Poland’s parliament Wednesday passed a bill that could force Discovery, which owns the nation’s largest independent broadcasting group and news network, to divest its media holdings there
, an all-news station that has been critical of Poland’s nationalist right-wing government and is considered one of the country’s few independent voices.
In a statement following the vote today, Discovery: “TVN/Discovery is extremely concerned about the result of the vote in the Sejm [lower house] of the Republic of Poland on the amendment to the Broadcasting Act, but remains resolute in its defense of the rights of the Polish people and the TVN business. The act as adopted is an attack on core democratic principles of freedom of speech, the independence of the media and is directly discriminatory against TVN and Discovery.
“We appeal to the upper house of the Polish parliament – the Senate of the Republic of Poland – and the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, to oppose this project and prevent it from becoming law. Poland’s future as a democratic country in the international arena and its credibility in the eyes of investors depend on this. We remain hopeful that the Sejm of the Republic of Poland will reconsider its vote, should it have the opportunity.
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