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105-456: The contest was organised and transmitted live by the public Polish Television (TVP) between 1994 and 2004. The following year, the concert was broadcast by the private media station TVN for the first time and remained on TVN until 2009. From 2012 to 2014, the concert was broadcast and organised by Polsat . It was later cancelled by the broadcaster. The 2015 festival was not televised, however it returned in 2017 on TVN. The first Sopot festival

210-499: A Christmas concert. They said their concert was by no means a tribute to the Cheka, communism, or Russia's brutal past . Members of the audience included Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev . On 22 February 2009, the band received Germany's ECHO Honorary Award for lifetime achievement at Berlin's O2 World . In November 2009, the Scorpions announced their 17th studio album, Sting in

315-615: A break up or retirement, guitarist Matthias Jabs told AZ Central on 12 June 2012 that the Scorpions would not split up. A month later, Jabs told Billboard magazine the band had been working on an album that would contain unreleased songs they recorded for the albums Blackout , Love at First Sting , Savage Amusement , and Crazy World and planned to release it in 2014. In April, the Scorpions announced shows in Russia and Belarus with an orchestra in October 2013. On 11, 12, and 14 September 2013,

420-574: A day. Before 2015, the PiS (then opposition) often criticized TVP of siding with government ( PO – PSL ) or even compared it to communist propaganda In 2015, the government passed a law allowing it to directly appoint the head of TVP. Since then, TVP has displayed bias towards the Law and Justice (PiS) party (then government), and was compared by critics with propaganda of the former Communist regime. TVP has also faced criticism for its portrayal of LGBT people,

525-449: A distance using electricity". In 1929, Stefan Manczarski constructed a mechanical television apparatus based on two synchronously rotating Nipkow disks , on the transmitting and receiving sides. The television signal was transmitted via an electric cable. The device only transmitted a still image. Stefan Manczarski called his invention "a method of television transmission of images via wire and radio." Experiments were also conducted by

630-470: A long-awaited return to form. The album was the heaviest the band had released since Face the Heat . Whether a result of poor promotion by the band's label or the long time between studio releases, Unbreakable received little airplay and did not chart. Scorpions toured extensively behind the album and played as "Special Guests" with Judas Priest during the 2005 British tour—these were the Scorpions' first dates in

735-553: A minister) was Włodzimierz Sokorski (the heads of the radio and television departments had the rank of deputy ministers). On February 1, 1961, the daily broadcast of the television program began. At the turn of the 1950s and 1960s, seven TVP regional centers were established (with their own studios) in: On July 18, 1969, the Radio and Television Center in Warsaw was opened at Woronicza Street. Large financial outlays were incurred to create it, and

840-1055: A question the Bawolek asked to the European Commission in Brussels regarding a controversial judicial reform in Poland. The hate campaign resulted in death threats against the journalist. The European Commission expressed its condemnation of the online hate campaign caused by TVP and the Strasbourg-based Council of Europe issued an alert to the Polish authorities in respect of the hate campaign against Bawolek. The press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders wrote in its 2019 assessment of Polish press freedom that "many blamed state-owned TV broadcaster TVP's 'hate propaganda' for Gdansk mayor Pawel Adamowicz 's murder in January 2019.". Ahead of

945-556: A team of scientists and engineers in 1931 at the Polish Radio station in Katowice . Transmitting and receiving equipment according to the JL Baird system using a Nipkow shield. Both mechanical television transmitting and receiving devices were driven by one common engine, ensuring full synchronization of both units. The signal was transmitted by cable within one laboratory. The experimental work

1050-481: A video transmitter. Moreover, in 1938, a 16-meter-high tower structure was built on the roof of the "skyscraper", as it was called, on which a tubular mast for an 11-meter-high transmitting antenna was mounted. The antenna was located 87 m above the ground, which ensured reception of the video signal at a distance of 20 km and audio signal 30 km from the transmitting antenna. Test television broadcasts took place on October 5, 1938 and August 26, 1939 in Warsaw with

1155-585: Is amazing. I don't want to think about Hour II right now because Hour I is so exciting. It is very inspiring to see how much the audience enjoys this new music. On 20 December 2007, the Scorpions played at a concert for the elite of Russia's security forces in the Kremlin . The concert was a celebration of the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Cheka —predecessor of the KGB . The band claimed they thought they were performing

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1260-456: Is broadcast annually by Polsat . In 2014, the name was changed to Polsat Sopot Festival . In 2015, Polsat decided not to organize the festival. However, the city authorities decided to organize a one-day festival in Sopot this year, but without a television broadcast. In 2016, the concert did not take place due to the lack of a television partner, which initially was to be TVP. After a year of break,

1365-413: Is cruder, more primitive, and more aggressive than anything that was broadcast at that time." This contrasts with the testimonies that killer of Pawel Adamowicz was reading Gazeta Wyborcza , Dziennik Bałtycki , Polityka and Wprost and watched TVN , and Polsat but not TVP TVP was heavily criticized in the run-up to the 2020 Polish presidential election , being described as the "mouthpiece" of

