TV4 (Polish TV channel)
TV 4 is a Polish free-to-air television channel. It was created through the merger of Nasza TV and Polsat 2 and started broadcasting on 1 April 2000. The station belonged to company Polskie Media. Polskie Media was a subsidiary of Polsat Group. In August 2013 Polskie Media was acquired by Polsat Group, and from 2014 Polsat Group is a direct broadcaster of TV4.
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| Country | Poland |
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| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Cyfrowy Polsat |
| Sister channels | TV6 |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 April 2000 |
| Replaced | Nasza TV |
| Links | |
| Website | tv4 |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital terrestrial television | Channel 6 |
| Cable | |
| UPC Poland | Channel 4 (HD) |
| Vectra | Channel 108 (SD) |
| Satellite | |
| Cyfrowy Polsat | Channel 2 (SD/HD) Channel 154 (HD) Channel 501 (SD) |
| Platforma Canal+ | Channel 8 (HD) |
| Orange TV | Channel 8 (HD) |
History
TV4 was established on April 1, 2000 as a result of the merger of Nasza TV (1998–2000) and Polsat 2 in its initial format (1997–2000). From the beginning of TV4's existence until 2005, the TV Odra stations started relaying TV4, thus extending the network of transmitters. Each of the local stations had guaranteed daily slots to broadcast their own programs. With time, however - for financial reasons - subsequent TV stations resigned from broadcasting them (in practice, simply becoming transmitters of the TV4 signal). Each of the TV Odra stations - apart from their own local broadcast slots for several hours a day - still carried the channel, except for NTL Radomsko which has been rebroadcasting TVN since September 2005.
TV4 mainly broadcasts movies and series as well as entertainment and cultural programs. From March 2007 to the first half of 2011, the program was broadcast around the clock. Later, TV4 started between 5.05am and 6.40am and ended between 2.00am and 4.30am. From August 2013, the station is again broadcasting 24 hours a day. On March 1, 2012, TV4 switched to the 16:9 aspect ratio with WSS signal. On June 17, 2013, TV4 ended analogue terrestrial broadcasting and from that day on, it is broadcast only digitally. On January 1, 2014, Telewizja Polsat became the owner of the station that so far was formally owned by the Polskie Media holding (which since August 30, 2013 was 100% owned by Telewizja Polsat).
On October 1, 2015, TV4 launched its HD feed along with three other channels (Polsat 2 HD, Polsat Play HD, Polsat Cafe HD).
Since September 15, 2020, the channel's signal is broadcast on the Internet on the ipla VOD website belonging to the broadcaster.
Major programmes
| Title | Meaning | Based on | Type | Airing | Notes |
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| Big Brother | Big Brother | Big Brother | reality-show | 2007–2008 | only seasons fourth and fifth |
| Galileo | Galileo | Galileo | popular science | since 2007 | |
| Galileo Extra | Galileo Extra | Galileo | popular science | 2010–2011 | |
| Muzyczne listy | Music letters | — | music | to 2012 | wishes and regards |
| Kinomaniak | Cinema-goer | — | magazine | 2002–2011 | reviews of new films |
| STOP Drogówka | STOP Traffic cops | — | hidden camera / magazine | since 2010 | in 2002–2008 there was a similar magazine |
| Mała Czarna | Cafe noir | – | talk-show | 2007–2013 | destined for women, in 2013 moved to Polsat Café |
| Daję Słowo | I give you my word | UNKNOWN | game show | 2003–2006 | |
| Hole in the Wall | Hole in the Wall | Hole in the Wall | game show | 2009 | |
| Kłamczuch | Cheater | Dirty rotten cheater | game show | 2008–2009 | |
| Spadkobiercy | Heirs | – | improvised TV series | 2008–2013, 2017 | |
| Policjantki i policjanci | Policewomen and policemen | – | docu-soap | since 2014 | |
| Włatcy móch | Lords of Flies[1] | – | animated comedy series | 2006–2011 |
See also
References
- In Polish, specially with mistakes.
External links
- Official Site (in Polish)