Influence of Polish Television: In 2024 Polish Television received PLN 1.760 billion in public funds – from the KRRiT subscription and as part of a subsidy from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. The public sender emphasizes in a statement that It is over PLN 900 million less than in 2023, i.e. in PiS times.
Lower costs: TVP adds that at the same time The company's operating costs in 2024 amounted to PLN 3.210 billion And they were lower by up to PLN 565 million than the cost a year earlier. “In 2023 they amounted to PLN 3.775 billion” – informs Television. Wirtualnemedia.pl remind you that from “December 20, 2023, the liquidator Daniel Gorgosz and CEO Tomasz Sygut” have actual power on TVP. ”
Loss nearly PLN 240 million: The public sender also informs that the commercial revenues of Polish Television in 2024, mainly from advertising and sponsorship, amounted to PLN 1.179 billion and were higher by PLN 50.4 million than a year earlier. Last year, TVP also repaid almost PLN 100 million of bonds taken by the previous board. “Preliminary financial result of Polish Television for 2024, before examining the auditor, shows a loss of PLN 238 million” – we read in a message.
TVP beats in KRRiT and Maciej Świrski: In relation to a loss of PLN 238 million, TVP writes that “the fundamental impact on this result had unlawful blocking by the chairman of the National Broadcasting Council Maciej Świrski subscription funds in the amount of PLN 245.5 million “. According to the public broadcaster,” timely transfer of subscription funds due to TVP would result in a positive financial result by the Company. ”
Veto for a circuding act: At the beginning of last year The National Broadcasting Council has suspended the payment of funds from the RTV subscription – She began to direct them to a court deposit. Wirtualnemedia.pl add that “only after the autumn flood, the money began to be transferred”. At the end of 2023 President Andrzej Duda vetoed the OKOBUDZETA law for 2024. It provided for PLN 2.95 billion in compensation for TVP, Polish Radio and regional stations.
See also: What subscription this year? More on this subject in the text “RTV subscription in 2025. That's what you will have to pay from January 1”.
Sources: TVP, Wirtualnemedia.pl