel for Polish viewers living abroad. In 2005 TVN acquired rights to organise and broadcast [[Sopot International Song Festival]] until 2010, and has acquired said rights again from 2017. In 2006 TVN launched its [[high-definition television|high definition]] version, [[TVN HD]], which was the first HD television channel in Poland.



TVN is a supporter of the [[Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV]] (HbbTV) initiative that is promoting and establishing an open European standard for hybrid set-top boxes for the reception of broadcast TV and broadband multimedia applications with a single user interface, and conducted the first tests of HbbTV services in Poland in March 2012.<ref>Chris Dziadul. [http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/03/13/hbbtv-starts-in-poland/''HbbTV starts in Poland'']. ''Broadband TV News'' 13 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012</ref>

In 2006 TVN launched its [[high-definition television|high definition]] version, TVN HD, which was first HD programmed broadcast from Poland.



On 16 March 2015, TVN announced a sale of a 52.7% controlling stake to the U.S. broadcaster [[Scripps Networks Interactive]] (SNI) for €584&nbsp;million, subject to regulatory approval.<ref name=variety-scrippstvn>{{cite web|title=Scripps Buys Controlling Stake in Poland's TVN for $615 Million |url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/scripps-buys-controlling-stake-in-polands-tvn-for-615-million-1201453407/ |website=Variety|date=16 March 2015 |access-date=16 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Scripps buys majority stake in TVN|url=http://www.c21media.net/scripps-buys-majority-stake-in-tvn/|access-date=3 August 2017|work=C21media|date=16 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Scripps Networks Interactive sfinalizował przejęcie TVN |url = http://www.tvn24.pl/wiadomosci-z-kraju,3/scripps-networks-interactive-sfinalizowal-przejecie-tvn,556529.html|access-date = 3 July 2015}}</ref> In July 2015, SNI bought out the remaining owners for €584&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dickens|first1=Andrew |title=Scripps completes TVN purchase|url=http://www.c21media.net/scripps-completes-tvn-purchase/|access-date=3 August 2017|work=C21media|date=2 July 2015}}</ref> SNI was, in turn, acquired by [[Discovery Inc.|Discovery Communications]] (now Discovery Inc.) for US$14.6&nbsp;billion, in a sale completed 6 March 2018.<ref name="thr-snicompleted"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/discovery-acquire-scripps-networks-146-billion-1022433 |title=Discovery to Acquire Scripps Networks for $14.6 Billion|last=Szalai|first=Georg|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=31 July 2017|access-date=31 July 2017}}</ref>

The network was voted one of the [[Poland|Polish]] Superbrands. TVN broadcasts part of its programmes in [[Dolby Surround]] and [[Dolby|Dolby Digital 5.1]].



===Conflict with Law and Justice government (2021)===

TVN is a supporter of the [[Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV]] (HbbTV) initiative (a consortium of broadcasting and Internet industry companies including [[SES S.A.|SES]], [[OpenTV]] and [[Institut für Rundfunktechnik]]) that is promoting and establishing an open European standard for hybrid set-top boxes for the reception of broadcast TV and broadband multimedia applications with a single user interface, and conducted the first tests of HbbTV services in Poland in March 2012.<ref>Chris Dziadul. [http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/03/13/hbbtv-starts-in-poland/''HbbTV starts in Poland'']. ''Broadband TV News'' March 13, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2012</ref>

{{main|Lex TVN}}

[[File:Wolne media TVN.jpg|thumb|A banner with the words ''„Wolne Media”'' ("Free Media") and the TVN logo modified with the [[V sign]] during a protest against ''Lex TVN'' in August 2021.]]

TVN tends to be strongly critical of the Polish government under the [[Law and Justice]] (PiS) party, since it was sworn to power in 2015. Historian and columnist [[Timothy Garton Ash]], writing for [[The Guardian]], praised ''[[Fakty TVN]]''<nowiki/>'s critical coverage of government issues when harshly criticising [[Telewizja Polska]]'s ''[[Wiadomości]]'' (''News'').<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Garton Ash|first=Timothy|date=2020-06-25|title=For a bitter taste of Polish populism, just watch the evening news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jun/25/polish-populism-evening-news-public-broadcaster-presidential-election|access-date=2021-09-03|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref><blockquote>The ''Facts'' is not [[BBC News|BBC]]-style impartial: it clearly favours a more liberal, pro-European Poland and is strongly anti-[[Law and Justice (Poland)|PiS]]. But unlike the so-called ''News'', it is still definitely professional, high quality, reality-based journalism.<ref name=":0" /></blockquote>Since 2020 the conflict between TVN and the PiS worsened, to a degree that, by July 2021, a group of PiS lawmakers, submitted to parliament a draft amendment that would prevent companies from outside the [[European Economic Area]] taking control of Polish radio and television stations. This would mean that Discovery, the owner of TVN, might be forced to divest its ownership.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/polish-draft-law-threatens-us-owned-broadcaster-opposition-says-2021-07-08/|title=Polish draft law threatens U.S.-owned broadcaster, opposition says|date=8 July 2021|website=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/discovery-opposes-proposed-polish-media-rules-2021-07-12/|title=Discovery opposes proposed Polish media rules|date=12 July 2021|website=Reuters}}</ref> The [[Agreement (political party)|Agreement]], then PiS' coalition partner, was opposed to this, they instead proposed a change that would allow companies from countries in the [[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development]] (OECD) to own more than 49% of shares in Polish media companies, which would mean no change to the American ownership of the channel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/polish-media-law-faces-uncertain-110229442.html|title=Polish media law faces uncertain future amid coalition splits|website=finance.yahoo.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/junior-coalition-leader-says-media-law-amendment-threatens-investment-23620|title=Junior coalition leader says media law amendment threatens investment|website=www.thefirstnews.com}}</ref>