1470-481: Is presently connected with does not share European values". It was again cancelled in January 2016 after an amendment of the media law in Poland, which caused fears of a lack of pluralism and independence of TVP. In September 2020, TVP's " Wiadomości " was the most popular news program in Poland, with an average of 2.66 million viewers a day. In February 2021, TVP's " Wiadomości " was second most popular news program in Poland, with an average of 2.41 million viewers

1575-519: Is the Scorpions' only compilation album to be certified platinum in the United States. Wishing to distance themselves from the Savage Amusement style, the band separated from their long-time producer and "Sixth Scorpion", Dieter Dierks , replacing him with Keith Olsen when they returned to the studio in 1990. Crazy World was released that year and displayed a less polished sound. The album

1680-541: Is what everybody is asking. There might be. Who knows? Right now we are at the beginning of the world tour. It is exciting to play the new songs and they go very well with the classics. It is exciting that there is a whole new audience out there. There are many longtime fans but there are a lot of young kids. We just played in London and in Paris and there were young kids rocking out to songs that were written way before they were born. It

1785-470: The Billboard charts at number No. 63. In a September 2007 podcast interview, Meine said the album was not so much a "concept album", but rather a collection of songs with a common theme. "We didn't want to make another record with songs about boys chasing girls. I mean, come on, give me a break," Meine said. Asked in 2007 if the band was planning to release a Humanity – Hour II , Meine replied: That

1890-556: The Berlin Philharmonic that resulted in a 10-song album named Moment of Glory . The album went a long way toward rebuilding the band's reputation after the harsh criticism of Eye II Eye . However, critics accused them of following on the coattails of Metallica 's similar collaboration ( S&M ) with the San Francisco Symphony which had been released the previous year, even though the orchestra had first approached

1995-618: The Led Zeppelin and Taste cover band Copernicus, joined the band. With this line-up they won a music contest in 1972 and recorded two songs for a single that was never released on the CCA label, but the songs, "Action" and "I'm Going Mad" were later released on different compilation albums including Psychedelic Gems 2. In 1972 the group recorded and released their debut album Lonesome Crow , with Lothar Heimberg on bass and Wolfgang Dziony on drums and re-recorded versions of their CCA songs. During

2100-476: The Lonesome Crow tour the Scorpions opened for up-and-coming British band UFO . Near the end of the tour, guitarist Michael Schenker accepted an offer of lead guitar for UFO. Uli Jon Roth , a friend of Michael's, was then introduced to the band and he helped them to finish off the tour. The departure of Michael Schenker led to the breakup of the band. In 1973, Uli Roth , who had helped the Scorpions complete

2205-632: The Lonesome Crow tour, was offered the role as lead guitarist, but turned the band down, preferring instead to remain in the band Dawn Road . Rudolf Schenker eventually decided he wanted to work with Roth, but did not want to resurrect the last Scorpions lineup. He attended some of Dawn Road's rehearsals and ultimately decided to join the band, which consisted of Roth, Francis Buchholz (bass), Achim Kirschning (keyboards) and Jürgen Rosenthal (drums). Uli Roth and Buchholz persuaded Rudolf Schenker to invite Klaus Meine to join on vocals, which he soon did. While there were more members of Dawn Road than Scorpions in

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2310-691: The Ministry of National Education . On November 19, 2020, the TVP Dokument channel began broadcasting, on March 8, 2021 - TVP Kobieta, and in 2022 - TVP Nauka. On 19 December 2023, the Sejm passed a resolution on "restoring the legal order and the impartiality and integrity of the public media and the Polish Press Agency " with 244 votes in favor. There were 84 votes against and 16 abstentions. The same day, Minister of Culture Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz dismissed

2415-593: The 1960s to the 1980s. Telewizja Polska Telewizja Polska S.A. ( pronounced [tɛlɛˈvizja ˈpɔlska] ; TVP ), also known in English as Polish Television , is a public service broadcaster in Poland , founded in 1952. It is the oldest and largest Polish television network. After 2015, when the right-wing populist Law and Justice (PiS) party won the Polish parliamentary election , TVP progressively aligned with

2520-473: The 1980s, declining further during the 1990s, and the rather unconvincing organisations by TVP made the authorities of Sopot give the organization of the 2005 Sopot International Song Festival to a private TV channel, TVN . Since 1999, there was no contest. TVP chose to invite well-known artists instead, featuring the likes of Whitney Houston , Tina Turner , The Corrs , Lionel Richie , UB40 , Ricky Martin and Simply Red to perform. In 2005, TVN brought

2625-482: The 2019 European parliament elections, TVP ran 105 segments of the election of which 68 of 69 focused on the ruling party were positive and all 33 about the opposition were negative, according to a study by the Society of Journalists. Polish political scientist and anti-racism activist Rafał Pankowski stated, "I am old enough to remember Communist-controlled television in the 1980s, and I can safely say that what we have now

2730-646: The 2019 elections. Comparing the LGBT movement unfavorably to the Swedish Deluge and Communism, the documentary claimed that there is an "LGBT invasion" of Poland and that LGBT organizations have the goal of legalizing pedophilia. It was found to defame the Campaign Against Homophobia organization. Ombudsman Adam Bodnar stated, "The material not only reproduces stereotypes and heightens social hatred towards LGBT people, but also manipulates facts." Following

