The mass media in Poland consist of several different types of communications media including television, radio, cinema, newspapers, magazines, and Internet.
Telewizja Polska S.A., also known in English as Polish Television, is a public service broadcaster in Poland, founded in 1952. It is the oldest and largest Polish television network.
Disco polo is a genre of popular dance music, created in Poland in the 1980s. It was initially known as sidewalk music or backyard music. This genre, a type of Polish urban folk music, had great popularity in the 1990s, peaking in 1995–1997, then gradually declining in popularity through the early 21st century. The genre then had a resurgence in the winter of 2007. The Polish PWN dictionary defines the genre as a Polish variant of disco music, with simple melodies and often ribald lyrics.
Polsat is a Polish free-to-air television channel that was launched on 5 December 1992 by Zygmunt Solorz-Żak. As of 2019, it is the most watched television channel in Poland with a market share of 11.30%
Polsat News is a Polish news channel, launched on 7 June 2008 at 7:00 am (UTC+1). Being a part of the Polsat Network, Polsat News is owned by Polsat Group. It is available over Polsat Box, Platforma Canal+ and UPC Poland digital platforms in Poland. It is broadcast on Hot Bird 6, 11158V, 27500 3/4.
Television in Poland was introduced on an experimental basis in 1937. It was state owned, and was interrupted by the Second World War in 1939. Television returned to Poland in 1952 and for several decades was controlled by the communist government. Colour television was introduced in Poland in 1971. Private television stations in Poland appeared around the time of the fall of communism, with PTV Echo becoming the first private station in Poland.
Polsat Sport 1 is a Polish sports channel owned by Polsat. It launched on 11 August 2000 and is available via satellite on Polsat Box.
Polsat Sport 2 is a Polish television sports channel owned and operated by Polsat.
Polsat Film is a Polish television channel which broadcasts movies.
Polsat Sport 3 was the first Polish TV station aimed at sports news. Polsat Sport News was launched on May 30, 2011, at 7:00.
TVP Rozrywka is a Polish free-to-air television channel. It was launched on 15 April 2013 and focuses its programming on entertainment TV series.
Polsat Seriale is a Polish television channel which broadcasts movies and television series. It is owned and operated by Polsat.
Polo TV is a Polish-speaking television channel, focusing mainly on music programming. Its owner is Telewizja Polsat. The station mainly plays disco polo and dance as well as folk, country, romani, muzyka biesiadna and foreign disco music. Aside from music broadcasting, the station also airs entertainment programmes and coverage of music events.
Mateusz Wieteska is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Cagliari and the Poland national team.
Eleven Sports was a multinational sports and entertainment media group. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, it was owned by DAZN Group, a subsidiary of Access Industries.
Polsat News 2 is a Polish publicist-information television channel. It complements the main sister channel Polsat News, with in-depth commentary. It broadcasts programs devoted to national, foreign, political, economic and cultural events.
Polsat Doku is a Polish television channel belonging to Telewizja Polsat, which was launched on February 10, 2017 at 6 am. The broadcast, also as HD version via the Hot Bird 13B satellite, was included in the offer of Polsat Box, Platforma Canal+ and cable networks in Poland.
Telewizja Polsat is a Polish media company and broadcaster of television channels mainly under the Polsat brand.
Legia Warszawa, known in English as Legia Warsaw, is a Polish amputee football club founded in 2019 as a section of the Legia Warsaw sports club. The team was created as a result of the transformation of Gloria Varsovia, existing since 2016, which existed after the dissolution of Lampart Warsaw.
Kinga Kozak is a Polish professional footballer who plays for Glasgow City. Before moving to Scotland in 2022 she previously played for Polish club Czarni Sosnowiec. She made her debut for Poland in October 2020 at the age of 18.
