In brief

• The Supreme Administrative Court expects to rule on cassation appeals over TV Republika's terrestrial concession in Q4 2028.
• The delay stems from a heavy docket in the court's economic chamber.
• The concession was granted in June 2024 and annulled by a Warsaw court in April 2025, but the ruling is not final.
• Appeals were filed by Fratria, Telewizja Republika and the KRRiT chairman.

Court sets a timeline for the concession dispute

The Supreme Administrative Court (NSA) has forecast that it will hear the cassation appeals concerning the terrestrial concession for TV Republika and wPolsce24 in the fourth quarter of 2028 (Koncesja dla Republiki i wPolsce24. NSA wskazał termin rozpatrzenia kasacji – Onet) (Sprawa koncesji dla TV Republika i wPolsce24 dopiero w 2028 roku. Jest komunikat – Bankier.pl). The court explained that its II Chamber of the Economic Division has a heavy caseload and cannot consider the complaints ahead of their turn without a special procedure (TV Republika z koncesją jeszcze co najmniej przez dwa lata – Prawo.pl).

How the case got here

The National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT) granted a ten-year concession for the eighth multiplex of digital terrestrial television on 21 June 2024 (Koncesja TV Republika i wPolsce24. NSA wskazał termin kasacji – Wirtualna Polska). Two other applicants, the Hungarian company TV2 Média and MWE Networks, did not receive it, and MWE Networks challenged the decision in court.

On 9 April 2025 the Warsaw Provincial Administrative Court annulled the council's decision on the places on multiplex MUX-8 for both channels. The ruling is not final. Cassation appeals were filed by Fratria, which broadcasts wPolsce24, by Telewizja Republika, and by the chairman of KRRiT. The case carries the reference II GSK 2639/25.

What it means for viewers

As long as the appeals are pending, the channels are not stripped of their terrestrial rights by the final judgment, and the annulled decision has not taken full effect. However, Onet reported that the case had not been assigned a panel of judges for about a year and a half, and that a negative cassation ruling could have ended terrestrial broadcasting for Republika (Sprawa koncesji dla Republiki utknęła w sądzie. Ujawniamy nowe fakty – Onet). The two-year delay therefore leaves the channel's terrestrial future uncertain for a long period.