However, opposition, as well as representatives from [[European Union]] and the [[United States]] criticized the law, and international observers expressed fear that the law is threatening [[press freedom in Poland]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2021-08-12|title=The explainer: Lex TVN and Poland's parliamentary drama|url=https://emerging-europe.com/news/the-explainer-lex-tvn-and-polands-parliamentary-drama/|access-date=2021-09-03|website=Emerging Europe|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Armstrong|first=Mark|date=2021-07-29|title=Poland: Media freedom fears as TVN24's licence extension is suspended|url=https://www.euronews.com/2021/07/29/fears-for-independent-media-in-poland-as-tvn24-license-is-suspended|access-date=2021-09-03|website=euronews|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Protests Held Across Poland in Opposition to 'Lex TVN' Censorship Bill|url=https://news.yahoo.com/protests-held-across-poland-opposition-191500178.html|access-date=2021-09-03|website=news.yahoo.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-12|title=EU slams newly passed law in Poland that could limit media freedom|url=https://www.euronews.com/2021/08/12/poland-government-in-chaotic-parliamentary-tussle-over-disputed-media-ownership-bill|access-date=2021-09-03|website=euronews|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-12|title=Polish lower house passes media reform bill, which U.S. denounces|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/polish-govt-counting-majority-media-reform-says-spokesman-2021-08-11/|access-date=2021-09-03|website=Reuters|language=en}}</ref> The law has been criticized for "threatening the largest ever US investment in Poland".<ref name=":1" /> This also led to protests within the country, with a number of demonstrations on 10 August.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-10|title="Free Media": Poles protest against changes to broadcasting law|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/free-media-poles-protest-against-changes-broadcasting-law-2021-08-10/|access-date=2021-09-03|website=Reuters|language=en}}</ref>

From March 15, 2013 is no longer a company in a WIG20 (Warsaw stock exchange index), downgraded to mWIG40.<ref>http://www.wseinfospace.pl/GPWIS2/pl/index/news/info/465584,update:-media-firm-tvn-will-leave-wig20-index--to-be-replaced-by-wholesaler-eurocash---wse-statement</ref>



On 11 August 2021, the bill was passed via the [[Sejm]] on a vote of 228 to 216, with 10 abstentions, as a result, TVN's licence could expire on September 26.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/polands-pis-rams-through-media-law-despite-us-warnings/|title=Poland's ruling party rams through media law despite US warnings|date=11 August 2021|website=POLITICO}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/11/world/europe/polands-media-law-passes.html|title=Poland's Government Wins Vote on Media Bill, Despite Losing Majority|first1=Steven|last1=Erlanger|first2=Monika|last2=Pronczuk|work=The New York Times |date=11 August 2021|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/11/poland-coalition-under-threat-as-parliament-votes-on-controversial-media-bill|title=Polish parliament passes controversial new media ownership bill|date=11 August 2021|website=the Guardian}}</ref>

== TVN's adaptations ==


{| class="wikitable" border="2"

On 30 August 2021, the Chairman of the [[Krajowa Rada Radiofonii i Telewizji|National Council of Radio Broadcasting and Television]] sent to the TV operators a decision to move the licence of sister channel [[TVN24]] into the [[Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA#Benelux|Discovery Communications Benelux B.V.]] license, based in the [[Netherlands]]. The decision ensures the continuity of broadcasting the TVN24 program after 26 September 2021, regardless of the results of the ongoing conflict with Law and Justice government.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zgoda Przewodniczącego KRRiT na wpis do rejestru programu TVN24 - Krajowa Rada Radiofonii i Telewizji - Portal Gov.pl|url=https://www.gov.pl/web/krrit/zgoda-przewodniczacego-krrit-na-wpis-do-rejestru-programu-tvn24|access-date=2021-08-30|website=Krajowa Rada Radiofonii i Telewizji|language=pl-PL}}</ref> On 24 September 2021 - two days before the expiration of the previous licence - TVN24 was granted a new Polish licence.<ref>{{Cite web|title=WYKAZ DECYZJI DLA 479/K/2021-T|url=http://archiwum.krrit.gov.pl/dla-nadawcow-i-operatorow/koncesje/wykaz-koncesji-i-decyzji/details,479--K--2021-T.html|access-date=2022-01-17|website=Krajowa Rada Radiofonii i Telewizji|language=pl-PL}}</ref>


On 18 December 2021, the bill was passed via the Sejm. The Sejm voted in favor 229-212 with 11 abstentions to override the Senate's veto. Law and Justice (PiS) party and allied opposition group [[Kukiz'15]] voted for the bill, against was the remaining opposition with the exception of far-right [[Confederation Liberty and Independence|Confederation]], which abstained. The bill was vetoed by Polish President [[Andrzej Duda]] on 27 December 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-27|title=Prezydent Andrzej Duda wetuje lex TVN|url=https://businessinsider.com.pl/gospodarka/prezydent-andrzej-duda-wetuje-lex-tvn/lrmwlr4|access-date=2021-12-27|website=Businessinsider|language=pl}}</ref>


== Programming ==

{{See also|List of programmes broadcast by TVN}}


== Schedule (Fall 2023) ==

=== Primetime schedule ===

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;margin-right:0;text-align:center"

