Polsat unplugged: Broadcaster pulls signal from Cyfra+ digital platform

Cyfra+'s subscribers could not watch Polsat and Polsat2 channels this weekend as a result of an ongoing dispute between Polsat television and digital platform Cyfra+. Instead, appeared the message, "Polsat TV, contrary to the signed deal, has ceased broadcasting its programs on the Cyfra+ platform. We are trying to get it back or replace it with another, more interesting program." According to Cyfra+'s spokeswoman Paulina Krasinska, the case will be explained today. A member of the Polsat board Jozef Birka said they scrambled signals for Polsat, Polsat2 and TV4 as Cyfra+ has no right to broadcast them. Two weeks ago the National Radio and Television Council (KRRiTV) decided Cyfra+ would lose its license for Polsat programs, however, Cyfra+ says it will appeal the decision to the Supreme Administrative Court (NSA). (Gazeta Wyborcza, page 24) K.S.