Polsat pulls channels out of Wizja TV digital platform
Polsat pulls channels out of Wizja TV digital platform
On Thursday television company Polsat terminated its contract with
digital platform Wizja TV. It means that two television channels, Polsat
and Polsat 2, will stop broadcasting on Wizja TV in two months. "When we
signed the contract with Wizja TV, the situation was different. Now we
have our own platform and Wizja TV is our competitor," said Zygmunt
Solorz, the head of Polsat. However, according to unofficial information,
the reason for termination is a financial misunderstanding. Wizja TV is
owned by United Pan-Europe Communications (UPC), which also owns the
biggest cable television provider Polska Telewizja Kablowa (PTK) Although
PTK broadcasts Polsat channels, the income flows to Polsat's account with
long delays. (Rzeczpospolita, Sept. 23-24, page A3)