2835-596: The 5th World Festival of Youth and Students in 1955. On April 30, 1956, the Warsaw Television Center (Warszawski Ośrodek Telewizyjny) was opened, which provided access to TV programs to a larger group of viewers. WOT broadcast five days a week. On May 1, 1956, the Television Transmission Center began operation with a transmitting station located in the Palace of Culture and Science and an antenna on

2940-659: The Actor from the Chamber Theater in Warsaw). Three months later - on January 23, 1953 - a regular broadcast of the Polish television program was initiated (half an hour once a week). On July 22, 1954, the Experimental Television Center was launched with its own journalistic team. The program was broadcast from the former bank building at Plac Powstańców Warszawy 7, specially rebuilt and enlarged after war damage to meet

3045-562: The Chief Rabbi of Poland, to the Polish Media Ethics Council  [ pl ] regarding antisemitism in the program. The Council concluded not only were anti-semitic statements made in the show, it did not uphold journalistic standards : Wiadomości "turned into an instrument of propaganda of one of the candidates in this election". In 2020, the station was ordered to retract a documentary, Inwazja , released just before

3150-509: The Flesh " from The Wall . After the Crazy World tour, the band's long-serving bassist Francis Buchholz left the group. In 1993, the Scorpions released Face the Heat . Bass was handled by Ralph Rieckermann. For the recording process, the band brought in producer Bruce Fairbairn . The album's sound was more metal than melodic. Neither the heavy metal single "Alien Nation" nor the ballad "Under

3255-708: The SECAM system to the PAL system, in which the two national TVP networks adopted it (later TVP Polonia and TVP the regional stations also switched to this system). On January 1, 1993, together with Polish Radio, TVP became a member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). At the same time, since the 1990s, many TVP presenters and journalists began to leave public television, moving to commercial television (including Polsat and TVN). After 1989, TVP news programs were accused of being subject to political influence depending on who

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3360-569: The Same Sun" came close to matching the success of "Wind of Change". Face the Heat was a moderate success. In 1995, a new album, Live Bites , was produced. The disc documented retro live performances from their Savage Amusement Tour in 1988, all the way through the Face the Heat Tour in 1994. While the album had a technologically cleaner sound in comparison to their best-selling live album, World Wide Live , it

3465-644: The Scorpions released Virgin Killer , the album cover of which featured a nude prepubescent girl behind a broken pane of glass. The cover art was designed by Stefan Bohle, who was the product manager for the West German division of RCA Records , their label at the time. The cover brought the band considerable market exposure as well as controversy and was subsequently pulled or replaced in other countries because of its imagery. The album itself garnered widespread praise for its music from select critics and fan base. In 2008,

3570-545: The Scorpions were inducted into the Hall of Heavy Metal History for leading the two-guitar attack in heavy metal. Proceeds from the ceremony benefitted the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund. In an August 2018 interview with Digital Journal, Scorpions guitarist Rudolf Schenker stated that the band was open to the idea of recording a follow-up to Return to Forever . He explained: "We are still waiting for

3675-415: The Scorpions with the idea in 1995. In 2001, the Scorpions released Acoustica , a live unplugged album featuring acoustic reworkings of the band's biggest hits, plus new tracks. While appreciated by fans, the lack of a new studio album was frustrating to some, and Acoustica did little to return the band to the spotlight. In 2004, the band released Unbreakable , an album that was hailed by critics as

3780-551: The Tail , would be released in early 2010, recorded in Hanover with Swedish producers Mikael "Nord" Andersson and Martin Hansen. It was released on 23 March 2010. On 24 January 2010, the band announced their initial intentions for Sting in the Tail to be their last album, and the tour supporting it their final tour, although the band later made the decision to continue recording past the end of

3885-543: The UK since 1999. In early 2006, the Scorpions released the DVD 1 Night in Vienna that included 14 live tracks and a complete rockumentary . In LA, the band spent about four months in the studio with producers James Michael and Desmond Child working on a concept album titled Humanity: Hour I , which was released in late May 2007, and was followed by the "Humanity World Tour". In 2007,

3990-441: The UK. After their extensive world tours, the band finally returned to the studio to record Savage Amusement . Released in 1988, four years after their previous studio album, Savage Amusement represented a more polished and mature sound similar to the style Def Leppard had found success with. The album sold well but was considered somewhat of a critical disappointment. However, British heavy rock magazine Kerrang! did award

4095-562: The US and Europe six months after its Japanese release. By that time in mid-1978, after auditioning around 140 guitarists, the Scorpions recruited Matthias Jabs, a veteran of the German rock scene who had played in the bands Lady and Fargo. Following the addition of Jabs, Scorpions left RCA for Mercury Records in the United States and EMI Records worldwide to record their next album Lovedrive . Just weeks after quitting UFO, Michael Schenker returned to