! colspan="2" width="8%" |PM

!7:00

!7:15

!7:30

!7:45

! width="50px" |8:00

! width="50px" |8:15

! width="50px" |8:30

! width="50px" |8:45

! width="50px" |9:00

! width="50px" |9:15

! width="50px" |9:30

! width="50px" |9:45

! width="50px" |10:00

! width="50px" |10:15

! width="50px" |10:30

|-

|-

! colspan="2" rowspan="1" |Monday

! Program

| colspan="3" rowspan="4" |''[[Fakty TVN|Fakty]]''

! Original version

| colspan="2" rowspan="4" |<small>sports news and weather forecast</small> and

! Format


! Series

''Uwaga!'' and ''Doracda smaku''

! Episodes

| colspan="3" rowspan="4" bgcolor="" |''[[Na Wspólnej]]''

! Years

| colspan="2" rowspan="4" bgcolor="" |''[[Milionerzy]]''

| colspan="5" rowspan="1" bgcolor="" |''Pati'' ([[September|Sep.]]–[[October|Oct.]]) / ''[[The Behaviorist|Behawiorysta]]'' ([[October|Oct.]]–)

|-

|-

! colspan="2" rowspan="1" |Tuesday

| Agent

| colspan="5" rowspan="1" bgcolor="" |''Ślub od pierwszego wejrzenia''

| [[The Mole (TV series)|The Mole]]

| Reality Show

| 3

|

| 2000-2002

|-

|-

! colspan="2" rowspan="1" |Wednesday

| [[Big Brother (Poland)|Big Brother]]

| colspan="5" rowspan="1" bgcolor="" |''Totalne remonty Szelągowskiej''

| [[Big Brother (TV series)|Big Brother]]

| Reality Show

| 3

|

| 2001-2002

|-

|-

! colspan="2" rowspan="1" |Thursday

| [[BrzydUla]]

| colspan="5" rowspan="1" bgcolor="" |''[[Kuchenne rewolucje]]''

| [[Yo soy Betty, la fea]]

| Comedy/Soap opera

| 3

| 235

| 2008-2009

|-

|-

! colspan="2" |Friday

| Camera Café

| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |''[[Fakty TVN|Fakty]]''

| [[Camera Café]]

| colspan="1" rowspan="3" |<small>sports news and weather forecast</small>

| Sitcom

| rowspan="3" |''Uwaga!''

| 2

| colspan="11" rowspan="1" bgcolor="" |'''SUPERKINO''' (movies)

| 78

| 2004

|-

|-

! colspan="2" |Saturday

| Chwila prawdy

| colspan="6" rowspan="1" bgcolor="" |''[[Top Model (Polish TV series)|Top Model]]''

| [[The Moment of Truth (British game show)|The Moment of Truth]]

| colspan="5" |movies

| Game Show

| 4

| 54

| 2002-2004

|-

|-

! colspan="2" |Sunday

| Ciao Darwin

| colspan="6" rowspan="1" bgcolor="" |''[[MasterChef (Polish TV series)|MasterChef]]''

| [[Ciao Darwin]]

| colspan="5" rowspan="1" |''[[Angel of Death (Polish TV series)|Szadź]]'' ([[September|Sep.]]–[[October|Oct.]]) / movies ([[October|Oct.]]–)

| Game Show

|2

|}


| 29

===Access-primetime schedule===

| 2004-2005

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;margin-right:0;text-align:center"

! colspan="2" width="8%" |PM

!4:45

! width="50px" |5:00

! width="50px" |5:15

! width="50px" |5:30

! colspan="2" width="50px" |5:45

! width="50px" |6:00

! width="50px" |6:15

! width="50px" |6:30

! width="50px" |6:45

|-

|-

! colspan="2" rowspan="1" |Monday

| Cofnij zegar

| colspan="5" rowspan="3" |''Detektywi''

| Turn Back Your Body Clock

| colspan="5" rowspan="5" |''Ukryta prawda''

| Reality Show

| 1

| 10

| 2011

|-

|-

! colspan="2" rowspan="1" |Tuesday

| Dla Ciebie Wszystko

| [[I'd Do Anything (BBC TV series)|I'd Do Anything]]

| Game Show

| 2

| 26

| 2003-2004

|-

|-

! colspan="2" rowspan="1" |Wednesday

| Dobra cena

| [[The Price Is Right]]

| Game Show

|

|

| 1997-1998

|-

|-

! colspan="2" rowspan="1" |Thursday

| Dzieciaki z klasą

| colspan="5" |''Zapisane w gwiazdach'' ([[September|Sep.]]) / ''Detektywi'' ([[October|Oct.]]–)

| British Brainest Kid

| Game Show

| 2

| 26

| 2004-2005

|-

|-

! colspan="2" |Friday

| Ekspedycja

| colspan="5" |''Zapisane w gwiazdach''

| [[71 Degrees North]]

| Reality Show

| 1

|

| 2001

|-

| Grzeszni i bogaci

| [[Le cœur a ses raisons]]

| Sitcom

| 1

| 4

| 2009

|-

| Hela w opałach

| [[Grace Under Fire (TV series)|Grace Under Fire]]

| Sitcom

| 4

| 55

| 2006-2007,2010-2011

|-

| Kasia i Tomek

| [[Un gars, une fille]]

| Sitcom

| 3

| 100

| 2002-2003

|-

| Kawaler do wzięcia

| [[The Bachelor (US TV series)|The Bachelor]]

| Reality Show

| 1

| 11

| 2003

|-

| Klub Szalonych Dziewic

| Rozengeur & Wodka Lime

| Comedy/Drama

| 1

| 13

| 2010

|-

| Kto poślubi mojego syna?

