2003 in Polish television

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This is a list of Polish television related events from 2003.

Contents

Events

Debuts

Television shows

1990s

2000s

Ending this year

Networks and services

Launches

NetworkTypeLaunch dateNotesSource
Fox Kids Play Cable televisionJanuary
HGTVCable television10 May
TVN Meteo Cable television10 May
TV TrwamCable television1 June
Nuta GoldCable television15 June
AXN Cable television17 October
Polsat Viasat ExploreCable television1 November
TVN Turbo Cable television12 December
MiniMini+Cable television20 December
Kino PolskaCable television20 December

Conversions and rebrandings

Old network nameNew network nameTypeConversion DateNotesSource
[[]]Cable and satellite

Closures

NetworkTypeEnd dateNotesSources
[[]]Cable and satellite

Births

Deaths

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This is a list of Polish television related events from 2002.

This is a list of Polish television related events from 2004.

This is a list of Polish television related events from 2005.

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References

  1. Wiśniewski, Radomir (16 February 2003). "Idol z Lublina!". Dziennik Wschodni (in Polish). Retrieved 7 February 2024.