Poland pushes ahead with bill criticized as attack on U.S.-owned TV channel and press freedom

The proposed law is viewed by many observers as one aimed at TVN, a large private network majority-owned by Discovery, a New York-based company whose chief executive is expected to manage CNN and HBO if a planned merger is completed. TVN24, one of the network’s news channels, has been critical of Law and Justice, the right-wing party that leads Poland’s coalition government.