Polsat

Polsat
Launched	December 5, 1992
Owned by	Cyfrowy Polsat
Picture format	16:9 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Audience share	14.53% (2011, Nielsen[1])
Slogan	Włącz emocje (Turn on the emotions)
Formerly called	PolSat (Notice at "S" and "s")(1992-1993)
Website	www.polsat.pl
Availability
Terrestrial
Polish Analogue	Normally tuned to 5 or 6
Polish Digital	MUX 2
Satellite
Cyfrowy Polsat	Channel 1
Cyfra+	Channel 7
n	Channel 212
Cable
UPC Poland	Channel 4
Vectra	Channel 108

Polsat is Poland's second biggest television channel, founded on December 5, 1992 and owned by Zygmunt Solorz-Żak. Polsat belongs to the Polsat Group (WSE: CPS), which also owns other channels:

• Polsat HD
• Polsat 2 International
• Polsat News
• TV Biznes
• Polsat Sport
• Polsat Sport HD
• Polsat Sport Extra
• Polsat Futbol
• Polsat Sport News
• Polsat Film
• Polsat Cafe
• Polsat Play
• Polsat JimJam
• Polsat Crime & Investigation Network

and is financially linked to the channels:

• TV4
• TV6
• Superstacja
• ATM Rozrywka
• and the radio station Radio PIN

Polsat maintained for many years the high audience share results. It is in the TOP 4 most watched television channels in Poland and is a leader among the commercial audience.

Programming

Among its shows are a variety of Polish and American dramas & news.

Entertainment

• Must Be the Music. Tylko muzyka (Must Be the Music. Only music) - the Polish version of British television musical talent competition (since 2011, 3 seasons)
• Got to Dance. Tylko taniec - the Polish version of British dance competition show (start in spring 2012)
• Światowe Rekordy Guinnessa (Guinness World Records) - TV show (since 2009, 3 seasons)
• Się kręci - magazine (since 2005)

Information/Talk show/Reporters

• Wydarzenia (Events) - news (since 2004)
• Interwencja (Intervention) - reporters magazine (since 2003)
• Państwo w państwie (State within a state) - also in Polsat News (since 2011)

Polish series

• Pierwsza miłość (First love) - TV soap; which has been redubbed as Soupy Norman in Ireland (since 2004, 8 seasons)

• Ludzie Chudego (Chudy's people) - comedy-drama series, licensed from Los hombres de Paco (since 2010, 2 seasons)
• Hotel 52 - drama series (since 2010, 5 seasons)
• Szpilki na Giewoncie (Stilletos on Giewont) - drama series (since 2010, 4 seasons)

• Świat według Kiepskich (The World According to the Kiepskis) - sitcom (since 1999, 14 seasons)
• Daleko od noszy (Far away from the stretcher) - comedy-drama series (since 2003, 10 seasons)

• Malanowski i partnerzy (Malanowski & partners) - docudrama series (since 2009, 8 seasons)
• Dlaczego ja? (Why me?) - docudrama series (since 2010, 5 seasons)
• Trudne sprawy (Difficult issues) - docudrama series (since 2011, 4 seasons)
• Pamiętniki z wakacji (Holiday diaries) - the Polish version of German docudrama series X-Diaries - love, sun & fun (since 2011, 2 season)

Foreign series

• Desperate Housewives, in Polish "Gotowe na wszystko" - literally "Ready for Everything" (5 seasons)
• ER, in Polish "Ostry Dyżur" (15 seasons)
• Grey's Anatomy, in Polish "Chirurdzy" - literally "The Surgeons" (5 seasons)
• Charmed, in Polish "Czarodziejki" - literally "Witches" (7 seasons)
• 90210 (2 seasons)
• Malcolm in the Middle, in Polish "Zwariowany świat Malcolma" - literally "Malcolm's Crazy World" (7 seasons)
• Merlin, in Polish "Przygody Merlina" - literally "Adventures of Merlin" (3 seasons)
• Yes, Dear, in Polish "Tak, kochanie" (3 seasons)
• Married... with Children, in Polish "Świat według Bundych" - literally "The World According to the Bundys"
• Mr. Bean, in Polish "Jaś Fasola" - literally "Johnny Bean"

• CSI: Miami, in Polish "CSI:Kryminalne zagadki Miami" - literally "CSI:Criminal Mysteries of Miami" (8 seasons)
• CSI: NY, in Polish "CSI:Kryminalne zagadki Nowego Jorku" - literally "CSI:Criminal Mysteries of New York" (7 seasons)
• Bones, in Polish "Kości" (7 seasons)
• Breaking Bad (1 season)
• Prison Break, in Polish "Skazany na Śmierć" - literally "Sentenced to Death" (4 seasons)
• Numb3rs, in Polish "Wzór" - literally "Formula" (5 seasons)
• Damages, in Polish "Układy" (2 seasons)
• The Beast, in Polish "Bestia"
• Boston Legal, in Polish "Orły z Bostonu" - literally "Eagles of Boston" (1 season)
• Women's Murder Club, in Polish "Kobiecy Klub Zbrodni"

