The launch of digital TV faces a bumpy ride

This is the first stage of the process which is going to revolutionize the television market in the same way as mobile phones changed the telecommunication market. In the second half of the year, KRRiT will have to decide who will receive the frequencies of the first two multiplexes, each of which will encompass four to five digital TV channels. According to TP Emitel, one of them will allow for programs to be broadcast to 55% of the public, the other one to only 33%. The development strategy for electronic media assumes a possibility that the "better" multiplex could be granted to TVP without a tender. The idea is being severely criticized by private broadcasters, especially Polsat. "If the frequencies are granted to TVP without a tender procedure it will evoke a harsh conflict. In case KRRiT decides on such a move, we will have to consider the possibility of suing the institution in EU institutions," said Tomasz Berezowski from POT, an entity dealing with digital television established by Polsat and TVN. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 4) A.F.