Telewizja Republika
 Logo used from 2017 | |
| Country | Poland |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Telewizja Republika SA |
| History | |
| Launched | 10 April 2013 |
| Links | |
| Website | telewizjarepublika |
| Availability | |
Telewizja Republika or TV Republika is a Polish television station, whose editor-in-chief is Tomasz Sakiewicz. The channel can be received via satellite, via the Internet and terrestrial in the DVB-T system (Katowice and the surrounding area), as well as in the DVB-T2 system (Warsaw, Wrocław and the vicinity of these cities).[1] From 2022, the channel broadcasts its program 24 hours a day.[2]
The station is seen as right-wing,[3] inspired by the American station Fox News and supportive of the Law and Justice political party.[4]
History
The creation of television has been ongoing since 2012.[5] The seat of the owner and the station is Warsaw.[6] From the beginning, the station was managed by Telewizja Niezależna Spółka Akcyjna, of which Piotr Barełkowski became the president of the management board.[7] Bronisław Wildstein and Tomasz Sakiewicz (for marketing and subscriber market) became vice-presidents of the management board, and the following members of the company's supervisory board included: Anita Gargas-Wojciechowska, Katarzyna Gójska-Hejke, Cezary Gmyz, Piotr Kwiecień, Rafał Ziemkiewicz. The company's share capital amounted to PLN 100,000, paid in quarters.
The founders of the station cited as inspiration the American station Fox News.[4]
At the end of 2012, Bronisław Wildstein became the editor-in-chief of the station.[8][9] The television project was announced as a "supra-environmental" initiative.[10] The team of journalists included representatives of the press ("Do Rzeczy", "Gazeta Polska") and internet portals (Niezalezna.pl, Fronda.pl), who were active on television in the past: Bronisław Wildstein (editor-in-chief, former president of Telewizja Polska), Tomasz Sakiewicz, Ewa Stankiewicz (artistic director),[11] Rafał Ziemkiewicz, Piotr Lisiewicz, Joanna Lichocka, Anita Gargas, Cezary Gmyz, Katarzyna Hejke, Piotr Gociek, Marek Magierowski, Tomasz Terlikowski, Marcin Wolski and Krzysztof Masłoń.[12] The TV journalistic and production team consisted of approximately 50 people in total.[13]
The station's studio was blessed on February 18, 2013 by Father Krzysztof Stępowski, Redemptorist, archdiocesan pastor of the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite.[14]
The station's initial budget was expected to be approximately PLN 4–5 million.[13] Financial results from operations in the first half of 2013 showed that losses outweighed revenues; in August 2013, the station had 58 employees.[15] In mid-October 2013, the station's authorities started the public sale of shares with a total value of PLN 8.5 million.[16][17][18]
The station has been very supportive of the Law and Justice political party, and receiving financial support from the Polish government during the years that party was in power.[4]
In early January 2024 the station has been criticized for several remarks made during its talk shows by some comedians and politicians, which were described as xenophobic.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Komunikat zarządu Telewizji Republika". telewizjarepublika.pl. 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ "Sakiewicz o zmianach w TV Republika: To będzie zupełnie inna telewizja". tvrepublika.pl. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ a b "Prosecutors launch probe into satirist's racist words". www.pap.pl. 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ a b c d Dominika Maciejasz (4 January 2024). "TV Republika ma apetyt na byłe "gwiazdy TVP", ale jej źródła dochodu właśnie wysychają". wyborcza.biz. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ Jacek Liziniewicz (21 December 2012). "Powstanie nowa telewizja" (in Polish). niezalezna.pl. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
- ^ "Kontakt" (in Polish). telewizjarepublika.pl. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
- ^ Maciej Kozielski (21 December 2012). "Aby oglądać prawicową telewizję trzeba będzie zapłacić" (in Polish). press.pl. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
- ^ "Na wiosnę rusza całodobowa Telewizja Republika. Bronisław Wildstein redaktorem naczelnym" (in Polish). wpolityce.pl. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
- ^ Krzysztof Lisowski (24 January 2013). "Bronisław Wildstein: media są jednostronne i stronnicze" (in Polish). wirtualnemedia.pl. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
- ^ eMBe/Wirtualnemedia.pl. "Kto w TV Republika? Ziemkiewicz, Gmyz" (in Polish). telewizjarepublika.pl. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
- ^ "Stankiewicz wraca pod Pałac. Co pokaże TV Republika?". Dziennik.pl. 2013-04-03. Archived from the original on 2013-05-03. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- ^ "Rozmowa z Panem Piotrem Barełkowskim Prezesem TV Republika" (in Polish). satelitarne.tv. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
- ^ a b Łukasz Knapik / wirtualnemedia.pl. "TV Republika również w HD i na satelicie" (in Polish). SatKurier. Magazyn Telewizji Cyfrowej. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|data=ignored (|date=suggested) (help) - ^ "Poświęcenie siedziby Telewizji Republika" (in Polish). niezalezna.pl. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
- ^ "TV Republika z 1,17 mln zł wpływów i 1,5 mln zł straty" (in Polish). 2013-10-11. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|opublikowany=ignored (|agency=suggested) (help) - ^ (in Polish). wirtualnemedia.pl. 2013-10-07 http://www.wirtualnemedia.pl/artykul/tv-republika-z-publiczna-oferta-akcji-chce-pozyskac-12-mln-zl. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help); Unknown parameter|tytuł=ignored (|title=suggested) (help) - ^ "TV Republika rusza z ofertą publiczną. Jej wartość to 8,5 mln zł brutto" (in Polish). 2013-10-11. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|opublikowany=ignored (|agency=suggested) (help) - ^ "TV Republika sprzedaje akcje za 510 zł. Chce być jak Polsat News i TVN24". 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
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