Foreign Programs

• Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, in Polish "Dom nie do poznania" - literally "Unrecognizable house"
• Wife Swap, in Polish "Zamieńmy się żonami" - literally "Let's exchange the wives"
• The Swan, in Polish "Łabędziem być" - literally "To be a swan"

Season schedule in spring 2012

Primetime schedule

Daytime schedule

Previously

Entertainment

• Idź na całość, the Polish version of Let's Make a Deal
• Idol
• Jak Oni śpiewają, the Polish version of Soapstar Superstar
• Fabryka gwiazd, the Polish version of Star Academy
• Moment prawdy, the Polish version of The Moment of Truth
• Show!Time
• Gwiezdny cyrk
• Przebojowe dzieci
• Dzień kangura
• Stand up. Zabij mnie śmiechem (Stand Up. Kill me by laugh)

• Życiowa szansa, the Polish version of It's Your Chance of a Lifetime
• Grasz, czy nie grasz, the Polish version of Deal or no deal
• Gra w ciemno
• Awantura o kasę, the Polish version of Cash Battle
• Rosyjska ruletka, the Polish version of Russian Roulette

• Halo Kasa "Hello Cash/Vault", a glamorous daytime Participation TV show
• Quizmania, a Polish version of the English Participation TV show

Information

• Informacje (News)

Political talk shows

• Co z tą Polską?
• Polityczne graffiti
• Dorota Gawryluk - konfrontacje

Polish series

• Samo życie - soap opera (2002-2010)
• Linia życia (2011)
• Pensjonat pod Różą (2004-2006)
• Tylko miłość (2007-2009)
• Tango z aniołem (2005)
• Kochaj mnie, kochaj (2006)
• Będziesz moja (2006)
• Zostać Miss (2001, 2003)
• Adam i Ewa (2000-2001)
• Psie serce (2002)
• Czułość i kłamstwa (1999-2000)

• Fala zbrodni (2003-2008)
• Prawo miasta (2007)
• Ekipa (2007)

• Rodzina zastępcza (1999-2009)
• Miodowe lata - licensed from The Honeymooners (1998-2003)
• Graczykowie (1999-2002)
• 13 Posterunek (1997-1998)
• I kto tu rządzi? - licensed from Who's the Boss? (2007-2008)
• Mamuśki (2007)
• Synowie (2009)

Foreign series

• Relic Hunter
• Touched by an Angel, in Polish "Dotyk anioła" - literally "Touch of an Angel"
• 24, in Polish "24 godziny"
• Walker, Texas Ranger, in Polish "Strażnik Teksasu" - literally "The Guardian of Texas"
• The Wonder Years
• Cane, in Polish "Rodzina Duque" - literally "Duque Family"
• Baywatch, in Polish "Słoneczny patrol" - literally "Sunny Patrol"
• The Benny Hill Show, in Polish "Benny Hill"
• The A-Team, in Polish "Drużyna A"
• Ally McBeal
• Beautiful People, in Polish "Piękni"
• Boston Public
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, in Polish "Buffy, postrach wampirów"
• Dawson's Creek, in Polish "Jezioro marzeń" - literally "Lake of Dreams"
• Dharma & Greg, in Polish "Dharma i Greg"
• ER, in Polish "Ostry dyżur"
• JAG, in Polish "JAG - wojskowe biuro śledcze" - literally "JAG - Military Criminal Investigation Agency"
• Just Shoot Me!, in Polish "Ja się zastrzelę! - literally "I will shoot myself!"
• King of Queens, in Polish "Diabli nadali"
• MacGyver
• A Nero Wolfe Mystery
• Roseanne
• Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, in Polish "Sabrina, nastoletnia czarownica"
• Street Hawk, in Polish "Jastrząb Atakuje" - literally "Hawk Attacks"
• That '70s Show, in Polish "Różowe lata siedemdziesiąte"
• 24 (TV series), in Polish "24 godziny"
• Wings, in Polish "Skrzydła"
• The X-Files, in Polish "Z archiwum X" - literally "From the X-Archive"
• Xena: Warrior Princess, in Polish "Xena: Wojownicza księżniczka"

Cyfrowy Polsat

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 200 złoty.

References

External links

• Official Site (Polish, more animations, pictures, very easy to understand for foreigners)
• [1] Cyfrowy Polsat channel list

v t e Cyfrowy Polsat S.A. Digital platform: Cyfrowy Polsat General channels: Polsat • Polsat HD • Polsat 2 International News channels: Polsat News • TV Biznes Sport channels: Polsat Sport • Polsat Sport HD • Polsat Sport Extra • Polsat Sport News • Polsat Futbol Specialty channels: Polsat Café • Polsat Play • Polsat Film • Polsat JimJam • Polsat Crime & Investigation Network Related Channels: TV4 • TV6 • Superstacja • ATM Rozrywka • Radio PIN Planned channels Polsat International • Polsat Sport International • World Volleyball • Śląsk TV