4200-463: The USA a few months after its release. MTV gave the album's videos "Rock You Like a Hurricane", "Bad Boys Running Wild", "Big City Nights", and the power ballad " Still Loving You " significant airplay, greatly contributing to the album's success. The channel even supplied Scorpions with the nickname "The Ambassadors of Rock", to the chagrin of industry insiders who recognized the executive influence behind

4305-686: The album five K's out of five. On the Savage Amusement tour in 1988, the Scorpions became only the second Western group (not American) to play in the Soviet Union . Indeed, Uriah Heep had performed earlier in December 1987 in Leningrad . The following year the band returned to perform at the Moscow Music Peace Festival . As a result, the Scorpions developed an extended Russian fan base and still return to perform. Also in 1989, Scorpions released

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4410-400: The album in stores and on the radio. The album's single, "Steamrock Fever", was added to some of RCA's radio promotional records. Roth was not happy with the commercial direction the band was taking. Although he performed on the band's Japan tour, he departed to form his own band, Electric Sun prior to the release of the resultant double live album Tokyo Tapes . Tokyo Tapes was released in

4515-405: The album's release, Meine began experiencing throat problems. He required surgery on his vocal cords and doubts were raised about whether he would ever sing again. Meanwhile, the band began working on their next album, Blackout in 1981. A then-unknown Don Dokken was brought in to provide guide and backing vocals while Meine recovered. Meine eventually healed completely and was able to finish

4620-406: The album. Blackout was released in 1982 and quickly became the band's best selling album to date, eventually going platinum. Meine's voice showed no signs of weakness and fan response to the album was good. Blackout spawned two singles: " No One Like You " and " Can't Live Without You ". Gaining in popularity from the success of Blackout , the Scorpions performed to over 375,000 fans on Day 2 at

4725-472: The authorities of public media. The following day saw the termination of TVP Info, TVP 3, and TVP World's programming, with the associated broadcasts being instead switched to those of other TVP stations. News programming that would normally air on TVP 1 ( Teleexpress , Wiadomości ) and TVP 2 ( Panorama ) was instead replaced by standby sequences of the stations' respective logos. On 21 December 2023, at 19:30, TVP broadcast its first evening news bulletin by

4830-518: The band collaborated with two of their signature tracks in the video game series, Guitar Hero . "No One Like You" was featured on the Rocks the '80s version of the game while "Rock You Like A Hurricane" was released on Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock . On 14 May 2007, the Scorpions released Humanity – Hour I in Europe. Humanity – Hour I became available in the U.S. on 28 August on New Door Records , entering

4935-606: The band in May 2014 for rehab, returned to play drums. The new album Return to Forever was released on 20 February 2015. On 29 August 2015, the Scorpions announced 50th anniversary deluxe editions of their albums Taken By Force , Tokyo Tapes , Lovedrive , Animal Magnetism , Blackout , Love at First Sting , World Wide Live , and Savage Amusement which were released 6 November 2015. These deluxe releases include "dozens of unreleased songs, alternate versions of big hits, rough mixes, and rare live concert recordings". On 28 April 2016, it

5040-409: The band included Schenker, Klaus Meine (vocals), Matthias Jabs (lead guitar), Francis Buchholz (bass), and Herman Rarebell (drums). The band's only continuous member has been Schenker, although Meine has been with the band continuously since their first album Lonesome Crow (1972). Jabs has been a consistent member since 1978, while bassist Paweł Mąciwoda and drummer Mikkey Dee have been in

5145-664: The band played three MTV Unplugged concerts at the Lycabettus-Theatre in Athens. On 6 November 2013, they announced four more MTV Unplugged Concert in Germany 2014. In December 2013, in an interview at Rock Show radio program in Greece, Meine said he was not sure if the album with unreleased songs they recorded for the albums Blackout , Love at First Sting , Savage Amusement and Crazy World would be released in 2014 or later on. In 2013,

5250-449: The band recruited Matthias Jabs and began moving towards a more melodic rock style on their sixth studio album Lovedrive (1979), which also saw Scorpions reunite with Michael Schenker before he left again to pursue a solo career . Over the next decade, the band achieved influence, approval from music critics, and significant commercial success with the albums Animal Magnetism (1980), Blackout (1982), Love at First Sting (1984),

5355-569: The band released the album MTV Unplugged in Athens . The album featured classic songs like Rock You Like a Hurricane and Big City Nights done acoustically, but also included rare live performances of songs like When The Smoke Is Going Down and Where the River Flows . On 16 August 2014, they announced a new album in the works, due for release sometime in 2015. In 2014, the Scorpions were nominated for two Echo Awards ("Euro Grammys") for their MTV Unplugged. On 23 October 2014, Meine spoke to

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5460-532: The band since 2003 and 2016, respectively. Lonesome Crow featured Schenker's younger brother Michael on lead guitar, before he departed to join UFO . He was replaced by Uli Jon Roth , who was with the band for their next four studio albums, Fly to the Rainbow (1974), In Trance (1975), Virgin Killer (1976) and Taken by Force (1977), and their first live album Tokyo Tapes (1978). Following Roth's departure,

