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On 16 March 2015, TVN announced a sale of a 52.7% controlling stake to the U.S. broadcaster ] (SNI) for €584 million, subject to regulatory approval.<ref name=variety-scrippstvn>{{cite web|title=Scripps Buys Controlling Stake in Poland’s TVN for $615 Million |url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/scripps-buys-controlling-stake-in-polands-tvn-for-615-million-1201453407/ |website=Variety|access-date=16 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Scripps buys majority stake in TVN|url=http://www.c21media.net/scripps-buys-majority-stake-in-tvn/|access-date=3 August 2017|work=C21media|date=16 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Scripps Networks Interactive sfinalizował przejęcie TVN |url = http://www.tvn24.pl/wiadomosci-z-kraju,3/scripps-networks-interactive-sfinalizowal-przejecie-tvn,556529.html|access-date = 3 July 2015}}</ref> In July 2015, SNI bought out the remaining owners for €584 million.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dickens|first1=Andrew |title=Scripps completes TVN purchase|url=http://www.c21media.net/scripps-completes-tvn-purchase/|access-date=3 August 2017|work=C21media|date=2 July 2015}}</ref> SNI was, in turn, acquired by ] (now Discovery Inc.) for US$14.6 billion, in a sale completed 6 March 2018.<ref name="thr-snicompleted">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/discovery-closes-scripps-acquisition-creating-nonscripted-content-giant-1072832 |title=Discovery Closes Scripps Acquisition, Creating Non-scripted Content Giant|last=Szalai|first=Georg|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=6 March 2018|access-date=6 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/discovery-acquire-scripps-networks-146-billion-1022433 |title=Discovery to Acquire Scripps Networks for $14.6 Billion|last=Szalai|first=Georg|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=31 July 2017|access-date=31 July 2017}}</ref>
On 16 March 2015, TVN announced a sale of a 52.7% controlling stake to the U.S. broadcaster ] (SNI) for €584 million, subject to regulatory approval.<ref name=variety-scrippstvn>{{cite web|title=Scripps Buys Controlling Stake in Poland’s TVN for $615 Million |url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/scripps-buys-controlling-stake-in-polands-tvn-for-615-million-1201453407/ |website=Variety|access-date=16 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Scripps buys majority stake in TVN|url=http://www.c21media.net/scripps-buys-majority-stake-in-tvn/|access-date=3 August 2017|work=C21media|date=16 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Scripps Networks Interactive sfinalizował przejęcie TVN |url = http://www.tvn24.pl/wiadomosci-z-kraju,3/scripps-networks-interactive-sfinalizowal-przejecie-tvn,556529.html|access-date = 3 July 2015}}</ref> In July 2015, SNI bought out the remaining owners for €584 million.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dickens|first1=Andrew |title=Scripps completes TVN purchase|url=http://www.c21media.net/scripps-completes-tvn-purchase/|access-date=3 August 2017|work=C21media|date=2 July 2015}}</ref> SNI was, in turn, acquired by ] (now Discovery Inc.) for US$14.6 billion, in a sale completed 6 March 2018.<ref name="thr-snicompleted">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/discovery-closes-scripps-acquisition-creating-nonscripted-content-giant-1072832 |title=Discovery Closes Scripps Acquisition, Creating Non-scripted Content Giant|last=Szalai|first=Georg|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=6 March 2018|access-date=6 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/discovery-acquire-scripps-networks-146-billion-1022433 |title=Discovery to Acquire Scripps Networks for $14.6 Billion|last=Szalai|first=Georg|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=31 July 2017|access-date=31 July 2017}}</ref>
===Conflict with Law and Justice government (2021)===
Since 2020 TVN and the Polish government of the Law and Justice has had a conflict. In July 2021, a group of PiS lawmakers, submitted to parliament An draft amendment that would prevent companies from outside the European Economic Area taking control of Polish radio and television stations. Thid would mean that Discovery which owns TVN might be forced to divest its ownership<ref>https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/polish-draft-law-threatens-us-owned-broadcaster-opposition-says-2021-07-08/</ref><ref>https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/discovery-opposes-proposed-polish-media-rules-2021-07-12/</ref>
== Programming ==
== Programming ==
Revision as of 12:48, 11 August 2021
Polish commercial television network
Television channel
TVN is a Polish-American free-to-air television station. The broadcaster was co-founded by Polish businessmen Mariusz Walter, Jan Wejchert and Swiss entrepreneur Bruno Valsangiacomo. It is owned by TVN Group, which as of March 2018, is a subsidiary of Discovery Inc.
The channel was launched as TVN on 3 October 1997. During the first four years the network was run by its founder Mariusz Walter. In 2001 Piotr Walter became chief executive officer, replacing his father.
In 2004 TVN was available in 86% of Polish households. Since 2004 TVN has been listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. On 29 April 2004 TVN launched TVN International, an entertainment and news channel for Polish viewers living abroad. In 2005 TVN acquired rights to organise and broadcast Sopot International Song Festival until 2010. In 2006 TVN launched its high definition version, TVN HD, which was first HD programmed broadcast from Poland.
TVN is a supporter of the Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) initiative that is promoting and establishing an open European standard for hybrid set-top boxes for the reception of broadcast TV and broadband multimedia applications with a single user interface, and conducted the first tests of HbbTV services in Poland in March 2012.
On 16 March 2015, TVN announced a sale of a 52.7% controlling stake to the U.S. broadcaster Scripps Networks Interactive (SNI) for €584 million, subject to regulatory approval. In July 2015, SNI bought out the remaining owners for €584 million. SNI was, in turn, acquired by Discovery Communications (now Discovery Inc.) for US$14.6 billion, in a sale completed 6 March 2018.
Conflict with Law and Justice government (2021)
Since 2020 TVN and the Polish government of the Law and Justice has had a conflict. In July 2021, a group of PiS lawmakers, submitted to parliament An draft amendment that would prevent companies from outside the European Economic Area taking control of Polish radio and television stations. Thid would mean that Discovery which owns TVN might be forced to divest its ownership
Television in Poland