Tomasz Sakiewicz, president of TV Republika, announced on the X website (formerly Twitter) that the additional channel will be launched. – We have finished testing from tomorrow We broadcast two Republic programs: One Republika on existing bands and Telewizja Republika on the Internet and some cable channels. The first band is related to MUX and has an informative and journalistic character. The second is under reconstruction, but will eventually contain more lifestyle, culture and sports. Both will be branded with different logos, he wrote.
The Republic logo has been modified
On Wednesday afternoon, the inscription Republika appeared next to the logo with the letter R, which has been used since 2017. At the end of the reports, the journalists of the “Dzisiaj” program also introduced themselves as representatives of “Republika”, and not of “Telewizja Republika”, as before. Republika TV’s satellite license for the universal channel is valid until May 5, 2033. The terrestrial one was recently published until July 1, 2034, but it already applies to the Republika broadcaster, which is an information and journalistic broadcaster. So far, the message of both stations has been identical.
In both licenses, the name of the program must be visible on the screen. – According to the information I received from the Regulatory Department, the program broadcast via satellite should be called TV Republika, and the program broadcast on terrestrial TV should be called Republika. These are the requirements specified in the license – Agnieszka Gniado from the office of the chairman of the National Broadcasting Council recently told Wirtualnemedia.pl.
Olechowski: Republika viewers won’t miss any of the programs
Will the two versions of the Republic be different? – We have two licenses and are launching a second general channel. At first it will be an online broadcast, but we are working to ensure that the distribution will not be only on the Internet – Jarosław Olechowski, the head of the broadcaster’s editorial team, tells Wirtualnemedia.pl. The second channel will operate under the name TV Republika. Its offering will include socio-cultural programmes, documentaries, entertainment programmes, but also information.
The new station will gradually expand its coverage. – It’s the same with Republic. We have our own YouTube channel and streaming on this website. We have a large group of viewers there, but we also have cable networks and satellite platforms and we want to do exactly the same – adds Olechowski.
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The broadcaster does not rule out asking the National Broadcasting Council to change the name of TV Republika. It is also considering other new stations. – We have been saying for a long time that we have several different business ideas that will be developed. Republika Channel covered with additional channels. We are in negotiations to attract investors. This is an ongoing process. We are currently considering three channels that are at different stages of engagement. “We decided to start with a general channel first. We will see how it will be received by viewers and how they will react. We will see what they are missing, what they would like to see. We build television with viewers and for viewers. We care a lot about them and want to know their expectations,” says Olechowski. However, he does not reveal what topics additional channels could be dedicated to. Previously, the Republika management talked about a sports channel.
Will the launch of an additional station reduce Republika’s ratings? Will some programs be broadcast only on the new channel? – This has nothing to do with the program we are currently broadcasting. There will probably be common points in the schedule.which will also be available to watch on the general channel. I think the news editorial team will also work for this channel. However, this is a completely separate project. Republika viewers will not lose any of the programs broadcast on this channel. The only thing that will change is that they will get an additional channel – explains Olechowski.
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So, for now, the Republic terrestrial channel will be distributed on cable networks, and over time, a universal channel will be added to them? – This is a process. Building the Republic distribution, which we have on MUX-8, on cable networks and on satellite, took 10 years or even a little longer. Here we are talking about a shorter process, but it will take some time. We want it to be the second general channel, available to as many viewers as possible. There are different ways to do this. There are modern technologies that allow the distribution of signals not only via satellite or cable, but also via the Internet. Their distribution will be expanded to include cable networks and satellite platforms. We want to distribute it as widely as possible. Nothing changes for Republika, which is currently broadcasting, but we are building a second Telewizja Republika channel. That is the assumption,” explains Olechowski.
Nielsen data shows that TV Republika’s market share in July this year was 3.92 percent. It was the sixth result after: TVP1, Polsat, TVN24, TVP2 and TVN. The station is part of the nationwide digital terrestrial television MUX-8. It can be received via pay TV providers (including Polsat Box, Canal+, UPC Polska/Play, Vectra, Orange Polska), experimental digital terrestrial television multiplexes (Warsaw, Gdańsk, Wrocław, Katowice), local multiplexes (Jelenia Góra, Rybnik, Częstochowa, Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Wrocław, Świdnica, Lubin, Głogów), the tvrepublika.pl website and YouTube.