5565-558: The band's French fan-club Crazyscorps, and announced the new record would be published in February or March 2015, to coincide with the band's 50th anniversary. Contrary to what the band said in 2013, the new album presented not only newly recorded versions of never-published songs, but also new material, written between 2011 and 2014. The album was recorded in Sweden, with producers Martin Hansen and Mikael Nord Andersson. Drummer James Kottak, who left

5670-516: The band's rhythm/lead guitarist, launched the band in 1965. Initially the band had Merseybeat influences and Schenker himself handled the vocals. He played in a band with Lothar Heimberg before he founded Scorpions. Karl Heinz Vollmer left the band in 1967 because of his military obligations; at the time he could not associate anymore with the concerts and the military life. Things began to come together in 1970 when Schenker's younger brother Michael and vocalist Klaus Meine , who had played together in

5775-399: The band, they decided to use the Scorpions name because it was well known in the German hard rock scene and an album had been released under that name. In 1974, the new line-up released Fly to the Rainbow . The album proved to be more successful than Lonesome Crow and songs such as "Speedy's Coming" and the title track established the band's sound. Achim Kirschning decided to leave after

5880-547: The change of government in the 2023 Polish parliamentary election , a TVP host formally apologized to the LGBT community for attacks broadcast against them. According to Timothy Garton Ash , "the broadcaster has descended into the paranoid world of the far right , where spotless, heroic, perpetually misunderstood Poles are being conspired against by dark, international German - Jewish - LGBT -plutocratic forces meeting secretly in Swiss chateaux." TVP president Jacek Kurski rejected

5985-531: The compilation album Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads , which, in addition to the band's hits from 1979 to 1988, included several rare or previously unreleased tracks: "Hey You", from the Animal Magnetism sessions; a remixed version of "Is There Anybody There?"; and a cover of the Who 's " I Can't Explain ", which was also included on that same year's Stairway to Heaven/Highway to Hell charity compilation album. This

6090-637: The completion and release of the album the band decided to retain Michael in the band, forcing Jabs to leave. However, in April 1979, during their tour in France, Michael quit again and Jabs was brought in permanently to replace him. In 1980, the band released Animal Magnetism , again with a provocative cover this time showing a girl kneeling and a Doberman Pinscher sitting in front of a man. Animal Magnetism contained classics such as " The Zoo " and "Make It Real". Soon after

6195-497: The contention that the organization violated broadcasting law, and conservative media commentator and former TVP employee Jacek Kurski says the station "deserves recognition" for its "consistent promotion of patriotism and pro-state thinking". Scorpions (band) Scorpions are a German hard rock band formed in Hanover in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker . The longest-existing, 1978–1992, and most successful line-up of

6300-518: The corporation. On November 1, 1975, the first terrestrial satellite communication station in Poland was put into operation in Psary-Kąty (Świętokrzyskie Mountains), which significantly expanded TVP's broadcasting capabilities. After a long break in the creation of new television centers, on January 12, 1985, a local television branch in Lublin was established, TVP3 Lublin . On January 1, 1989, Telegazeta

6405-549: The cover art on the English Misplaced Pages was briefly blacklisted by the Internet Watch Foundation , before reversing their decision 4 days later. The following year, Rudy Lenners resigned for personal reasons and was replaced by Herman Rarebell , an experienced musician who had recorded with the bands Missus Beastly and Onyx . For the follow-up Taken by Force , RCA Records made a determined effort to promote

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6510-918: The decision was made to restore the festival. Since 2017, it has been organized and broadcast by TVN again. The festival also provided opportunity to listen to international stars. In the past, it featured Charles Aznavour , Demis Roussos , Boney M , Gloria Gaynor , Petula Clark , Johnny Cash , Chuck Berry , Shirley Bassey , Village People , Kool and the Gang , Vanessa Mae , Sabrina , C.C.Catch , Annie Lennox , Paul Young , Marillion , Scorpions , Alphaville , Kim Wilde , Bonnie Tyler , Jimmy Somerville , Erasure , Belinda Carlisle , Vaya Con Dios , Chris Rea , Bryan Adams , Tanita Tikaram , La Toya Jackson , Rick Astley , Shakin’ Stevens , Londonbeat , Bad Boys Blue , Technotronic . Kajagoogoo , Limahl , Goran Bregovic , Norah Jones , Anastacia , Marylya Rodovich , Ricky Martin , In-Grid , Alla Pugacheva and many others. This list includes only winners of

6615-410: The first the jury considered the artistic merits of the songs entered; while in the second, it judged the performers' interpretation." The festival has always been open to non-European acts, and countries like Cuba , Dominican Republic , Mongolia , New Zealand , Nigeria , Peru , South Africa and many others have been represented in this event. The contest lost popularity in Poland and abroad in

6720-418: The free world. The first result of the cooperation was the broadcasting of the first color program on July 22, 1971, using the French SECAM system - it was an adaptation of Anton Chekhov 's monodrama On the Harm of Tobacco Smoking. Over time, it was the standard adopted in all countries (except Romania ) of the Eastern Bloc . Initially, the program was broadcast in color once a week, from December 6, 1971,

