
Polsat and TVN are making a pitch for Poland’s lucrative thematic channel market, which is worth some PLN800 million (€192.1 million) a year.
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The Polish national commercial broadcaster TVN has decided not to provide HbbTV services for its viewers for the foreseeable future.

The Polish on demand service TVN Player is expected to break even by the end of the year, according to Piotr Walter, the vice president of its operator TVN.

The performance of its DTH platform n was one of the few highlights in what was otherwise a difficult second quarter for the Polish national commercial broadcaster TVN.

The Polish DTH platform n enjoyed strong growth in the first quarter, ending March with 966,000 subscribers, or 16% more than a year earlier.
The Polish media group TVN, whose interests include the DTH platform n and portfolio of TVN-branded thematic channels, has put up its Onet.pl portal up for sale.
The recently launched Polish catch-up service tvnplayer.pl is gaining in popularity at the expense of longer-established ones operated by the national commercial broadcaster TVN.
The Polish national commercial broadcaster TVN has announced that its on demand service TVN Player is now available on several more devices.
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