Polsat Film

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Polsat Film
Polsat Film 2021 gradient.svg
Logo used since 30 August 2021
Country Poland
Broadcast area Poland
Programming
Language(s) Polish
Picture format 16:9 576i (SDTV)
16:9 1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner Telewizja Polsat
Sister channels Polsat
Polsat Film 2
Polsat Seriale
History
LaunchedOctober 2, 2009
Links
Website www.polsatfilm.pl
Availability
Terrestrial
Polish digital TV Mobilna - MUX 4 (pay)

Polsat Film is a Polish television channel which broadcasts movies.

Polsat received a license to broadcast on March 17, 2009, under the name "Polsat Kino". It started broadcasting on October 2, 2009. It is available from satellite platforms Polsat Box, [1] and Canal+. It was one of several channels launched by Polsat within a few months. It initially broadcasts between 11 a.m. and about 1 a.m. [2]

During its first week on the air, it received a 0.31 percent share of overall viewing, which was about the same as established channels such as Hallmark Channel and Comedy Central. [3]

On April 6, 2020, Polsat Film changed its logo and graphic design along with neighboring Polsat Channels.

The logo was changed again, on August 30, 2021, with the major rebranding of Polsat, and its television channels.

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References

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  2. "Co pokaże Polsat Film?". Media2.pl. September 27, 2009.
  3. "Polsat Film w czołówce kanałów filmowych". WirtualneMedia.pl. October 12, 2009.