6825-421: The future of the Scorpions. He replied, "Our newest project comes out in the next few months. It gives you a chance to experience the Scorpions in 3D. You can actually feel the smoke string out of the guitar like it is a live show. It is an incredible experience. The DVD features our concerts in 3D in Germany. We are just about to do the mix and it should be in the Middle East and Saudi Arabia hopefully soon. Indeed,

6930-412: The government and as "peddl[ing] government hate speech" by the organization Reporters Without Borders . The state television broadcast a segment of Wiadomości called Trzaskowski spełni żydowskie żądania? ("Will Trzaskowski meet Jewish demands?") regarding the Civic Platform candidate Rafał Trzaskowski . A complaint was made by the American Jewish Committee , Union of Jewish Religious Communities,

7035-504: The group for a short period during the recordings for the album. This gave the band three guitarists. Lovedrive was an album that some critics consider to be the pinnacle of their career. Containing such fan favourites as "Loving You Sunday Morning", "Always Somewhere", "Holiday" and the instrumental "Coast to Coast", it firmly cemented the "Scorpions formula" of hard rock songs mixed with melodic ballads. Although it had been widely believed for decades that Michael Schenker's contribution to

7140-429: The international competition back, taking over from TVP, and in 2006 invited Elton John and Katie Melua . The Sopot International Song Festival is usually considered bigger than the Benidorm International Song Festival because of its ability to attract star performers. In 2010 and 2011, the festival did not take place due to renovation of the Forest Opera . Since 2012, it is called Sopot Top Of The Top Festival and

7245-481: The late 1980s and early 1990s and the fall of the Berlin Wall , and it remains as one of the best-selling singles in the world with over 14 million copies. Two songs from their ninth studio album Love at First Sting , " Rock You Like a Hurricane " and " Still Loving You ", are regarded as some of the most influential and popular works, both in heavy metal music and among rock ballads, defined as "rock anthem" and "a true hymn of love", respectively. Rudolf Schenker,

7350-409: The live album World Wide Live (1985), Savage Amusement (1988), the compilation album Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads (1989), and Crazy World (1990), all of which are certified platinum or multi-platinum in the United States. The band has released thirteen consecutive studio albums that were in the top 10 in Germany, one of which reached No. 1, as well as three consecutive albums that were in

7455-421: The message." In 2018, Telewizja Polska started broadcasting, as one of the three largest television stations, in 4K quality under the name TVP 4K. On September 17, 2019, the TVP Wilno channel intended for Poles living in Lithuania began broadcasting. In March 2020, the decision to close educational institutions due to the COVID pandemic , Telewizja Polska initiated the "Szkoła z TVP" project in cooperation with

7560-641: The most prestigious contests within the Sopot Music Festival. Sometimes one contest has overshadowed another with time. Grand Prix de disque was the most prestigious award between 1974 and 1976 and the Intervision Song Contest during 1977–80. Since the 1980s, the main prize of the festival is the Amber Nightingale award. The festival has also given prizes for Best Interpretation in the 1960s, and Winner Of The Polish Day on and off from

7665-639: The name Sylwester z Gwiazdami (New Year's Eve With the Stars). On April 24, 2005, another theme channel - TVP Kultura - started broadcasting. In the following years, Telewizja Polska launched further theme channels (November 18, 2006 - TVP Sport ; May 3, 2007 - TVP Historia ; October 6, 2007 - TVP Info ; which replaced TVP3; December 6, 2010 - TVP Seriale ; April 15, 2013 - TVP Rozrywka ; 1 September 2013 – TVP Regionalna; February 15, 2014 – TVP ABC ). In 2008, Telewizja Polska started broadcasting in HD quality, and on August 6 of

7770-463: The needs of the newly established institution. The center's program was initially broadcast once a week on Fridays, from April 1, 1955 - twice (on Tuesdays and Fridays), from November 1, 1955 - three days a week (on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays), and from January 1, 1956 - four days a week (additionally on Sundays). Exceptionally, daily broadcasts took place during the broadcast of the Peace Races and

7875-597: The new team of journalists, under the title 19.30 . In 2012, TVP signed an agreement with the BBC , under which they will work together on film and television productions. The French-German TV liberal arts network ARTE cancelled a 15-year cooperation with TVP, when it learned in February 2009 that TVP's general director, Piotr Farfał , was a member of the League of Polish Families , which opposed Arte's "philosophy based on intercultural exchange" and "the party that TVP's chairman

7980-595: The opposition (PiS). On December 27, 2023, the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, due to the President's veto on the financing of the company, placed it in liquidation. The forerunner of television in Poland should be Jan Szczepanik , called the "Polish Edison", who in 1897 patented at the British Patent Office (British patent no. 5031). as the "telectroscope" defined as an "apparatus for reproducing images at

8085-492: The participation of Marta Nowosad, Jerzy Michotek, Witold Gruca and Jan Mroziński was broadcast from the Institute of Telecommunications, which was received on 24 Leningrad receivers located in clubs and community centers. The first announcer was Maria Rosa-Krzyżanowska. Subsequent broadcasts took place on November 15, 1952 (excerpts of Lalka with Nina Andrycz in the main role were shown) and December 5, 1952 (excerpts of The King and

