. According to press.pl, the television was supposed to hinder the reception of the German stations ZDF and Das Erste, which broadcast the Euro 2016 matches. As UOKiK describes, Polsat removed the stations from the list of programs available via the set-top box using the automatic search function, to which the recipients were to be accustomed.
The platform was also not to fully respond to reports regarding changes in the availability of programs and not informing about the possibility of watching them.
The appeal of Cyfrowy Polsat was rejected. Giant punishment sustained
Cyfrowy Polsat appealed against the decision of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, but the appeal was unsuccessful. UOKiK explained its decision once again. – “The questioned practice took place during # Euro2016. Cyfrowy Polsat removed German-language channels ZDF and Dar Erste from the automatic list of programs on set-top boxes. These channels broadcast most of the football matches. It happened half an hour before the England-Wales match” – he informed on Twitter.
– “As a result, in order to watch some matches, consumers could decide to pay for Cyfrowy Polsat. They were also not reliably informed about the alternative possibility of getting access to ZDF and Das Erste channels” – added.
After the removal of two German-language channels, Cyfrowy Polsat subscribers were able to buy access to paid Polsat Sport channels, where matches during Euro 2016 were broadcast. Recall that the Polish national team at the tournament in France was eliminated only in the quarter-finals, losing in penalties to Portugal, the later winner of the tournament.
Source: Sport
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