| [[Please Marry My Boy]]

| Reality Show

| 1

| 10

| 2014-

|-

| [[Kuchenne rewolucje]]

| [[Kitchen Nightmares]]

| Reality Show

| 8

| 106

| 2010-

|-

| Majka

| [[Juana la virgen]]

| Soap opera

| 2

| 190

| 2009-2010

|-

| Mama kontra mama

| Mom of the week

| Reality Show

| 1

| 6

| 2014-

|-

| [[Mam talent!]]

| [[Got Talent]]

| Talent Show

| 7

| 89

| 2008-

|-

| Mamy Cię!

| [[Surprise, Surprise (TV series)|Surprise, Surprise]]

| Light entertainment

| 3

| 50

| 2004-2005

|-

| [[MasterChef (Polish TV series)|MasterChef]]

| [[MasterChef]]

| Reality Show

| 3

| 40

| 2012-

|-

| [[Milionerzy]]

| [[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]

| Game Show

| 10

| 685

| 1999-2003,2008-2010

|-

| Milion w minutę

| [[Minute To Win It]]

| Game Show

| 2

| 24

| 2011-2012

|-

| Najsłabsze ogniwo

| [[The Weakest Link]]

| Game Show

|

|

| 2004-2006

|-

| Na Wspólnej

| [[Barátok közt]]

| Soap opera

| 9

| 1779

| 2003-

|-

| Niania

| [[The Nanny]]

| Sitcom

| 9

| 135

| 2005-2009

|-

| Perfekcyjna pani domu

| [[Anthea Turner: Perfect Housewife]]

| Reality Show

| 5

| 61

| 2012-

|-

| [[Project Runway TVN]]

| [[Project Runway]]

| Reality Show

| 1

| 13

| 2014-

|-

| Prosto w serce

| [[Sos mi vida]]

| Soap opera

| 2

| 196

| 2010-2011

|-

| [[Reguły Gry]]

| [[Rules of Engagement (TV series)|Rules of Engagement]]

| Sitcom

| 1

| 15

| 2012

|-

| Rozmowy w toku

| Boemerang

| Talk Show

|

| 2000+

| 1999-

|-

| Sędzia Anna Maria Wesołowska

| Richter Alexander Hold

| Documentary

| 12

| 634

| 2006-2011

|-

| Sąd rodzinny

| Richter Alexander Hold

| Documentary

| 8

| 214

| 2008-2011

|-

| Superniania

| [[Supernanny]]

| Reality Show

| 3

| 31

| 2006-2008

|-

| Surowi Rodzice

| [[The World's Strictest Parents]]

| Reality Show

| 3

| 39

| 2012-

|-

| [[Taniec z gwiazdami]]

| [[Dancing with the Stars]]

| Reality Show

| 13

| 150

| 2005-2011

|-

| [[Top Model. Zostań modelką]]

| [[America's Next Top Model]]

| Reality Show

| 4

| 54

| 2010-

|-

| Trinny & Susannah ubierają Polskę

| [[Trinny & Susannah Undress...]]

| Reality Show

| 1

| 10

| 2011

|-

| Trzy serca

| Alternative Love

| Reality Show

| 1

|

| 2004

|-

| [[Ugotowani]]

| [[Come Dine with Me]]

| Reality Show

| 6

| 64

| 2010-

|-

| [[Usta usta]]

| [[Cold Feet]]

| Comedy/Drama

| 3

| 35

| 2010-2011

|-

| Wipeout Wymiatacze

| [[Wipeout (2008 U.S. game show)|Wipeout]]

| Game Show

| 1

| 10

| 2011

|-

| [[Wyprawa Robinson]]

| [[Expedition Robinson]]

| Reality Show

| 1

| 27

| 2004

|-

| [[You Can Dance: Po prostu tańcz!]]

| [[So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. TV series)|So You Think You Can Dance]]

| Talent Show

| 7

| 95

| 2007-2012

|-

| [[X-Factor (Poland)|X-Factor]]

| [[The X Factor (uk)|The X Factor]]

| Talent Show

| 4

| 56

| 2011-

|-

| Ukryta prawda

| Familien im Brennpunkt

| Documentary

| 4

| 202

| 2012-

|-

| Wawa Non Stop

| Berlin - Tag&Nacht

| Scripted Reality

| 1

| 126

| 2013-2014

|-

| W-11 Wydział Śledczy

| [[K11 - Kommissare im Einsatz]]

| Documentary/Crime

| 18

| 1377

| 2004-2014

|-

| Wszyscy kochają Romana

| [[Everybody Loves Raymond]]

| Sitcom

| 1

| 15

| 2011-2012

|}

|}



== TVN's Productions ==

=== Late night schedule ===

{| class="wikitable" border="2"

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;margin-right:0;text-align:center"

! colspan="2" width="8%" |PM

|-

!10:45

! Program

! width="50px" |11:00

! English title

! width="50px" |11:15

! Format

! width="50px" |11:30

! Series

!11:45

! Episodes

!12:00 AM

! Years

|-

| 13. posterunek 2

| 13th Police Station 2

| Sitcom

| 1

| 42

| 2001

|-

| 39 i pół

| 39 and a Half

| Comedy/Drama

| 3

| 39

| 2009-2009

|-

| HDw3D Television

| HDin3D Television

| TV Show

| 1

| 12

| 2011

|-

| Anioł Stróż

| Guardian Angel

| Comedy

| 1

| 13

| 2005

|-

| Detektywi

| The Detectives

| Documentary/Crime

| 10

| 902

| 2005-2012

|-

| [[Dzień Dobry TVN]]

