TVP to face election night challenge from TVN in Polish television first

For the first time in Poland's television history, viewers will be able to watch the election results broadcast live on a channel other than state-owned TVP. The new competitor will be Poland's huge commercial station TVN. The broadcast, which will begin 30 minutes after the polling booths close on September 23, will include the first results of the voting, experts' opinions and live interviews. In an attempt to woo viewers, the competing channels have commissioned their own exit polls. TVP has chosen the Public Opinion Polling Center (OBOP), at a cost of zl.720,000. TVN has decided to employ the Sopot based Social Research Center (PBS), which it will pay more than zl.1 million. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A3) A.K.