TV companies link up with the police to combat zl.200 million piracy

The financial losses of television digital platforms and coded channels caus ed by television piracy may amount to as much as zl.200 million this year. A ccording to an estimate by Cyfra +, which had around 300,000 subscribers at the beginning of the year, an additional 200,000 people have access to the p latform illegally. "A sudden increase in TV piracy was recorded around a yea r ago," says Canal+/Cyfra+ PR director Malgorzata Babik. Access to the TV ch annels is made possible by means of fake TV cards and decoders, which are ge nerally available on markets. In an effort to curb the illegal viewing, Cana l+ along with other members of the industry, including UPC and HBO, are now working closely with the police. Thanks to training offered by the TV compan ies, the police have recently apprehended a number of people selling illegal TV equipment. (Prawo i Gospodarka, p. 5) A.Z.