| Good Morning TVN

| Morning Show

|

|

| 2005-

|-

| [[Dzień Dobry Wakacje]]

| Good Morning Holiday

| Morning Show

| 4

| 63

| 2010-

|-

| [[Fakty TVN]]

| The Facts

| News

|

|

| 1997-

|-

| Generał

| The General

| Documentary/Biography

| 1

| 4

| 2009

|-

| Ja, Malinowski

| I, Malinowski

| Comedy

| 1

| 16

| 1999

|-

| Jestem, jaki jestem

| I Am What I Am

| Reality show

| 2

|

| 2003-2004

|-

| Julia

| Julia

| Soap opera

| 2

| 195

| 2011-2012

|-

| Julia 2

| Julia 2

| Soap opera

| 1

| 10

| 2013

|-

| Kawa na ławę

| - ("No Beating about the Bush")

| Political Talk show

|

|

| 2006-2010

|-

| Kocham. Enter

| Love. Enter

| Documentary/Reality

| 1

| 44

| 2013

|-

| Kropka nad i

| Dot over I

| Political Talk show

|

|

| 1997-2003

|-

| [[Kobieta na krańcu świata]]

| Woman at the End of the World

| Documentary/Travel

| 6

| 56

| 2008-

|-

| Lot 001

| Flight 001

| Comedy

| 2

| 26

| 1999-2000

|-

| Najsztub pyta

| Najsztub Questions

| Political Talk show

| 2

| 38

| 2004-2005

|-

| Kapitalny pomysł

| A Great Idea

| Game Show

| 1

| 7

| 2008-2009

|-

| [[Kryminalni]]

| Crime Detectives

| Crime/Drama

| 8

| 101

| 2004-2008

|-

| Kryminalne gry

| Crime Games

| Documentary/Crime

| 1

| 20

| 2002-2003

|-

| Król Przedmieścia

| King of the Suburbs

| Comedy

| 1

| 13

| 2002

|-

| [[Kuba Wojewódzki]]

| -

| Talk show

| 15

| 193

| 2006-

|-

| [[The Doctors (Polish TV series)|Lekarze]]

| The Doctors

| Drama

| 4

| 52

| 2012-

|-

| [[Magda M.]]

| -

| Soap opera

| 4

| 55

| 2005-2007

|-

| Miasteczko

| The Town

| Soap opera

| 2

| 61

| 2000-2001

|-

| Misja! Martyna

| Mission! Martyna

| Documentary

| 2

| 22

| 2004-2005

|-

| Moja krew

| My Flesh and Blood

| Game Show

| 1

| 14

| 2004

|-

| Naznaczony

| Marked

| Thriller/Fantasy

| 1

| 13

| 2009

|-

| Odwróceni

| Insiders

| Drama/Crime

| 1

| 13

| 2007

|-

| [[True Law|Prawo Agaty]]

| True Law

| Legal drama

| 6

| 80

| 2012-

|-

| Pan i pani House

| Mr & Mrs House

| Interior design magazine

| 1

| 10

| 2012

|-

| [[Przepis na życie]]

| Recipe for Life

| Drama/Comedy

| 5

| 65

| 2011-2013

|-

| Rodziców nie ma w domu

| The Parents Are Out

| Comedy

| 2

| 52

| 1997-1998

|-

| Sama słodycz

| Between the Lines

| Drama/Comedy

| 1

| 13

| 2014

|-

| Sekrety chirurgii

| Knife Makes Perfect

| Reality show

| 3

| 38

| 2012-

|-

| Smakuj świat z Pascalem

| Taste the World with Pascal

| Travel/Culinary

| 3

| 27

| 2012-2013

|-

| S.O.S. dla świata

| SOS for the World

| Documentary/Travel

| 1

| 8

| 2011

|-

| Szpieg

| The Spy

| Documentary/Biography

| 1

| 6

| 2008

|-

| Szpital

| The Hospital

| Documentary/Medical

| 4

| 299

| 2013-

|-

| Szymon Majewski Show

| -

| TV Show

| 12

| 171

| 2005-2011

|-

| Szymon na żywo

| Szymon Live

| TV Show

| 1

| 11

| 2012

|-

| Superwizjer

| Super Peephole

| Documentary

|

|

| 2001-

|-

| Teraz albo nigdy!

| Now or Never!

| Drama

| 4

| 44

| 2008-2009

|-

| Teraz my!

| It's Us Now!

| Political Talk show

|

|

| 2005-2010

|-

| Twarzą w twarz

| Face to Face

| Drama/Crime

| 2

| 25

| 2007-2008

|-

| Układ Warszawski

| Warsaw Pact

| Drama/Crime

| 1

| 13

| 2011

|-

| Usterka

| Defect

| Documentary

| 3

| 34

| 2003-2004

|-

| Uwaga!

| Attention!

| Documentary

|

| 2000+

| 2002-

|-

| Wielkie ucieczki

| Great Escapes

| Documentary

| 1

| 10

| 2006

|-

| Wojciech Cejrowski. Boso

| Wojciech Cejrowski. Barefoot

| Documentary

| 2

| 16

| 2011-2013

|-

| Woli i Tysio na pokładzie

| Woli and Tysio Aboard

| Reality show

| 1

| 8

| 2012

|-

| Zwykły bohater

| Ordinary Hero

| Talk Show

| 1

| 11

| 2012

|-

|-

! colspan="2" rowspan="1" |Tuesday

| colspan="4" |''[[Kuba Wojewódzki]]''

| colspan="2" |''Superwizjer''

|}

|}



[[File:Media Business Centre w Warszawie 2017.jpg|thumb|TVN HQ in [[Warsaw]], Poland]]

