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Media watchdog investigates radio broadcast for Russian propaganda

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Poland's media watchdog, the KRRiT, is looking into a broadcast by a Warsaw radio station that may have contained pro-Kremlin propaganda on Russia's war on Ukraine.

Secret WWII radio disguised as an ELECTRIC STOVE found under Warsaw apartment floorboards

Disguised as an electric stove, the Phillips radio was discovered under a removable floor tile below an old wardrobe at the address used by legendary underground courier Jan Karski.

Majority of Poles against plan for more Polish music on radio

The majority of Poles oppose a proposal tabled by a Law and Justice MP to increase the airplay of Polish music on radio stations.

Senate rejects media reform bill

Poland's Senate rejected an amendment to the radio and television broadcasting law on Thursday, sending it back to the Sejm (lower house).

Private media in Poland protest advertising tax

Sections of the privately owned media in Poland imposed a news blackout on Wednesday morning in protest over a proposed new tax on advertising revenue.

Competition watchdog bars radio group takeover

The Polish anti-trust regulator has banned the takeover of the radio group Eurozet by the media group Agora, the owner of Gazeta Wyborcza, one of Poland’s leading newspapers.

EC opens inquiry into allocation of mobile radio frequencies by Poland

The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether the allocation by the Polish authorities of mobile radio frequencies to telecoms operator Sferia is in line with EU state aid rules.

Polish Radio One to launch special broadcasts for Belarus

The Management Board of Polish Radio S.A. has decided to modify its current radio programme schedule and introduce special news services in Belarusian on Polish Radio One (PR), which will be devoted to the current situation in Belarus.

Concert commemorates Polish Radio’s final musical broadcast before German occupation

Eighty yeas ago famed pianist Władysław Szpilman played Chopin as German bombs rained down on Warsaw.

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Netflix braces itself for national backlash from diehard fans over its remake of legendary film Znachor

In anticipation of reaction to its modern-day take on the 1982 classic about an outstanding surgeon who loses his memory following an attack, Netflix posted on social media: "Ladies and gentlemen, Your Honour, this is Leszek Lichota as Rafal Wilczur. Znachor is coming to Netflix in the second half of the year."

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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

Produced by The Batteries, the new technology has already been dubbed “a game changer” by the industry press, with the firm hoping to begin large-scale production once work on their “pilot factory” is finished.

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