Polsat | |
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Launched | 5 December 1992 |
Owned by | Cyfrowy Polsat |
Picture format |
16:9/4:3 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Audience share | 11.45% (2016, Nielsen) |
Slogan | Włącz emocje (Turn on the emotions) |
Country | Poland |
Language | Polish |
Formerly called | PolSat (with a capital "S")(1992-1993) |
Website | www.polsat.pl |
Availability
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Terrestrial | |
Polish Digital | MUX 2 (SD) (Channel 4) |
Satellite | |
Cyfrowy Polsat | Channel 1, Channel 111 (HD) Channel 500 (SD) |
nc+ | Channel 7 (HD) Channel 215 (SD) |
Orange TV | Channel 4 (SD) Channel 7 (HD) |
Cable | |
UPC Poland | Channel 5 (HD) |
Vectra | Channel 106 (SD) Channel 116 (HD) |
Polsat is one of Poland's biggest television channels, founded on December 5, 1992 and owned by Zygmunt Solorz-Żak. It was the most watched television channel in Poland in 2016 with a market share of 11.45%.
Polsat belongs to the Polsat Group (: CPS), which also owns other channels.
Polsat maintained for many years the high audience share results. It is in the „Big Four” – 4 most watched television channels in Poland and is a leader among the commercial audience.
The HD version of Polsat started in September 2009, and shares the same schedule with Polsat.
Among its shows are a variety of Polish and American dramas & news.
The Polsat group operates Cyfrowy Polsat one of the main providers of digital multichannel television in Poland. It is the fourth largest digital platform in Europe and the largest in Central and Eastern Europe. The service is distributed over the Hotbird satellite and includes a mix of free to air and encrypted channels requiring a subscription for minimum 50 złoty.