8190-403: The participation of Mieczysław Fogg. It was a mechanical television station broadcasting under the 120-line standard. It carried, among others: a telecine film "Barbara Radziwiłłówna" with Jadwiga Smosarska in the main role, and at that time work on 343-line electronic television was in progress. The development of research on television, which was very advanced (the launch of a permanent service

8295-452: The participation of artists were shown, the daily broadcast of the television program lasted until January 20, 1952. In 1952 a studio was established at the Ratuszowa 11 street in Warsaw, and the first television program team was established. The first program was broadcast on October 25, 1952 at 7:00 p.m. (on the eve of the Sejm elections). Then, a 30-minute montage of artistic forms with

8400-413: The political opposition, Jews, and other groups as a shadowy conspiracy seeking to undermine Poland. In 2018, The Economist stated: "the [TVP] anchors... praise PiS slavishly while branding its critics treacherous crypto-communists. In July 2016 Politico.eu criticized it for strong pro-government bias. In 2017, TVP triggered a hate campaign against Polsat journalist Dorota Bawolek , following

8505-454: The proceedings of the PZPR congress were broadcast every day in color (the first cyclical color broadcasts in Europe were broadcast in 1967), but due to the lack of receivers and their high cost, color television was not available to most Polish television viewers at that time. In 1972, after Maciej Szczepański took over the position of president of TVP, approximately 12,000 people lost their jobs at

8610-427: The record was only limited to three songs, he vehemently maintained he appeared on the whole album during an interview with satellite radio host Eddie Trunk . The album's provocative artwork was named "Best album sleeve of 1979" by Playboy magazine , yet ultimately changed for American release. Lovedrive reached No. 55 on the US charts, demonstrating that the band was gathering an international following. After

8715-498: The recordings. Soon after, Jürgen Rosenthal had to leave as he was drafted into the army (he later joined German progressive rock band Eloy , recording three albums). Rosenthal was replaced in July 1974 by Jürgen Fechter, and then in 1975 Rudy Lenners from Belgium became the band's next drummer. That year, the band released In Trance , which marked the beginning of their long collaboration with German producer Dieter Dierks . The album

8820-408: The release of Eye II Eye and a significant change in the band's style, mixing in elements of pop and techno. While the album was slickly produced, it was not received well by fans. The video to the album's first European single, "To Be No. 1", featured a Monica Lewinsky look-alike which did little to improve its popularity. The following year, the Scorpions had an artistic collaboration with

8925-402: The same year, TVP HD started broadcasting . On June 16, 2011, the first online theme channel was launched - TVP Parliament . On June 1, 2012, two nationwide networks, TVP1 and TVP2, started broadcasting in HD quality. Polish Television was working on introducing 3D images to its channels. As part of digital terrestrial television and the offers of selected cable and satellite operators, it enables

9030-402: The scenes. Rolling Stone magazine named them "The Heroes of Heavy Metal". The band toured extensively behind Love at First Sting and released their second live album, World Wide Live in 1985. Recorded over a year-long world tour and released at the height of their popularity, the album was another success for the band, peaking at No. 14 in the charts in the US and at No. 18 in

9135-559: The speaking points of the PiS government. In the run-up to the 2023 Polish parliamentary election , TVP was designated as a "propaganda arm" of PiS by European media and as "a factory of hate" by the Polish opposition. However, after the electoral victory of the opposition party the Civic Platform in 2023, a newly-appointed Minister of Culture began a restructuring of the broadcaster and its news segment , which still resulted in bias against

9240-461: The strong 3D technology makes us feel like pioneers after all these years (he says, laughing). We have an album coming out later this year featuring classics. You know our love for them. The '60s was the era for our inspiration. Our movie/documentary also is soon to be released. We have cameras with us on tours, so this documentary is being made during our tours. It also gives you a picture of the Scorpions career and journey." Despite initial plans for

9345-468: The technicians also managed to assemble high-class television equipment. On October 2, 1970, the second national television network was officially launched . From the beginning of its existence, TVP2 focused mainly on cultural and entertainment programs (including Studio 2). The opening of Poland to the West - characteristic of Gierek's era - allowed Polish television to have access to modern technologies from

9450-477: The three-day US Festival concert held in San Bernardino, California during Memorial Day Weekend of 1983. The concert was aired live on MTV, giving the band wide exposure in a live show. The 1984 album Love at First Sting cemented the Scorpions' status as an internationally popular band. Propelled by the single " Rock You Like a Hurricane ", Love at First Sting climbed the charts and went double platinum in

9555-536: The top 10 in the Billboard 200 in the United States. Their latest studio album, Rock Believer , was released in February 2022. Scorpions are estimated to have sold over 100 million records around the world, making them one of the best-selling hard rock and heavy metal bands. One of their most recognized hits is " Wind of Change " (from Crazy World ), a symbolic anthem of the political changes in Eastern Europe in

9660-558: The top of the spire at a height of 227m. The station's range was approximately 55 km. The real beginning of Polish Television was the creation of the Television Program Team at the Polish Radio on August 1, 1958. Two years later (December 2, 1960), the "Polish Radio and Television" Committee was established. From then on, Polish Radio and TVP had equal status. The first head of the Radio Committee (a position equivalent to

