Discovery Chief Pledges to ‘Strongly Defend TVN’ as Poland Gears up for Media Ownership Bill Debate

Special Jury Mentions went to “The Staffroom,” actress Vinette Robinson for “The Boiling Point” and cinematographer Jelena Stankovic for “As Far as I Can Walk.”In the East of the West competition, a separate slate of films from Eastern Europe, the winner was “Nuuccha,” with a special jury prize to “Sisterhood” and a special mention to the documentary “Intensive Life Unit.”The jury that chose the main awards consisted of Argentinian producer Benjamin Domenech, Danish filmmaker Eva Mulvad, Polish

Marta Balaga Sneaking up on the Karlovy Vary Film Festival audience following its Cannes debut, Valdimar Jóhannsson’s Icelandic-Swedish-Polish drama “Lamb” has some surprises in store. Luckily, according to its first-time director, the reviews of the film that sees Noomi Rapace as a woman living in complete isolation with her husband in rural Iceland, dreaming of becoming a mother, has been largely spoiler-free.“I felt they were fair,” he says.

Netflix subscribers in Poland can now access two mobile games for free as the service trials video game expansion.The two games, Stranger Things 3 and Stranger Things 1984, are both tie-ins with the Stranger Things Netflix original, and were paid releases on the Android and Apple app stores.The Netflix Geeked Twitter account launched the trial, saying it was “very, very early days and we’ve got a lot of work to do in the months ahead, but this is the first step”.Let’s talk Netflix and gaming.

WARSAW, Poland -- An exhibition at a Polish state museum opening Friday features the works of provocative artists in what organizers describe as a celebration of free speech, and a challenge to political correctness and “cancel culture” on the political left.Some critics, however, accuse organizers of giving a platform to antisemitic, racist and Islamophobic messages under the pretense of defending freedom of expression."Political Art,” which features the works of nearly 30 artists, is the

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNetflix launched the first test of its plan to use mobile games to boost its core streaming-subscription business, with the introduction of two “Stranger Things” games for Android, available — for now — only to users in Poland.“Today members in Poland can try Netflix mobile gaming on Android with two games, ‘Stranger Things: 1984’ and ‘Stranger Things 3,'” the Netflix Geeked account tweeted Thursday. “It’s very, very early days and we’ve got a lot of work to do in

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A man on a manicure mission! It’s quite possible that Harry Styles is about to shake up the nail polish world — big time. 

WARSAW, Poland -- U.S. company Discovery Inc.

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Discovery said it has formally notified the Polish government that it will take legal action under the bilateral investment treaty between the U.S. and the Republic of Poland after that nation’s parliament passed a bill yesterday that would prohibit foreign ownership of media — including Discovery’s broadcaster TVN.

WARSAW, Poland -- Poland’s parliament voted Wednesday in favor of a bill that would force Discovery Inc., the U.S. owner of Poland’s largest private television network, to sell its Polish holdings and is widely viewed as an attack on media independence in Poland.The draft legislation would prevent non-European owners from having controlling stakes in Polish media companies.

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.

Naman Ramachandran After a long day of debates, the lower house of the Polish parliament has voted in favor of a bill that proposes to prevent non-European ownership of Polish media companies.The bill was passed on Wednesday with 228 votes in favour, 216 against and 10 abstentions. It must now be passed in the upper house of parliament to become law.

France and Germany, which limit foreign ownership in the media.

Kate Bosworth has announced the sad news that she and her husband are going their separate ways.

We’ve never read a breakup statement quite like this one.

In a shocking turn of events, Kate Bosworth, 38, and her husband, Michael Polish, 50, have decided to separate after eight years of marriage. Kate took to Instagram on August 5, where she posted a heartfelt message about their split alongside an adorable black and white photo of the couple kissing. While they were married for eight years, they have been together for 10 and Kate shared in her message that despite being separated, the two still love each other.

Kate Bosworth and her husband Michael Polish are ending their marriage. The actress, who is 38, announced on her Instagram on Thursday that she and Polish, a film director, are splitting after a total of 10 years together and eight years of marriage.