The pulse is about to stop for TV Puls as harsh economic realities hit home

The days of TV Puls seem to be numbered. The TV station is likely to suspend broadcasting by the end of November, as it no longer has money to pay its staff. Telewizja Familijna (TF), which had been financing TV Puls, can no longer afford to maintain the station. TV Puls is no longer broadcasting via terrestial transmitters in Warsaw, because TF has failed to pay the TP Emitel corporation, which broadcast their programs. An informer told Puls Biznesu that, "Officially the broadcaster will not close the station, but will simply suspend broadcasting." TF is trying to find money to help prolong the life of TV Puls, but the chances for this are slim. According to Edward Korbel, a research specialist at Mindshare Polska, the failure of the station is due to the shareholder structure and the lack of changes in the broadcasting schedule. (Puls Biznesu, p. 8) A.C.