==The Network==

[[File:Warszawa 070.jpg|thumb|TVN HQ in [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]]]]

[[File:SP-TVN helicopter, Gdynia, 20090705.jpg|thumb|TVN's helicopter registered as SP-TVN]]

[[File:SP-TVN helicopter, Gdynia, 20090705.jpg|thumb|TVN's helicopter registered as SP-TVN]]



== Logo history ==

===Foreign series===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

* ''[[Californication (TV series)|Californication]]'' - 3 seasons

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* ''[[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]'' - 2 seasons

|[[File:TVN.png|100px]]

* ''[[Close to Home (2005 TV series)|Close to Home]]'' - 2 seasons

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* ''[[Cold Case (TV series)|Cold Case]]'' - 7 seasons

|-

* ''[[Covert Affairs]]'' - 1 sezon

|1997–2013

* ''[[Dexter (TV series)|Dexter]]'' - 3 seasons

|2013–2024

* ''[[Eleventh Hour (U.S. TV series)|Eleventh Hour]]'' - 1 season

|2024–present

* ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' - 13 seasons

|}

* ''[[Friends]]'' - 10 seasons

* ''[[Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]'' - 3 seasons

* ''[[Gossip Girl]]'' - 3 seasons

* ''[[Human Target (2010 TV series)|Human Target]]'' - 2 seasons

* ''[[House (TV series)|House M.D.]]'' - 2 seasons

* ''[[Las Vías del Amor]]'' - 1 season

* ''[[Marina (Telemundo TV series)|Marina]]'' - 1 season

* ''[[Mayday (TV series)|Mayday]]''

* ''[[Mercy (TV series)|Mercy]]'' - 1 season

* ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]'' - 8 seasons

* ''[[Mujer de Madera]]'' - 1 season

* ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'' - 8 seasons

* ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]'' - 2 seasons

* ''[[Nip/Tuck]]'' - 4 seasons

* ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]'' - 2 seasons

* ''[[Pasión De Gavilanes]]'' - 1 season

* ''[[Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest]]'' - 1 season

* ''[[Pushing Daisies]]'' - 2 seasons

* ''[[Rizzoli & Isles]]'' - 2 seasons

* ''[[Rubí]]'' - 1 season

* ''[[Sex and the City]]'' - 6 seasons

* ''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]'' - 5 seasons

* ''[[Smallville (TV series)|Smallville]]'' - 10 seasons

* ''[[Supernatural (U.S. TV series)|Supernatural]]'' - 4 seasons

* ''[[Taken (TV miniseries)|Taken]]'' - 1 season

* ''[[The Closer]]'' - 1 sezon

* ''[[The Event]]'' - 1 season

* ''[[The Following]]'' - 1 season

* ''[[The Forgotten (TV series)|The Forgotten]]'' - 1 season

* ''[[The Mentalist]]'' - 3 seasons

* ''[[The O.C.]]'' - 4 seasons

* ''[[The Sopranos]]'' - 6 seasons

* ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]'' - 2 seasons

* ''[[The Whole Truth (TV series)|The Whole Truth]]'' - 1 season

* ''[[Trauma (TV series)|Trauma]]'' - 1 season

* ''[[United States of Tara]]'' - 2 seasons

* ''[[V (2009 TV series)|V]]'' - 2 seasons

* ''[[Veronica Mars]]'' - 3 seasons

* ''[[Without a Trace]]'' - 7 seasons


Other [[television channel]]s in the TVN S.A. Group portfolio include:

* [[TVN HD]] (TVN in high definition)

* [[TVN Mono]] (TVN in each Mono)

* [[TVN 7]] ('seven'; general channel which mainly reruns films and programmes from the original channel)

* [[TVN24]] (news channel)

* [[TVN24 Biznes i Świat]] (international and business news channel)

* [[TVN Meteo]] (weather, travel and nature channel)

* [[TVN Turbo]] (channel targeted primarily at men, showing mainly programmes concerning cars, motorsports and gadgets)

* [[TVN Style]] (channel targeted primarily at women, showing mainly programmes concerning lifestyle and fashion)

* [[TVN International|iTVN]] (channel targeted at Poles living in the [[USA]], [[Canada]], [[Germany]], [[Australia]] and [[Russia]])

* [[nSport|nSport HD]] (sports channel in high definition)

* nPremium HD, nPremium HD 2, nPremium HD 3, nPremium HD 4 (movies channels)

* Wojna i Pokój (Russian movies)

* [[Religia.tv]] (religion channel)

* [[Mango 24]] (TV Shopping channel)


Former channels:

* [[TVN HD+1]] (timeshift channel)

* TVN Warszawa (channel dedicated to the region of [[Warsaw (Poland)|Warsaw]], showing news and other programmes)

* [[TVN Gra]] ('game' or 'play'; channel only showing interactive game and quiz shows)

* TVN Lingua (channel dedicated to learning languages)

* [[TVN Med]] (channel only available to [[physician]]s; access was granted to persons with valid medical license)

* nFilm HD and nFilm HD 2 (channels showing movies in HD)

* Discovery TVN Historia (at present [[Discovery Historia]], history channel produced with [[Discovery Channel]])

* [[TVN CNBC]] (business channel produced with [[CNBC Europe]])



