Television: Lex Pilot bill denied in the Sejm commission! No TVP channels at the beginning of the letter?
The Lex Pilot bill, which has been the subject of a major public debate for weeks, was rejected in the session of the Parliamentary Committee on Digital Innovation and Modern Technology. Let us remind that the rulers wanted to introduce revolutionary changes in television, including ordering operators to place only Polish tv channels: TVP1, TVP2, TVP3, TVP Info and TVP Culture.
!! The opposition wins the vote, #LexPilot rejected at the gathering of the committee of digitization. This bill is not any improvement in access to information. It's a plan to program our pilots and flood government propaganda with viewers just before the election. #Sejm pic.twitter.com/HUeswpGP8O
— Arkadiusz Marchewka (@A_Marchewka) March 29, 2023
After the outrage caused by the thought of a group holding power in the country, the Lex Pilot task was greatly softened. Eventually, the entry with positions 1 to 5 on the channel lists was deleted. The thought of expanding the list of stations as part of the "must carry, must offer" principle, i.e. those that must be offered to customers free of charge, was besides abandoned.
However, this did not change much and the task was rejected. So is this the end of the celebrated Lex Pilot? Not necessarily - the decision taken by that committee may inactive be annulled by the Sejm. Then the return draft will appear on the committee. However, it seems that the introduction of the provisions proposed by the government is far away.
The government wanted to set the viewers a list of channels with private operators. Lex Pilot's bill fell on the Sejm committee
Source: https://www.money.pl/economy/lex-pilot-is-decision-poslow-w-controversial-project-6881637811624896a.html
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