9765-471: The tour. Dokken was scheduled to open for them but cancelled after a dispute. On 6 April 2010, they were enshrined in Hollywood's Rock Walk in a handprint ceremony, with the band members placing their hands in a long slab of wet cement next to other musical artists. An album of re-recordings of older songs, Comeblack , was released on 7 November 2011. Meine was asked in a July 2011 interview about

9870-702: The use of hybrid television using the TVP Hybrid Platform. There were already plans to launch further channels, TVP Nauka, TVP 4K and TVP Muzyka. Since 1993, the legal status of the broadcaster has been defined by the Broadcasting Act, according to which Telewizja Polska is obliged to implement "a public mission ... by offering ... various programmes and other services in the field of information, journalism, culture, entertainment, education and sport, characterized by pluralism, impartiality, balance and independence as well as innovation, high quality and integrity of

9975-503: Was a huge step forward for the Scorpions and established their heavy metal formula. It garnered a fan base at home and abroad with cuts such as "In Trance", "Dark Lady" and "Robot Man". Meanwhile, as "The Hunters", the band recorded "Fuchs geh' voran" and "Wenn es richtig losgeht", German language cover versions of " Action " and " Fox on the Run " by the Sweet for EMI's Electrola label. In 1976,

10080-633: Was announced that Motörhead drummer Mikkey Dee would fill in for James Kottak and play drums on 12 North American headlining dates, including a run of shows at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas dubbed "Scorpions Blacked Out in Las Vegas" with Queensrÿche opening the Vegas shows, and dates in São Paulo. On 12 September 2016, Dee was officially announced as the band's new permanent drummer. On 18 January 2017,

10185-528: Was established, broadcasting in Wrocław and the surrounding area until March 8, 1995, and then on December 5, 1992 Polsat started broadcasting, which on October 5, 1993 received a license for terrestrial broadcasting in Poland from the National Broadcasting Council and on January 27, 1994 a license for nationwide commercial television. In the early 1990s, it was decided to completely switch from

10290-563: Was established, the first teletext service in Poland. The socio-political changes at the turn of the 1980s and 1990s also resulted in television reform. In 1987, TVP lost its monopoly on broadcasting television in Poland, when the first private Polish television station, "Ursynat", was established in the Ursynów district of Warsaw. In 1989, another station, Sky Orunia, was established, broadcasting in Gdańsk until 1996, and on February 6, 1990, PTV Echo

10395-518: Was expected in 1940), was interrupted by the outbreak of World War II . Work on Polish Television was resumed in 1947. Work at the National Telecommunications Institute (later the Institute of Telecommunications) was carried out under the supervision of Janusz Groszkowski and Lesław Kędzierski. On December 15, 1951, the exhibition "Radio in the fight for peace and progress" was opened, during which trial television broadcasts with

10500-452: Was in power in Poland, as well as being biased and lacking objectivity. In 1997, the first theme channel of public television was launched - Tylko Muzyka, but it ended broadcasting a year later due to formal and legal reasons. In 1998, the official website of Telewizja Polska was created - www.tvp.pl. In 2004, the first edition of the New Year's Eve musical show organized by TVP took place under

10605-526: Was initiated and organised in 1961 by Władysław Szpilman , assisted by Szymon Zakrzewski from Polish Artists Management (PAGART). The first three editions were held in the Gdansk Shipyard hall (1961–1963), after which the festival moved to the Forest Opera . The main prize has been Amber Nightingale through most of its history. Between 1977 and 1980 it was replaced by the Intervision Song Contest , which

10710-538: Was led by Eng. Twardawa. Only later, work on launching a television station in Poland began in 1935 in Warsaw at the State Telecommunications Institute and Polish Radio. In 1937, an experimental television station began operating on the sixteenth floor of the Prudential skyscraper. Władysław Cetner became the station manager. In 1937, an audio transmitter was installed, and at the beginning of 1938,

10815-439: Was not as successful. Prior to recording their 13th studio album, 1996's Pure Instinct , drummer Herman Rarebell left the band to set up a recording label. Curt Cress took charge of the drumsticks for the album before Louisville, Kentucky-born James Kottak took over permanently. The album had many ballads. Still, the album's singles "Wild Child" and the soothing ballad " You and I " both enjoyed moderate success. 1999 saw

10920-588: Was propelled in large part by the massive success of the ballad " Wind of Change ". The song muses on the socio-political changes that were occurring in Eastern Europe and other parts of the world at the end of the Cold War . Crazy World is the band's last album to receive gold or platinum certification in the United States. On 21 July 1990, they joined many other guests for Roger Waters ' massive performance of The Wall in Berlin. Scorpions performed both versions of " In

11025-623: Was still held in Sopot. Unlike the Eurovision Song Contest , the Sopot International Music Festival often changed its formulas to pick a winner and offered many different contests for its participants. For example, at the 4th Intervision Song Festival (held in Sopot August 20–23, 1980) two competitions were effective: one for artists representing television companies, the other for those representing record companies. In

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