==See also==

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==References==

==References==

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==External links==

==External links==

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TVN
TVN HQ in Warsaw, Poland
CountryPoland
Broadcast areaNationwide
HeadquartersMedia Business Centre
Warsaw, Poland
Programming
Language(s)Polish
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i for the SD feed)
Timeshift serviceTVN +1
Ownership
OwnerTVN Warner Bros. Discovery
ParentTVN Group
Key peopleKatarzyna Kieli (CEO)
Sister channels
  • TVN International Extra
  • TVN24
  • TVN24 BiS
  • TVN Fabuła
  • TVN Style
  • TVN Turbo
  • TVN 7
  • TTV
  • Cartoon Network
  • Discovery Life
  • Food Network
  • HGTV
  • History
    FoundedMay 1995 (as TVN Sp. z o.o.)
    Launched3 October 1997 (1997-10-03) at 19:00
    Former namesTelewizja Wisła
    Links
    Websitetvn.pl
    Availability
    Terrestrial
    Polish DigitalMUX 2 (SD) (Channel 5)
    Streaming media
    Player.plplayer.pl

    TVN (Polish pronunciation: [tɛ faw ɛn][1]) (stylized in all lowercase) is a Polish free-to-air television station, network and a media and entertainment group in Poland. It was co-founded by Polish businessmen Mariusz Walter, Jan Wejchert and Swiss entrepreneur Bruno Valsangiacomo.[2] It is owned by TVN Group, which as of April 2022, is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. Current CEO is Katarzyna Kieli (who is also president and managing director of TVN Warner Bros. Discovery).

    TVN is available by satellite, cable television and digital terrestrial television.

    In 2004, with its debut on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, the company became a public limited company. In March 2015, U.S. broadcaster Scripps Networks Interactive bought a 52.7% majority stake in TVN for €584 million.[3][4] In July 2015, SNI bought out TVN's remaining owners, ITI Group and Canal+ Group, for €584 million, giving it full ownership.[5]

    On March 6, 2018, SNI was, in turn, acquired by Discovery, Inc. for US$14.6 billion.[6][7] Liberty Global, which operated pay television provider UPC Polska, is a major shareholder in Discovery. The European Commission thus required TVN to ensure that TVN24 and TVN24 BiS remain available to third-party television providers.[8][9]

    History[edit]

    In March 1997, Grupa TVN obtained permission from The National Council of Radio Broadcasting and Television to broadcast in central and northern parts of Poland. A few months later Grupa TVN acquired Telewizja Wisła [pl], which had a license to broadcast in southern Poland.

    The channel was launched nationwide as TVN on 3 October 1997.[10][failed verification] During the first four years the network was run by its founder Mariusz Walter. In 2001 Piotr Walter became chief executive officer, replacing his father.

    In 2004 TVN was available in 86% of Polish households. Since 2004 TVN has been listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. On 29 April 2004 TVN launched TVN International, an entertainment and news channel for Polish viewers living abroad. In 2005 TVN acquired rights to organise and broadcast Sopot International Song Festival until 2010, and has acquired said rights again from 2017. In 2006 TVN launched its high definition version, TVN HD, which was the first HD television channel in Poland.

    TVN is a supporter of the Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) initiative that is promoting and establishing an open European standard for hybrid set-top boxes for the reception of broadcast TV and broadband multimedia applications with a single user interface, and conducted the first tests of HbbTV services in Poland in March 2012.[11]

    On 16 March 2015, TVN announced a sale of a 52.7% controlling stake to the U.S. broadcaster Scripps Networks Interactive (SNI) for €584 million, subject to regulatory approval.[12][13][14] In July 2015, SNI bought out the remaining owners for €584 million.[15] SNI was, in turn, acquired by Discovery Communications (now Discovery Inc.) for US$14.6 billion, in a sale completed 6 March 2018.[6][16]

    Conflict with Law and Justice government (2021)[edit]

    A banner with the words „Wolne Media” ("Free Media") and the TVN logo modified with the V sign during a protest against Lex TVN in August 2021.

    TVN tends to be strongly critical of the Polish government under the Law and Justice (PiS) party, since it was sworn to power in 2015. Historian and columnist Timothy Garton Ash, writing for The Guardian, praised Fakty TVN's critical coverage of government issues when harshly criticising Telewizja Polska's Wiadomości (News).[17]

    The Facts is not BBC-style impartial: it clearly favours a more liberal, pro-European Poland and is strongly anti-PiS. But unlike the so-called News, it is still definitely professional, high quality, reality-based journalism.[17]

    Since 2020 the conflict between TVN and the PiS worsened, to a degree that, by July 2021, a group of PiS lawmakers, submitted to parliament a draft amendment that would prevent companies from outside the European Economic Area taking control of Polish radio and television stations. This would mean that Discovery, the owner of TVN, might be forced to divest its ownership.[18][19] The Agreement, then PiS' coalition partner, was opposed to this, they instead proposed a change that would allow companies from countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to own more than 49% of shares in Polish media companies, which would mean no change to the American ownership of the channel.[20][21]

    However, opposition, as well as representatives from European Union and the United States criticized the law, and international observers expressed fear that the law is threatening press freedom in Poland.[22][23][24][25][26] The law has been criticized for "threatening the largest ever US investment in Poland".[22] This also led to protests within the country, with a number of demonstrations on 10 August.[22][27]

    On 11 August 2021, the bill was passed via the Sejm on a vote of 228 to 216, with 10 abstentions, as a result, TVN's licence could expire on September 26.[28][29][30]

    On 30 August 2021, the Chairman of the National Council of Radio Broadcasting and Television sent to the TV operators a decision to move the licence of sister channel TVN24 into the Discovery Communications Benelux B.V. license, based in the Netherlands. The decision ensures the continuity of broadcasting the TVN24 program after 26 September 2021, regardless of the results of the ongoing conflict with Law and Justice government.[31] On 24 September 2021 - two days before the expiration of the previous licence - TVN24 was granted a new Polish licence.[32]

