In brief: Internet tax advice; TVP's 24-hour news; Machina, Miss sale
A new Internet tax advisory service, www.taxonline.pl, was launched ye
sterday by the tax department of PriceWaterhouseCoopers. The service is
directed primarily at small and medium-sized companies planning to expand
their financial activities. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 16) ... National television
broadcaster TVP plans to launch a 24-hour news channel, in direct comp
etition to the recently-launched TVN24. The channel will feature hourly news
bulletins, with a mix of international, domestic and local news, as well as
magazine programs. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 18) ... Investment fund Baring
Communication Equity Emerging Europe (BCEEE) plans to sell its monthly music
magazine "Machina", as well as its youth title, "Miss". Unofficial sources
say that publisher H. Bauer is interested in buying the two periodicals.
(Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 18) M.T.