KRRiT still trying to push its regulatory weight around

The Council firmly maintains that the new government strategy for the media should include strict anti-concentration regulations, preventing major radio, TV and press media from owning a stake in a different broadcaster/publisher. For example, a newspaper with more than a 30% market share would not be able to seek a radio or television license. At present, Agora, the publisher of leading daily Gazeta Wyborcza, also owns dozens of local radio stations all over the country. The proposed anti-concentration regulations are firmly opposed by the Competition and Consumer Protection Office (UOKiK). KRRiT's other proposals include regulations allowing it to control the content and ownership structure of media companies, something for which it has been criticized several times by NIK and over which it has lost numerous battles in court against private broadcasters. (Puls Biznesu, p. 4) T.J.