    On 18 December 2021, the bill was passed via the Sejm. The Sejm voted in favor 229-212 with 11 abstentions to override the Senate's veto. Law and Justice (PiS) party and allied opposition group Kukiz'15 voted for the bill, against was the remaining opposition with the exception of far-right Confederation, which abstained. The bill was vetoed by Polish President Andrzej Duda on 27 December 2021.[33]

    Programming[edit]

    Schedule (Fall 2023)[edit]

    Primetime schedule[edit]

    PM 7:00 7:15 7:30 7:45 8:00 8:15 8:30 8:45 9:00 9:15 9:30 9:45 10:00 10:15 10:30
    Monday Fakty sports news and weather forecast and

    Uwaga! and Doracda smaku

    Na Wspólnej Milionerzy Pati (Sep.Oct.) / Behawiorysta (Oct.–)
    Tuesday Ślub od pierwszego wejrzenia
    Wednesday Totalne remonty Szelągowskiej
    Thursday Kuchenne rewolucje
    Friday Fakty sports news and weather forecast Uwaga! SUPERKINO (movies)
    Saturday Top Model movies
    Sunday MasterChef Szadź (Sep.Oct.) / movies (Oct.–)

    Access-primetime schedule[edit]

    PM 4:45 5:00 5:15 5:30 5:45 6:00 6:15 6:30 6:45
    Monday Detektywi Ukryta prawda
    Tuesday
    Wednesday
    Thursday Zapisane w gwiazdach (Sep.) / Detektywi (Oct.–)
    Friday Zapisane w gwiazdach

    Late night schedule[edit]

    PM 10:45 11:00 11:15 11:30 11:45 12:00 AM
    Tuesday Kuba Wojewódzki Superwizjer
    TVN HQ in Warsaw, Poland
    TVN's helicopter registered as SP-TVN

    Logo history[edit]

    1997–2013 2013–2024 2024–present

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Fakty TVN 19:00 news show". Fakty TVN (in Polish). 27 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  • ^ "Jan Wejchert passes away aged 59". Warsaw Business Journal. 2 November 2009. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
  • ^ "Scripps buys majority stake in TVN". C21media. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  • ^ "Scripps Networks Interactive sfinalizował przejęcie TVN". Tvn24. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  • ^ Dickens, Andrew (2 July 2015). "Scripps completes TVN purchase". C21media. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  • ^ a b Szalai, Georg (6 March 2018). "Discovery Closes Scripps Acquisition, Creating Non-scripted Content Giant". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  • ^ Szalai, Georg (31 July 2017). "Discovery to Acquire Scripps Networks for $14.6 Billion". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  • ^ "Case M.8665 – Discovery / Scripps" (PDF). European Commission. 6 February 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  • ^ "European Commission Clears Discovery Deal to Buy Scripps". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  • ^ Angelika W. Wyka (2010). "Media Privatization and the Spread of Foreign Ownership in East Central Europe" (PDF). NOVA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  • ^ Chris Dziadul. HbbTV starts in Poland. Broadband TV News 13 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012
  • ^ "Scripps Buys Controlling Stake in Poland's TVN for $615 Million". Variety. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  • ^ "Scripps buys majority stake in TVN". C21media. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  • ^ "Scripps Networks Interactive sfinalizował przejęcie TVN". Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  • ^ Dickens, Andrew (2 July 2015). "Scripps completes TVN purchase". C21media. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  • ^ Szalai, Georg (31 July 2017). "Discovery to Acquire Scripps Networks for $14.6 Billion". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  • ^ a b Garton Ash, Timothy (25 June 2020). "For a bitter taste of Polish populism, just watch the evening news". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  • ^ "Polish draft law threatens U.S.-owned broadcaster, opposition says". Reuters. 8 July 2021.
  • ^ "Discovery opposes proposed Polish media rules". Reuters. 12 July 2021.
  • ^ "Polish media law faces uncertain future amid coalition splits". finance.yahoo.com.
  • ^ "Junior coalition leader says media law amendment threatens investment". www.thefirstnews.com.
  • ^ a b c "The explainer: Lex TVN and Poland's parliamentary drama". Emerging Europe. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  • ^ Armstrong, Mark (29 July 2021). "Poland: Media freedom fears as TVN24's licence extension is suspended". euronews. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  • ^ "Protests Held Across Poland in Opposition to 'Lex TVN' Censorship Bill". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  • ^ "EU slams newly passed law in Poland that could limit media freedom". euronews. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  • ^ "Polish lower house passes media reform bill, which U.S. denounces". Reuters. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  • ^ ""Free Media": Poles protest against changes to broadcasting law". Reuters. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  • ^ "Poland's ruling party rams through media law despite US warnings". POLITICO. 11 August 2021.
  • ^ Erlanger, Steven; Pronczuk, Monika (11 August 2021). "Poland's Government Wins Vote on Media Bill, Despite Losing Majority". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  • ^ "Polish parliament passes controversial new media ownership bill". the Guardian. 11 August 2021.
  • ^ "Zgoda Przewodniczącego KRRiT na wpis do rejestru programu TVN24 - Krajowa Rada Radiofonii i Telewizji - Portal Gov.pl". Krajowa Rada Radiofonii i Telewizji (in Polish). Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  • ^ "WYKAZ DECYZJI DLA 479/K/2021-T". Krajowa Rada Radiofonii i Telewizji (in Polish). Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  • ^ "Prezydent Andrzej Duda wetuje lex TVN". Businessinsider (in Polish). 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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